Profile for Sauk Centre, Minnesota, MN

Sauk Centre is on the Sauk River

Former and merged names include:
· Sauk Center

Well-known residents have included:
· Sinclair Lewis, writer

Local festivals include:

• Stearns County Fair - July 25-29, 2007
• Sinclair Lewis Days - July 15-21, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Sinclair Lewis Interpretive Center

Quotes:
My father has never forgiven me for 'Main Street.' ?'Main Street' condemned me in his eyes as a traitor to my heritage - whereas the truth is, I shall never shed the little, indelible 'Sauk-centricities' that enabled me to write it.
-- Sinclair Lewis

Listed places near Sauk Centre

Cemeteries (9)

Communities (9)

Hotels (4)

Imaginary places (1)

Libraries (2)

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• Stearns County data
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• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

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• Sauk Centre city government
• Stearns County government
• Sauk Centre Chamber of Commerce

52% of Sauk Centre residents report German ancestry, and 7% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Sauk Centre ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Sauk Centre
• Cemeteries in Stearns County
• Genealogy page (MN GenWeb) for Stearns County
• Libraries in or near Sauk Centre

Post a query on a message board:

• Stearns County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MN data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Sauk Centre area parks

• Main Street

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• Cemetery record compendium
• Minnesota cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Sauk Centre business guide
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• Courts in Minnesota
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• Crime in Stearns County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Minnesota
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Sauk Centre was $18,390, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Stearns County economic census
• Stearns County economic summary
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• Minnesota economic data

18% of Sauk Centre residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Sauk Centre
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• Schools in or near Sauk Centre
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Sauk Centre festival dates:

• Stearns County Fair - July 25-29, 2007
• Sinclair Lewis Days - July 15-21, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Sauk Centre festival web sites:

• Stearns County Fair

• ePodunk festival listings
• Minnesota county fairs
• Minnesota festivals (Minnesota tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Sauk Centre

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Sauk Centre
• Geocaches in Minnesota

• Sauk Centre items now on sale

• Sauk Centre local government Web site
• Stearns County government
• Minnesota state government
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Stearns County genealogy forum

Median rent in Sauk Centre, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $363.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $750.

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Libraries in Sauk Centre include Sauk Centre: Bryant Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Sauk Centre

• Minnesota statewide library catalog

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• Census map of Sauk Centre area
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Newspapers in Sauk Centre include Sauk Centre Herald

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Stearns County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Sauk Centre political report.

• Minnesota Democratic party
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The average commute time for Sauk Centre workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Sauk Centre include Americinn of Sauk Centre, Gopher Prairie Motel, Super 8.

• Sauk Centre travel guide
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• Minnesota tourism bureau

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