Saint Cloud

Saint Cloud is located in the Midwestern United States (or Midwest) which refers to the north-central states of the United States of America, specifically Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Both the geographic center of the contiguous U.S. and the population center of the U.S. are in the Midwest.
Chicago is the largest city in the region, followed by Detroit and Indianapolis. Other cities in the region include: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Des Moines, Fort Wayne, Grand Rapids, Kansas City, Madison, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Omaha, St. Louis, Toledo and Wichita. Sault Ste. Marie is the oldest city in the region having been founded in 1668--more than 30 years before Detroit, over 120 years prior to Cleveland, and more than 160 years prior to Chicago.
The combination of industry and cultures, Jazz, Blues, and Rock and Roll, led to an outpouring of musical creativity in the 20th century in the Midwest, including new music like the Motown Sound and techno from Detroit and house music & the blues from Chicago. Rock and Roll music was first identified as a new genre by a Cleveland radio DJ, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is now located in Cleveland. See also Music of the Midwest/Motown, Detroit, 70s Soul Music, Ohio Players, Kool and The Gang, and Dayton. Today the population of the Midwest is 65,971,974, or 22.2% of the total population of the United States.

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St, Cloud,MN

St. Cloud, Minnesota is located on the banks of the beautiful Mississippi River just 60 miles northwest of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. As the center of Minnesota's fastest growing metropolitan area, St. Cloud serves as a commercial hub for over 250,000 people. In addition to our strong economic environment, St. Cloud offers very ample and diverse opportunities in education, recreation and the arts. It is a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family.
The City of St. Cloud, Minnesota will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, familial status or sexual orientation. The mission of the City of St. Cloud is to provide high quality public services for our residents in a cost effective, responsive, innovative and professional manner given the changing needs and resources available.

St. Cloud began as three separate settlements on the Mississippi River which were founded by three extremely different men.  One of the town sites begun by a former slave owner who was involved in the fur trade, bringing slave-owning Southerners to the area.  A second settlement was begun by a professional town entrepreneur who attracted Protestants opposed to slavery.  The third site was intended for a sawmill which drew Catholics from Germany.  In spite of the differences, the three settlements eventually merged into one city in 1856.  The name "St. Cloud" was chosen to reflect the area's French heritage, being named after a suburb of Paris, France.  Soon after, granite deposits were discovered and area granite companies began shipping granite to sites all over the world.  Today, the area is a center for education and retail, and is one of the state's popular destinations for recreation and tourism.