Sherburne County, MN

Sherburne County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. At the 2010 United States Census, the population was 88,499.^[2] The county seat is Elk River.^[3]

Sherburne County is included in the Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

Geography[edit]

Soils of Sherburne County^[5]

The Mississippi River flows southeast along the county’s south border. The Rum River flows southeast through the county’s upper east portion. The Elk River rises in nearby Benton County, and flows south-southeast through the western and southern part of Sherburne County, discharging into the Mississippi at Elk River. The Saint Francis River also rises in Benton and flows southward through the central part of Sherburne County, discharging into the Elk just north of Big Lake.

The terrain of Sherburne County consists of low rolling hills, partially wooded, heavily sprinkled with lakes, ponds and depressions.^[6] The soil of Sherburne County contains considerable sand and gravel due to glacial activity in past epochs, and thus is less suitable for agriculture than much of Minnesota.^[7] The county terrain slopes to the south and east.^[8] The county’s highest point lies 3 miles (5 km) east-southeast of Saint Cloud, at 1,110′ (338m) ASL.^[9] The county has a total area of 451 square miles (1,170 km²), of which 433 square miles (1,120 km²) is land and 18 square miles (47 km²) (4.0%) is water.^[10]

Major highways[edit]

Airports[edit]

• Leaders Clear Lake Airport (8Y6) – one mile (1.6 km) east of Clear Lake
• Princeton Municipal Airport (PNM) – at SW edge of Princeton (on border between Mille Lacs and Sherburne counties)
• St. Cloud Regional Airport (STC) – two miles (3 km) east of Saint Cloud

Adjacent counties[edit]

Protected areas^[6][edit]