The St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, consists of two counties in central Minnesota, anchored by the city of St. Cloud. As of the 2020 census,

Sauk Rapids is a city in Benton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,862 at the 2020 census and is 13,896 according to 2021 census estimates, about a third of Benton County's popula