Stearns County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Founded
- February 20, 1855
- Named after
- Charles Thomas Stearns
- Seat
- St. Cloud
- Largest city
- St. Cloud
- Total
- 1,390 sq mi (3,600 km )
- Land
- 1,343 sq mi (3,480 km )
- Water
- 47 sq mi (120 km ) 3.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 164,110
- Density
- 117.9/sq mi (45.51/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional districts
- 6th , 7th
- Website
- www .stearnscountymn .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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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.
Included within the Minnesota Territory since 1849, the county was founded by European Americans in 1855. It was originally named for Isaac Ingalls Stevens, then renamed for Charles Thomas Stearns. Stearns County is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Combined Statistical Area.