St. Augusta, Minnesota
St. Augusta is a city of 3,625 people in Stearns County, Minnesota, founded in May 2, 2000.
Why visit St. Augusta
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 7 parks and trails, 8 places to eat, 4 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 79°F; January lows average 3°F.
Weather in St. Augusta
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About St. Augusta
Saint Augusta or St. Augusta, formerly named Ventura, is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States, directly south of the city of St. Cloud. The population was 3,497 at the 2020 census.
From the Wikipedia article St. Augusta, Minnesota (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks1
Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone
Monument and historic site · 2.6 mi
Liberation of Luxembourg in WW2, copy of memorial stone
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
Restaurants and cafes8
Subway
Fast food · Sandwich · 3.8 mi
4221 Clearwater Road, St Cloud
Mo-Fr 07:00-21:00; Sa-Su 08:00-21:00
History
Writing in 1997, Jewish-American historian of America's religious architecture Marilyn J. Chiat described the early history of the region as follows, "Father Francis X. Pierz, a missionary to Indians in central Minnesota, published a series of articles in 1851 in German Catholic newspapers advocating Catholic settlement in central Minnesota. Large numbers of immigrants, mainly German, but also Slovenian and Polish, responded. Over 20 parishes where formed in what is now Stearns County, each centered on a church-oriented hamlet. As the farmers prospered, the small frame churches were replaced by more substantial buildings of brick or stone such as St. Mary, Help of Christians, a Gothic Revival stone structure built in 1873. Stearns County retains in its German character and is still home to one of the largest rural Catholic populations in Anglo-America."
St. Augusta received its name because Fr. Pierz accidentally found a German language holy card dedicated to St. Augustine lying in the nearby field previously chosen for the building of their parish church. At Fr. Pierz's suggestion, the town was named for the Saint, although the city's name was somehow garbled in the process. The original holy card, however, is still preserved in the parish archives.
From the History section of St. Augusta, Minnesota on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay4
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Motel and hotel · 3.8 mi
4322 Clearwater Road, St. Cloud
Churches and places of worship2
Church of St. Mary Help of Christians-Catholic
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 2.9 mi
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud
School · 4.6 mi
3701 33Rd Street South, Saint Cloud
Map of St. Augusta
33 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20°F | 3°F | 0.8 in |
| Feb | 25°F | 6°F | 0.9 in |
| Mar | 37°F | 19°F | 1.7 in |
| Apr | 53°F | 32°F | 2.8 in |
| May | 66°F | 45°F | 4.1 in |
| Jun | 76°F | 55°F | 4.3 in |
| Jul | 79°F | 60°F | 4.1 in |
| Aug | 78°F | 57°F | 3.9 in |
| Sep | 71°F | 49°F | 3.1 in |
| Oct | 56°F | 37°F | 2.7 in |
| Nov | 39°F | 23°F | 1.4 in |
| Dec | 25°F | 11°F | 1.0 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Kimball 3N (9 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Stearns County has had 7 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2022-07-08: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2020-04-07: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2013-07-25: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2011-07-28: Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes (Severe Storm)
- 2005-09-13: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (Hurricane)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 9 miles away.
- St. Cloud 5 mi north, about 9 min by car
- Rockville 6 mi west, about 10 min by car
- Clearwater 8 mi east, about 12 min by car
- Sauk Rapids 10 mi north, about 16 min by car
- Cold Spring 11 mi west, about 18 min by car
- Sartell 12 mi north, about 19 min by car
- Annandale 14 mi south, about 22 min by car
- Becker 16 mi east, about 25 min by car
- Richmond 16 mi west, about 25 min by car
- Maple Lake 17 mi southeast, about 28 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Church of St Mary Help of Christians, McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Wendelin's Minnesota 5, AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0
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