Welcome to Saint Augusta ...

The city of Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County<1>.

The location of Saint Augusta has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Augusta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Augusta: St. Augusta

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Augusta has a population of 3,842 people<3> (see below for details).

Saint Augusta is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Saint Augusta lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Saint Augusta: (320)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Augusta had an population of 3,842 people. This is an increase of 15.83% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 42.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Augusta had a population of 3,317 people. This makes Saint Augusta the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Saint Augusta represents 0.06% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 196th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,317 people, the population of Saint Augusta increased 23.22% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,692 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Saint Augusta.

Communities near Saint Augusta ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint Augusta.

• Saint Cloud
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
  • Saint Cloud is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Cloud <5>
• Sartell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartell
  • Sartell is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sartell <5>
• Sauk Rapids
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Rapids
  • Sauk Rapids is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauk Rapids <5>
• Waite Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Park
  • Waite Park is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waite Park <5>
• Saint Joseph
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <5>
• Becker
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Becker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
  • Becker is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <5>
• Cold Spring
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Cold Spring is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring <5>
• Annandale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
  • Annandale is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annandale <5>
• Rockville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• Maple Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lake
  • Maple Lake is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Lake <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Saint Augusta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Augusta.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint Augusta. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Augusta.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Augusta. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Augusta.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Augusta ...

Looking for more information about Saint Augusta? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Saint Augusta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Augusta.

Adding Saint Augusta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Augusta in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Saint Augusta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Saint Augusta post office opened in 1857.

We also found Saint Augusta in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Augusta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Augusta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Stearns County: www.co.stearns.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/