Sauk Centre Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, home to about 1,328 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56378.
Homes sold for a median of $148 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population1,32837 per sq mi
Median home value$314,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$148Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Sauk Centre City; part is in Sauk Centre Township
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sauk Centre Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Sauk Centre Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)103 miles away
Closer regional airport
Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)46 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN98 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL452 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Sauk Centre Township; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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
Sauk Centre Township had 1,180 residents in the 2020 census, up 18% since 2000.
It’s the 478th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Stearns County grew from 44,464 residents in 1900 to 158,292 in 2020.
Stearns County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 0°F. About 29 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 39 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Melrose, 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:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
48 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sauk Centre Township.
Nearest hospitals
Centracare Health System - Sauk CentreCritical access hospital · emergency room · Sauk Centre1.4 miles
Centracare Health System - Melrose HospitalCritical access hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Melrose7.9 miles
Centracare - Long Prairie HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Long Prairie17.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
7
Specialist doctors
2
Dentists
5
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
9
Mental health providers
5
Physical and occupational therapists
3
Optometrists
3
Chiropractors
14
Pharmacies
2
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 Sauk Centre Township
Parks (9 nearby)
Lions Park · 14 acres3.9 mi
Stearns County Fairgrounds · 6 acres1.1 mi
Sinclair Lewis Park · 5 acres1.0 mi
Skate Park · 5 acres0.9 mi
Hickman Park · 4 acres1.1 mi
Jaycees's Park · 4 acres1.4 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Coborn's1.0 mi
Walmart Supercenter1.1 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Bryant Public Library0.9 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
510 Art Lab1.0 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Sauk Centre Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Sauk Centre ElementarySauk Centre
Pre-K–4
368
Public
1.3 mi
Sauk Centre MiddleSauk Centre
5–6
139
Public
1.2 mi
Sauk Centre SecondarySauk Centre
7–12
597
Public
1.2 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Holy Family SchoolSauk Centre
K–6
253
Roman Catholic
1.2 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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