Map of Brooten city

Brooten is a city in Stearns and Pope counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota, United States. The population was 626 as of the 2020 census. Almost the entire city is within Stearns County, with a small portion in Pope County.

The Stearns County portion of Brooten is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Brooten city overview:
Name:	Brooten city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Minnesota
County:	Pope County, Stearns County
Incorporated:	February 16, 1892
Elevation:	1,312 ft (400 m)
Total Area:	1.59 sq mi (4.11 km²)
Land Area:	1.59 sq mi (4.11 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	626
Population Density:	394.45/sq mi (152.27/km²)
ZIP code:	56316
Area code:	320
FIPS code:	2708092
GNISfeature ID:	0640523
Website:	brooten.govoffice.com

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Brooten online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Brooten was laid out in 1886, when the Soo Railroad was extended to that point. The city was named after the LiaBraaten family of settlers. A post office has been in operation at Brooten since 1886.