St. Cloud, Minnesota

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St. Cloud, Minnesota

When residents of this quiet town are asked why they chose to live here, many respond with, "It’s just a nice place to live." St. Cloud is a growing community that still retains the small town atmosphere. Neighborhoods are quite, friendly and family oriented. There is great diversity in the population of the area in terms of ethnic heritage and religion. St. Cloud is the center of a growing metropolitan area, that is just an hour north of the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area.

St. Cloud offers a variety of employment options and living choices plus an hour distance to the metro area via I-94, US Highway #10 or State Highway 15. St. Cloud's growing community offers diversity in the population of the area that includes Sartell to the west and Sauk Rapids to the east with the Mississippi River as the primary division between Sauk Rapids and St. Cloud. The borders of these communities are indistinguishable as they all blend to create the perfect place to live and play. Drive 53 miles to Brainerd and enjoy the lakes, 18 miles to the Horse Shoe Chain of lakes or stay close and enjoy the Mississippi River.

St. Cloud is home to the State University, Technical College, several business colleges, private colleges, 3 colleges, many public and private schools from pre-school to college. We are recognized as being part of central Minnesota a renowned hub for medical care and highly regarded for specialty care in the tri-county area.

If you are interested in learning a little bit about the area´s history, a visit to the local Stearns History Museum would be an afternoon full of knowledge. Saint Cloud has several municipal river parks, county park, quarry park as well as easy access to public landings for access to the Mississippi River that runs through the downtown area.

There are many spectacular shopping centers, restaurants and clubs. If you are interested in the arts and theater there are several production companies available including the remodeled Paramount Theater in downtown St. Cloud, Pioneer on 5th, The Black Box and St. Benedict's Arts.

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