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Welcome to Waite Park ...

The city of Waite Park is located in Stearns County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waite Park, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Waite Park has a population of 7,791 people<2> (see below for details).

Waite Park is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Waite Park: 320

The ZIP code for Waite Park: 56387<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waite Park had an population of 7,791 people. This is an increase of 16.02% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.62% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Waite Park had a population of 6,715 people. This makes Waite Park the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Waite Park represents 0.13% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 122nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,715 people, the population of Waite Park increased 2.24% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,568 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Waite Park.

Websites for Waite Park ...

Official Website: www.waitepark.org/

Communities near Waite Park ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waite Park ...

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

Adding Waite Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waite Park 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 (so far) for Waite Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Waite Park post office opened in 1897. The Waite Park post office closed in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waite Park.

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 Waite Park.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waite Park - 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 Waite Park). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Waite Park 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/