St. Cloud (pronounced /ˌseɪntˈklaʊd/) is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 59,107 at the 2000 census, while 2007 census estimates show it growing to 66,948, making it the third largest city in the state outside the Twin Cities metropolitan area. It is the county seat of Stearns County. It is named after the city of Saint-Cloud, France (near Paris), which was n...
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St. Cloud (pronounced /ˌseɪntˈklaʊd/) is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 59,107 at the 2000 census, while 2007 census estimates show it growing to 66,948, making it the third largest city in the state outside the Twin Cities metropolitan area. It is the county seat of Stearns County. It is named after the city of Saint-Cloud, France (near Paris), which was named for the 6th-century French monk Clodoald.
Though mostly in Stearns County, the city also extends into Benton County and Sherburne County. One of the fastest-growing areas in the state, St. Cloud is surrounded by a small metropolitan area, with Waite Park, Sauk Rapids, Sartell, St. Joseph and St. Augusta directly bordering the city, and Foley, Kimball, Clearwater, Clear Lake, Rockville, and Cold Spring nearby. With 167,392 residents at the 2000 census, the St. Cloud metropolitan area ranks behind only Minneapolis-St. Paul and Duluth...
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