Cities
Central Minnesota is home to one MSA and one μSA.
St. Cloud MSA (pop. 189,093)
- Saint Cloud (pop. 65,842)
- Sartell (pop. 15,876)
- Sauk Rapids (pop. 12,773)
- Waite Park (pop. 6,715)
Brainerd μSA (pop. 91,067)
- Brainerd (pop. 13,590)
- Baxter (pop. 7,610)
Other Central Minnesota cities include:
- Bemidji (pop. 13,431)
- Fergus Falls (pop. 13,138) (one county east of the Wahpeton, ND μSA)
- Alexandria (pop. 11,070)
- Detroit Lakes (pop. 8,569) (one county east of the Fargo-Moorhead MSA)
- Little Falls (pop. 8,343)
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