Stearns County, Minnesota
705 Courthouse Sq Rm 121
Saint Cloud, MN 56303
Phone: (320) 656-3601
Fax: (320) 656-6393
www.co.stearns.mn.us
In central MN, northwest of Minneapolis; established Feb 20, 1855 (prior to statehood) from unorganized lands. Name Origin: For Charles Thomas Stearns (1807-98), territorial legislator (1854-55). In the original bill, the county was to be named for Isaac Ingalls Stevens (1818-62), first territorial governor of WA and surveyor for the Northern Pacific Railway, but apparently a clerical error was made and allowed to stand
Area (sq mi):: 1389.93 (land 1344.52; water 45.41) Population per square mile: 106.10
Population 2005: 142,654 State rank: 7 Population change: 2000-20005 7.10%; 1990-2000 12.10% Population 2000: 133,166 (White 95.20%; Black or African American 0.80%; Hispanic or Latino 1.40%; Asian 1.60%; Other 1.60%). Foreign born: 2.40%. Median age: 31.60
Income 2000: per capita $19,211; median household $42,426; Population below poverty level: 8.70% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $25,138-$27,399
Unemployment (2004): 4.50% Unemployment change (from 2000): 0.50% Median travel time to work: 19.30 minutes Working outside county of residence: 19.40%
Cities with population over 10,000:Saint Cloud, MN 56303
Phone: (320) 656-3601
Fax: (320) 656-6393
www.co.stearns.mn.us
In central MN, northwest of Minneapolis; established Feb 20, 1855 (prior to statehood) from unorganized lands. Name Origin: For Charles Thomas Stearns (1807-98), territorial legislator (1854-55). In the original bill, the county was to be named for Isaac Ingalls Stevens (1818-62), first territorial governor of WA and surveyor for the Northern Pacific Railway, but apparently a clerical error was made and allowed to stand
Area (sq mi):: 1389.93 (land 1344.52; water 45.41) Population per square mile: 106.10
Population 2005: 142,654 State rank: 7 Population change: 2000-20005 7.10%; 1990-2000 12.10% Population 2000: 133,166 (White 95.20%; Black or African American 0.80%; Hispanic or Latino 1.40%; Asian 1.60%; Other 1.60%). Foreign born: 2.40%. Median age: 31.60
Income 2000: per capita $19,211; median household $42,426; Population below poverty level: 8.70% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $25,138-$27,399
Unemployment (2004): 4.50% Unemployment change (from 2000): 0.50% Median travel time to work: 19.30 minutes Working outside county of residence: 19.40%
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