Stearns County Court Cases

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About the County: Stearns County was formed from Cass County, Nicollet County, Pierce County, and Sibley County, and officially established in 1855. The county was named after Charles Thomas Stearns (1814-1888), early settler of St. Cloud and member of the Minnesota territorial legislature (1849-1858). The Stearns County Courthouse resides in the county seat city of St. Cloud, Minnesota. Stearns County makes up 1,344.52 square miles of the state’s area. The most recent population estimate reports 150642 residents (making up an estimated 56750 households). The median household income is estimated to be $55455. The current unemployment rate for the county is reportedly 5.1%.

Recent County Case Facts

Between 2011 and 2015, there were 4454 reported DWI cases brought before Stearns County. In 2015, there were 275 cases of violent crime reported in the county; the county has a current violent-crime rate of 184 cases per 100,000 residents (ranking the county the number 4 most violent county in the state).