St. Joseph, Minnesota

St. Joseph
three brick buildings and two wooden buildings
Businesses lining West Minnesota Street
Motto: 
"Tomorrow With Tradition"
Location of St. Joseph within Stearns County, Minnesota
Location of St. Joseph
within Stearns County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 45°33′56″N 94°18′13″W / 45.56556°N 94.30361°W / 45.56556; -94.30361
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyStearns
Founded1855
IncorporatedJanuary 18, 1890
Government
 • MayorRick Schultz
 • CouncilBob Loso
Kelly Beniek
Kevin Kluesner
Adam Scepaniak
Area
 • Total9.31 sq mi (24.11 km2)
 • Land9.29 sq mi (24.07 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation1,093 ft (333 m)
Population
 • Total7,029
 • Estimate 
(2021)[4]
6,932
 • Density756.46/sq mi (292.08/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
56374
Area code320
FIPS code27-57130[5]
GNIS feature ID2396497[2]
Websitecityofstjoseph.com

St. Joseph or Saint Joseph[2] is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 7,029 at the 2020 census.[3] It is home to the College of Saint Benedict.

St. Joseph is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area. The unincorporated Florida community of St. Joseph, Florida, is named after the Minnesota city.[6]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: St. Joseph, Minnesota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ Jeffares, Carol (April 30, 1988). "Communities changed names to fit new times". Tampa Tribune. p. 2D. Retrieved December 3, 2017.

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