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.
Holdingford is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 708 at the 2010 census. It claims to be "The Gateway to Lake Wobegon", the fictional central Minnesota town created by author Garrison Keillor.
St. Cloud or Saint Cloud is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 68,881 at the 2020 census, making it Minnesota's 12th-largest city. St. Cloud is the county seat of Stearns County and was named after the city of Saint-Cloud, France, which was named after the 6th-century French monk Clodoald.
Collegeville is an unincorporated community in St. Wendel Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States, near St. Joseph. The community is located near the junction of Collegeville Road and Old Collegeville Road. Nearby is Saint John's Abbey, a large Benedictine monastery.
Kittel Halvorson was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.
Fairhaven is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fair Haven Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 358 as of the 2010 census.
The Church of St. Joseph is a historic Roman Catholic church building in St. Joseph, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud. It was constructed in a German immigrant community in 1869, though the tower wasn't completed until 1884. A rectory stands east of the church. Both buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for their state-level significance in the themes of architecture, exploration/settlement, and religion. The property was nominated for reflecting the settlement of rural Stearns County by Catholic immigrant groups clustered in small, ethnic hamlets dominated by a central church.
The Church of St. Stephen is a historic Roman Catholic church building in St. Stephen, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud. The church was constructed in 1903 in a rural community settled by Slovene immigrants. An 1890 rectory stands behind the church. Both buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for their state-level significance in the themes of architecture, exploration/settlement, and religion. The property was nominated for reflecting the settlement of rural Stearns County by Catholic immigrant groups clustered in small, ethnic hamlets dominated by a central church.
The Church of the Immaculate Conception is a historic Roman Catholic church building in the unincorporated community of St. Anna, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud. The church was constructed in 1902 in a rural community settled by Polish immigrants. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for its state-level significance in the themes of architecture, exploration/settlement, and religion. It was nominated for reflecting the settlement of rural Stearns County by Catholic immigrant groups clustered in small, ethnic hamlets dominated by a central church.
St. Wendel is an unincorporated community in St. Wendel Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States, near St. Joseph and Avon. The community is located along Stearns County Road 4 near 130th Avenue. Stearns County Road 3 is also in the immediate area.
St. Nicholas is an unincorporated community in Luxemburg Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located along Stearns County Road 21 near County Road 165. Nearby places include Cold Spring, Richmond, and Watkins.
Opole is an unincorporated community in Brockway Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located along Stearns County Road 17 near 125th Avenue. Stearns County Road 3 is also in the immediate area. Nearby places include Holdingford, St. Stephen, and Rice.
Marty is an unincorporated community in Maine Prairie Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located near the junction of Stearns County Roads 8 and 48. Nearby places include Kimball and Rockville. County Road 141 is also in the immediate area. Centered less than a mile from Pearl Lake, Marty is home to a lodge bearing the same name, Lund's Lakeside resort, at the junction of 8 and 141, and Holy Cross School, a catholic K-6 private school.
St. Francis is an unincorporated community in Krain Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States, near Albany and Freeport.
Georgeville is an unincorporated community in Crow River Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States, near Belgrade. The community is located along State Highway 55 near its junction with County Road 69, 393rd Avenue.
Farming is an unincorporated community in Farming Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located near the junction of Stearns County Roads 23, 41, and 42. Nearby places include Albany, Richmond, and St. Martin.
St. Anna is an unincorporated community in Avon Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States, near Avon and Albany. The community is located near the junction of Stearns County Roads 9 and 154. The community contains one property listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the 1902 Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Jacobs Prairie is an unincorporated community in Wakefield Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located along Stearns County Road 2 at Glacier Road near Cold Spring and Rockville.
Five Points is an unincorporated community in Le Sauk Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States, near Sartell and St. Cloud. It is located at the junction of Stearns County Roads 4 and 133, 6th Street South.
St. John's University CDP, Minnesota is a census-designated place (CDP) covering the St. John's University campus in Collegeville Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States.
