St. Cloud, Minnesota

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St. Cloud
Nickname : The Granite City
Stearns County Courthouse in St. Cloud
Stearns County Courthouse in St. Cloud
Location in Minnesota
Stearns County Minnesota Incorporated and Unincorporated areas St. Cloud Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1856
State : United States
State : Minnesota
Counties : Stearns County
Benton County
Sherburne County
Coordinates : 45 ° 34 ′  N , 94 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 34 ′  N , 94 ° 10 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 67,641 (as of 2016)
195,644 (as of 2016)
Population density : 866.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 80.1 km 2  (approx. 31 mi 2 ) of
which 78.1 km 2  (approx. 30 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 314 m
Postcodes : 56301-56304, 56393, 56397, 56398
Area code : +1 320
FIPS : 27-56896
GNIS ID : 0650559
Website : ci.stcloud.mn.us
Mayor : Dave Kleis

St. Cloud [ ˌseɪntklaʊd ] is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Stearns County in the center of the US -amerikanischen state of Minnesota . The city also extends into Benton and Sherburne Counties . In 2010 , St. Cloud had 65,842 residents.

St. Cloud, whose metropolitan area has approximately 196,000 inhabitants, is the seat of the St. Cloud State University (SCSU) and the St. Cloud Technical College .

geography

St. Cloud is located approximately 95-110 kilometers northwest of the Twin Cities , with which it is connected via Interstate 94 and US Highway 10 . The Mississippi River flows through St. Cloud . According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of ​​the city is 80.1 km².

Attractions

St. Cloud attractions include:

  • the Munsinger Gardens and Clemens Gardens
  • the Stearns History Museum

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1870 2181 -
1880 2482 13.8%
1890 7086 185.5%
1900 8683 22.5%
1910 10,600 22.1%
1920 15,873 49.7%
1930 21,000 32.3%
1940 24.173 15.1%
1950 28,410 17.5%
1960 32,415 14.1%
1970 39,691 22.4%
1980 42,566 7.2%
1990 48,812 14.7%
2000 59,108 21.1%
2010 65,842 11.4%
1870-2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , St. Cloud had 65,842 people in 25,439 households. The population density was 843 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.37 people lived in each of the 25,439 households.

The racial the population was composed of 84.6 percent white, 7.8 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 3.7 percent Asian and 0.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.4 percent of the population.

18.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 70.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.3 percent were 65 years or older. 48.5 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 40,687  USD . The per capita income was $ 22,871. 23.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Town twinning

St. Cloud has had a partnership with the Franconian town of Spalt since 2006 .

The schools Apollo High School and Technical High School have a partnership with the Walburgisgymnasium in Menden . The St. Cloud State University is a partner university of the Technical University of Ingolstadt .

Others

St. Cloud gained international fame within the fan base of the sitcom How I Met Your Mother because it is the hometown of the main character Marshall Eriksen . It is the location of the series several times, but is presented as a smaller and more village-like city than it actually is.

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved May 14, 2013
  2. ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved May 14, 2013
  3. ↑ partnership Spalt / St. Cloud on Consulate General Chicago website.Retrieved August 1, 2020

Web links

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