Sauk Rapids, Minnesota

Sauk Rapids
Location of Sauk Rapids
within Benton County and state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 45°35′53″N 94°09′14″W / 45.59806°N 94.15389°W / 45.59806; -94.15389
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyBenton
Area
  Total
6.52 sq mi (16.89 km2)
  Land6.29 sq mi (16.28 km2)
  Water0.23 sq mi (0.61 km2)
Elevation
1,079 ft (329 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
13,862
  Density2,204.52/sq mi (851.22/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56379
Area code320
FIPS code27-58684
GNIS feature ID2396542
Websiteci.sauk-rapids.mn.us

Sauk Rapids (/sɔːk/ SAWK) is a city in Benton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,862 at the 2020 census and is 13,896 according to 2021 census estimates, about a third of Benton County's population. It is on a set of rapids on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Sauk River.

Sauk Rapids is part of the St. Cloud metropolitan area.