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Stearns County, Minnesota
Stearns County Courthouse — CC BY-SA 3.0, McGhiever · source

About Stearns County

Stearns County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,292. Its county seat and largest city is St. Cloud.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stearns County at a glance

County seat
St. Cloud
Population
158,292 (2020)
Land area
1,390 sq mi
Founded
1855

Largest communities in Stearns County

  1. St. Cloud county seat68,881
  2. Sartell19,351
  3. Waite Park8,341
  4. St. Joseph7,029
  5. Sauk Centre4,555

History of Stearns County

The Stearns County area was formerly occupied by numerous indigenous tribes, such as the Dakota, Ojibwe, and Ho-chunk. The first large immigration was of German Catholics in the 1850s. Early arrivals also came from eastern states. The Wisconsin Territory was established by the federal government effective July 3, 1836, and existed until its eastern portion was granted statehood (as Wisconsin) in 1848. The federal government set up the Minnesota Territory effective March 3, 1849. The newly organized territorial legislature created nine counties across the territory in October of that year. The original counties had portions partitioned off in 1851 to create Cass County and in 1853 to create Sibley, Pierce, and Nicollet Counties. In 1855 parts of those counties were partitioned off to create Stearns County.

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