Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Sauk Rapids City. It lies in ZIP code area 56379. The Survey maps it on the Saint Cloud quadrangle. 13,862 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,033 feet above sea level.
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On record in Sauk Rapids
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Leonard Robinson Houselisted 1982
Population over time
2 figuresSauk Rapids grew from 12,773 to 13,862 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12,773 | |
| 2020 | 13,862 | +1,089 (+9%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1950 USGS St. Cloud quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS St Cloud quadrangle1:24000
- 1974 USGS St. Cloud quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS St. Cloud quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
58 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Sauk Rapids between 1992 and 2018, burning about 174 acres in total. None started naturally. 19 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 August 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 July 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 June 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 June 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sauk Rapids: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J L Shiely Co Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Killinger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
37 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sauk Rapids in 37 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 19 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 2 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2007 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | $3,000,000 | Hail damaged many houses and vehicles, and area crops. The hail fell when winds were not too strong, so crop damage was limited. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | $1,500,000 | A severe downburst wind event occurred from Sauk Rapids, north and northeast across a large swath of central and northern Benton County. Hundreds of trees were toppled, broken or pushed over. Many trees landed on houses, sheds and vehicles. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | $100,000 | Hail damaged siding in Sauk Rapids. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | $40,000 | 60 large trees damaged. Few businesses and homes damaged from wind or falling trees. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | $17,000 | Roof partially ripped off and blown 100 feet away. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | - | Large tree limbs were broken. |
| June 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Sauk Rapids | - | Several trained spotters observed funnel clouds from Sauk Rapids, to approximately 5 miles east of Sauk Rapids. |
| July 2016 | Heavy Rain | Sauk Rapids | - | A measured rainfall report of 5.00 inches occurred in Sauk Rapids. |
| May 2012 | Heavy Rain | Sauk Rapids | - | A trained spotter reported 2.50 inches of rainfall in a short period of time. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | - | Several large trees were blown down in Sauk Rapids. |
| July 2009 | Heavy Rain | Sauk Rapids | - | A local weather observer measured three inches of rainfall Tuesday afternoon July 14th. Minor street flooding was reported. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | - | Several trees were felled, including one on a house. Shingles off one home. Portions of a fence near Golden Spike Raceway were damaged. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | - | Tree down across road. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | Near the intersection of State Highways 10 and 15. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | - | A 20-year-old birch tree was downed. |
| June 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Sauk Rapids | - | A funnel cloud was reported by law enforcement near Highway 15. |
| October 2005 | Flash Flood | Sauk Rapids | - | Street flooding. Rainfall totaled 5.57 inches in Rice. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | - | Scattered trees down, including some on power lines. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | Occurred in portion of city of St. Cloud in Benton county. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | - | Damage to door. Estimated windspeed. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | - | Power lines down. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | - | Large tree limbs down. Estimated windspeed. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Village | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Sherwood Manor | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Watab | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Mayhew | 8.9 miles | 11 | |
| Popple Creek | 8.9 miles | 11 | |
| Fruitville | 9.5 miles | 11 | |
| Rockwood Estates | 9.7 miles | 13 | |
| Parent | 9.9 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Sauk Rapids | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q993515 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 651235. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






