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Welcome to Saint Joseph ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Joseph, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Joseph: St. Joseph

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Joseph has a population of 7,569 people<2> (see below for details).

Saint Joseph is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Saint Joseph: 320

The ZIP code for Saint Joseph: 56374<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Joseph had an population of 7,569 people. This is an increase of 15.84% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 61.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Joseph had a population of 6,534 people. This makes Saint Joseph the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Saint Joseph represents 0.12% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 124th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,534 people, the population of Saint Joseph increased 39.59% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,681 people).

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

Communities Also Named Saint Joseph ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Saint Joseph - they are located in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec (3), South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin (3).

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

Websites for Saint Joseph ...

Official Website: www.stjoseph.govoffice.com/

Communities near Saint Joseph ...

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

  • Saint Cloud
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sauk Rapids
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cold Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
  • Saint Augusta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Augusta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
    • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Saint Augusta
    • From Saint Joseph to Saint Augusta
  • Albany
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Rockville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
  • Clearwater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
    • Clearwater is located in Wright County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <5>
  • Avon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Richmond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rice
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Rice is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <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 Joseph. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Joseph.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Joseph ...

Looking for more information about Saint Joseph? 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 Joseph, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Joseph.

Adding Saint Joseph to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Joseph 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 Joseph was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

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

The official website for Saint Joseph: www.stjoseph.govoffice.com/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Stearns, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Saint Joseph.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Joseph - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Saint Joseph). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Saint Joseph or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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