Welcome to Stewart ...

The city of Stewart is located in McLeod County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stewart, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stewart has a population of 540 people<3> (see below for details).

Stewart is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Stewart: (320)

The ZIP code for Stewart: 55385<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stewart had an population of 540 people. This is a decrease of 5.43% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stewart had a population of 571 people. This makes Stewart the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Stewart represents 0.01% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 475th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 571 people, the population of Stewart increased 1.24% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 564 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Stewart.

Communities Also Named Stewart ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Minnesota communities named Stewart: This one is located in McLeod County and the other is located in Lake County.

Beyond Minnesota, there are 40 communities that are also named Stewart - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nevada (2), New York (2), Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Stewart ...

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

• Hutchinson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
  • Hutchinson is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutchinson <6>
• Glencoe
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <6>
• Gaylord
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
  • Gaylord is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylord <6>
• Winthrop
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <6>
• Fairfax
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Renville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <6>
• Hector
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hector have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
  • Hector is located in Renville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <6>
• Silver Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Silver Lake is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <6>
• Gibbon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
  • Gibbon is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <6>
• Brownton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownton
  • Brownton is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownton <6>
• Buffalo Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Lake
  • Buffalo Lake is located in Renville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo 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 Stewart. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stewart.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stewart ...

Looking for more information about Stewart? 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 Stewart, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Stewart.

Adding Stewart to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stewart post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stewart.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McLeod County: www.co.mcleod.mn.us/

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