St. Cloud (Minnesota)
Stearns County Benton County Sherburne County
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St. Cloud is a city ( with a status of "City" ) and the administrative seat of Stearns County in the center of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city also extends into Benton and Sherburne County. In 2010, St. Cloud had 65 842 inhabitants.
St. Cloud, which is part of the metropolitan area of Minneapolis -Saint Paul, is the seat of 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 U.S. Highway 10. By St. Cloud flows the Mississippi River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of the city is 80.1 km ².
Attractions
Among the sights of St. Cloud:
- The Munsinger Gardens and Clemens Gardens
- The Stearns History Museum
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in St. Cloud 65 842 people in 25,439 households. The population density was 843 people per square kilometer. In the 25,439 households lived statistically 2.37 per person.
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. Regardless of ethnicity were 2.4 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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 median annual income for a household was $ 40,687. The per capita income was $ 22,871. 23.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Trivia
Marshall Eriksen, a fictional character from the television series How I Met Your Mother, comes from St. Cloud.
Twinning
St. Cloud has since 2006 partnered with the Franconian town of gap. The schools Apollo High School and Technical High School have formed a partnership with the Walburgisgymnasium in Menden, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Sons and daughters of the town
- David Durenberger, politicians
- Joel Gretsch, actor
- Greg Mortenson, philanthropist
- Kurt Sauer, Hockey Player
- Gig Young, actor
- Stephen Miller (Governor ), Governor