Map of St. Joseph city, Minnesota

St. Joseph is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 7,029 at the 2020 census. It is home to the College of Saint Benedict.

St. Joseph is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.

St. Joseph city overview:
Name:	St. Joseph city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Minnesota
County:	Stearns County
Founded:	1855
Incorporated:	January 18, 1890
Elevation:	1,096 ft (334 m)
Total Area:	9.31 sq mi (24.11 km²)
Land Area:	9.29 sq mi (24.07 km²)
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km²)
Total Population:	7,029
Population Density:	756.46/sq mi (292.08/km²)
ZIP code:	56374
Area code:	320
FIPS code:	2757130
GNISfeature ID:	0650746
Website:	cityofstjoseph.com

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History

Originally home to the native Ojibwe, Winnebago, Sioux, and Dakota peoples, St. Joseph was laid out in 1855, and named by European Americans after a local church. St. Joseph was incorporated in 1890. (The unincorporated Florida community of St. Joseph, Florida, was named after the Minnesota city.)

St. Joseph contains three properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the 1869 Church of St. Joseph, the 1918 First State Bank building, and a district of historic buildings at Saint Benedict’s Monastery and College built from 1882 to the 1920s.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.89 square miles (10.08 km), all land.

Stearns County Road 75 serves as a main route in the community. Other routes include County Roads 2, 3, 121, 133, and 134. Interstate 94/US Highway 52 is nearby.

Some of the city’s major landmarks include St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Benedict’s Monastery, and the College of St. Benedict. The College of Saint Benedict is an all-women’s Catholic college, and the complex is noted in the downtown area for the high spire of St. Joseph’s Church, and the rotunda and dome of the Monastery and College Sacred Heart Chapel. The architecture is different from other buildings and the major structures are visible from miles away.