Albany

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Albany

Total population

2,821

Median home value

$238,500

20.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$69,167

Albany$69k

National$74k

Founded

1890

Elevation367 m

Land area5.74 km²

Coordinates45.63°, -94.56°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Albany is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,780 at the 2020 census. It is part of the St. Cloud metropolitan area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

William Lemke

American politician (1878–1950)

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Mark Mahowald

American mathematician (1931–2013)

Alphonsus Augustus Sowada

American priest (1933-2014)

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James Steven Rausch

Catholic bishop

J

Joe Bertram

American politician

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Henry M. Harren

American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1955-62 (District 46); Senate 1963-70 (District 26)

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Ignatius Lemm

American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1927-30 (District 46)

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Theodore Thielen

American politician – Minnesota -- "Theo." House 1925-26 (District 53); House 1933-38 (District 53)

John J. Winter

American politician (1866–1946)

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Ed Schrom

American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1971-72 (District 26); Senate 1973-80 (District 16)

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Leona Thomey

(1902–1945)

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Lorraine Thomey

(1915–1995)

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George Mische

American anti-war activist and member of the Catonsville Nine

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Minnesota

• Avon
  5.8 mi away
• Freeport
  6.2 mi away
• Holdingford
  8.4 mi away
• Cold Spring
  13.3 mi away
• Greenwald
  14.4 mi away
• Elmdale
  14.7 mi away
• Bowlus
  15.3 mi away
• Grey Eagle
  16.3 mi away
• Burtrum
  17.6 mi away
• Elrosa
  19.1 mi away
• Regal
  20.3 mi away
• Eden Valley
  20.8 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Albany

Albany, the heart of Minnesota

Jeanette Blonigen Clancy · 1991

Urban atlas, tract data for standard metropolitan statistical areas

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1974

TIGER/line 1992

United States. Bureau of the Census. Data User Services Division · 1993

Housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1942

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

1990 census of population and housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1992

1980 census of housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1983

A young Dutchman views post-Civil War America

Claude August Crommelin · 2011

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