THE ST. CLOUD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
McGrath Till Plain and Drumlins setting.
St. Cloud city has 40.2 square miles of land in Benton County, Sherburne County, Stearns County. Its Census reference point is in McGrath Till Plain and Drumlins, within North Central Hardwood Forests.
This transition between northern forests and southern farming country includes lakes, wetlands and hardwood woodland. Glacial landforms support a mosaic of open land and wooded areas.
Regional context: North Central Hardwood Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 3 county geographies.
St. Cloud intersects 3 county geographies: Benton County, Sherburne County, Stearns County. A St. Cloud mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
St. Cloud by land and water
The Census records 0.92 square miles of water within St. Cloud, or 2.2% of its total area. It is 6.2 percentage points lower than the 8.4% recorded for Minnesota. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, St. Cloud city has 3.2 times the land area of nearby Waite Park city (12.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

