Editing Waite Park, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Quarry Park-20060819.jpg|thumb|left|Quarry Park, 2006]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|8.94|sqmi|sqkm|2}}; {{convert|8.90|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 13, 2012}}</ref>

[[Minnesota State Highway 23]] and County 75 are two of Waite Park's main routes.

Minnesota Highway [[Minnesota State Highway 15|15]] skirts Waite Park's southeastern border. Interstate Highway [[Interstate 94 in Minnesota|94]] is immediately southwest of Waite Park.

Waite Park borders the west side of St. Cloud. Stearns County Quarry Park, a former granite quarry, is on Waite Park's south side.<ref>Kelly Smith, [https://www.startribune.com/quarry-park-near-st-cloud-celebrates-20-years-this-month-as-it-grows-in-popularity/484995751/ "Quarry Park near St. Cloud celebrates 20 years this month as it grows in popularity It draws an estimated 150,000 visitors each year, a turnout that keeps growing.]", Star Tribune, June 9, 2018.</ref>

"The Ledge", a city-owned 6,000-seat outdoor amphitheater, opened in Waite Park in 2021. It hosts national acts, smaller concerts, and community events.<ref>[https://www.theledgeamp.com/ The Ledge Amphitheatre website]</ref>