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Sartell, Minnesota



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Humidity: 81 %
Wind Speed: 5 mph ESE
Pressure: 29.88 "

Dew Point: 1 °F
Gusts: 13 mph ESE
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  • City Description

    Sartell is a city in Benton and Stearns counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,259 as of July 1st, 2007 census estimates, making it St. Cloud's most populous suburb. Sartell got its start as a small town on the Mississippi River, relying on lumber and a paper company for its existence. The present site of the city was originally dubbed "The Third Rapids" as it was the third set of rough waters that French fur traders encountered as they traveled north from Saint Anthony Falls in Minneapolis. One of the first people to settle in the fledgling town was Joseph B. Sartell who arrived in 1854 and worked as a millwright at a local sawmill. In 1877, he opened a flour mill at the nearby Watab River, and in 1884 he started the Sartell Brothers Lumber Company with his sons. In 1905, construction was begun on both the Watab Pulp and Paper Company as well as on the Sartell Dam across the Mississippi near the "third rapids". Both projects were completed in 1907 with the dam having claimed the lives of seven workers. Watab Pulp and Paper would be rebuilt and expanded through the years, passing through multiple

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    City Contained By:

    • Stearns County
    • Minnesota
    • Benton County

    Timezones:

    • Central Time zone

    Size:

    • 15.798927473 km squared

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