Brooten, Minnesota

Brooten, Minnesota
Businesses on Brooten's Central Avenue
Businesses on Brooten's Central Avenue
Motto: 
"Heart Of The Bonanza Valley"[1]
Location of Brooten within Stearns and Pope Counties in the state of Minnesota
Location of Brooten
within Stearns and Pope Counties
in the state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 45°30′02″N 95°07′26″W / 45.50056°N 95.12389°W / 45.50056; -95.12389
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesStearns, Pope
Laid out1886
IncorporatedFebruary 16, 1892
Government
 • MayorThor B. Amundson
Area
 • Total1.587 sq mi (4.111 km2)
 • Land1.587 sq mi (4.111 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation1,303 ft (397 m)
Population
 • Total626
 • Estimate 
(2022)[5]
641
 • Density394.45/sq mi (152.27/km2)
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
56316
Area code320
FIPS code27-08092
GNIS feature ID2393435[3]
Sales tax7.125%[6]
Websitebrooten.govoffice.com

Brooten is a city in Stearns and Pope counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota, United States. The population was 626 as of the 2020 census.[4] Almost the entire city is within Stearns County, with a small portion in Pope County.

The Stearns County portion of Brooten is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "City of Brooten Minnesota". City of Brooten Minnesota. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  2. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brooten, Minnesota
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Brooten (MN) sales tax rate". Retrieved February 19, 2024.