Town guide

Le Sauk, Minnesota

Le Sauk is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, home to about 1,446 people across 9.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56303 and 56377.

Homes sold for a median of $156 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population1,446148 per sq mi
Median home value$296,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$156Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking33%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Le Sauk

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Le Sauk

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)70 miles away
Closer regional airportSaint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)9 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN65 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL418 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Le Sauk; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Le Sauk

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Le Sauk had 1,502 residents in the 2020 census, down 20% since 2000.

It’s the 438th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Stearns County grew from 44,464 residents in 1900 to 158,292 in 2020.

Le Sauk population by census2000: 1,880, 2010: 1,766, 2020: 1,5021,88020001,76620101,5022020

Stearns County, 1900–2020

Stearns County population, 1900 to 20201900: 44,464, 1910: 47,733, 1920: 55,741, 1930: 62,121, 1940: 67,200, 1950: 70,681, 1960: 80,345, 1970: 95,400, 1980: 108,161, 1990: 118,791, 2000: 133,166, 2010: 150,642, 2020: 158,29244K’00’1056K’20’3067K’40’5080K’60’70108K’80’90133K’00’10158K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 0°F. About 30 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Le SaukJan: high 20°F, low 0°F, 0.7 in; Feb: high 25°F, low 3°F, 0.8 in; Mar: high 38°F, low 17°F, 1.5 in; Apr: high 54°F, low 29°F, 2.6 in; May: high 67°F, low 42°F, 3.5 in; Jun: high 76°F, low 54°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 80°F, low 58°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 78°F, low 55°F, 3.9 in; Sep: high 71°F, low 47°F, 3.1 in; Oct: high 56°F, low 35°F, 2.7 in; Nov: high 39°F, low 21°F, 1.5 in; Dec: high 25°F, low 9°F, 1 in20°0°Jan0.725°3°Feb0.838°17°Mar1.554°29°Apr2.667°42°May3.576°54°Jun4.680°58°Jul4.178°55°Aug3.971°47°Sep3.156°35°Oct2.739°21°Nov1.525°9°Dec1.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rice, MN weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Stearns County

84,123 jobs at 4,474 businesses in Stearns County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Stearns CountyHealth care and social assistance: 17,077 jobs; Manufacturing: 11,671 jobs; Retail trade: 11,013 jobs; Construction: 7,054 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 6,885 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 4,344 jobs; Wholesale trade: 4,191 jobs; Company headquarters: 4,129 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Manufacturing 14% Retail trade 13% Construction 8% Hotels and restaurants 8% Transportation and warehousing 5% Wholesale trade 5% Company headquarters 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1,930 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Le Sauk’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • St. Cloud Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · St.. Cloud3.8 miles
  • Centracare - St.. Cloud HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Saint Cloud4.0 miles
  • St. Gabriels HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Little Falls24.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors191
Specialist doctors440
Dentists86
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants431
Mental health providers572
Physical and occupational therapists149
Optometrists23
Chiropractors38
Pharmacies17

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Le Sauk

Parks (11 nearby)

  • Pinecone Central Park · 70 acres1.1 mi
  • Northside park · 39 acres0.7 mi
  • Lions Community Park · 17 acres0.7 mi
  • Val Smith Park · 12 acres1.1 mi
  • Wilds Park · 11 acres1.3 mi
  • Watab Creek Park · 10 acres0.6 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Coborn's0.4 mi
  • Coborn's Superstore2.1 mi
  • Aldi2.2 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Walgreens1.1 mi

Libraries

  • Sartell GRRL2GO Pick-Up/Drop-Off2.2 mi
  • Sartell Community Library | Granite Logistics Resource Center2.3 mi
  • Waite Park Public Library4.6 mi
  • Stearns County Law Library5.1 mi
  • Saint Cloud Public Library5.2 mi

Museums

  • Rail Legacy Museum4.6 mi
  • Minnesota Baseball Hall of Fame Museum5.2 mi
  • Stearns History Museum5.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Paramount Theater5.2 mi
  • Gnarly Bard Theater5.2 mi
  • Pioneer Place On Fifth5.2 mi
  • lake George5.5 mi
  • Great Theatre5.8 mi

Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Le Sauk

Public schools here are run by Benton-Stearns Education District, St. Cloud Public School District, Sartell-St. Stephen School District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (21)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Benton-Stearns Ed District ECSartellPre-K99Special Education0.7 mi
Madison ElementarySaint CloudPre-K–5704Public4.0 mi
Oak Ridge Early Learning CenterSartellPre-K–K288Public2.3 mi
St. Cloud Hospital Programs Non-ResSaint CloudPre-K–1218Alternative Education4.0 mi
Westwood ElementarySaint CloudPre-K–5531Public4.0 mi
Benton-Stearns Education - ASDSartellK–1212Special Education0.3 mi
Benton-Stearns Education PioneersSartellK–68Special Education0.3 mi
Katherine Johnson Education CenterSaint CloudK–1279Special Education4.2 mi
Roosevelt Education CenterSaint CloudK–1214Special Education4.6 mi
Saint Cloud Math and Science AcademSaint CloudK–5266Charter3.5 mi
St Cloud Hospital Progs-ResidentialSaint CloudK–126Alternative Education4.0 mi
Success Academy St. Cloud ElemSaint CloudK–5140Charter4.2 mi
Pine Meadow Primary SchoolSartell1–2489Public0.6 mi
Riverview Intermediate SchoolSartell3–5914Public0.2 mi
North Junior HighSaint Cloud6–8720Public3.7 mi
Sartell MiddleSartell6–8983Public0.4 mi
St. Cloud Math & Science MiddleSaint Cloud6–891Charter3.5 mi
Success Academy St. Cloud - MiddleSaint Cloud6–846Charter4.2 mi
ALC - SartellSartell9–122Alternative Education0.3 mi
Apollo Senior HighSaint Cloud9–121,264Public3.8 mi
Sartell Senior HighSartell9–121,269Public2.5 mi
Private schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Granite City Baptist AcademySaint CloudPre-K–1221Baptist3.1 mi
Prince of Peace Lutheran SchoolSaint CloudPre-K–8157Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod2.9 mi
St Francis Xavier SchoolSartellPre-K–5183Roman Catholic0.4 mi
Whole Child Montessori SchoolSaint CloudPre-K–K5Nonsectarian5.1 mi
All Saints AcademySaint CloudTK–5168Roman Catholic4.3 mi
CathedralSaint Cloud6–12562Roman Catholic4.9 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Sartell, St. Cloud, Sartell City and Brockway.

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