What is St. Cloud, Minnesota?
'''St. Cloud''' is a [[city]] in central [[Minnesota]]. It is north of [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]]-[[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]]. St. Cloud State University is there. Most of St. Cloud is in [[Stearns County, Minnesota|Stearns County]], but parts of it are in [[Benton County, Minnesota|Benton]] and [[Sherburne County, Minnesota|Sherburne]] Counties. The population of St. Cloud was 66,881 at the 2020 census.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US2756896|access-date=2023-07-27|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The [[Mississippi River]] runs through St. Cloud, and St. Cloud uses the Mississippi as drinking water.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mississippi River - St. Cloud|url=https://www.pca.state.mn.us/watershed-information/mississippi-river-st-cloud|access-date=2023-07-27|website=Minnesota Pollution Control Agency|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Benton County, Minnesota}} {{Stearns County, Minnesota}} {{Minnesota}} [[Category:Cities in Minnesota]] [[Category:County seats in Minnesota]] {{us-geo-stub}}