Welcome to Saint Clair ...

The city of Saint Clair is located in Blue Earth County<1>.

The location of Saint Clair 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 Clair, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Clair: St. Clair

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Clair has a population of 821 people<3> (see below for details).

Saint Clair is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Saint Clair: (507)

The ZIP code for Saint Clair: 56080<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Clair had an population of 821 people. This is a decrease of 5.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Clair had a population of 868 people. This makes Saint Clair the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Saint Clair represents 0.02% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 382nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 868 people, the population of Saint Clair increased 4.96% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 827 people).

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

Communities Also Named Saint Clair ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Minnesota communities named Saint Clair: This one is located in Blue Earth County and the other is located in Ramsey County.

Beyond Minnesota, there are 27 communities that are also named Saint Clair - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio (3), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (2), Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Clair.

Communities near Saint Clair ...

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

• Mankato
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
  • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <6>
• North Mankato
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mankato
  • North Mankato is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Mankato <6>
• Saint Peter
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
  • Saint Peter is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peter <6>
• Waseca
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waseca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseca
  • Waseca is located in Waseca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waseca <6>
• Eagle Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
  • Eagle Lake is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <6>
• Lake Crystal
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crystal
  • Lake Crystal is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Crystal <6>
• Janesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
  • Janesville is located in Waseca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <6>
• Waterville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <6>
• Mapleton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Mapleton is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <6>
• Madison Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Lake
  • Madison Lake is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison Lake <6>

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 Clair. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Clair.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint Clair. 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 Clair.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Clair ...

Looking for more information about Saint Clair? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Saint Clair, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Clair.

Adding Saint Clair to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Clair 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 Clair was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Saint Clair post office opened in 1886.

We also found Saint Clair in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Blue Earth County: www.co.blue-earth.mn.us/

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