Editing Sartell, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}
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|official_name            = Sartell
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|motto                    = "A Great Place To Live"
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|postal_code              = 56377
|area_code                = [[Area code 320|320]]
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|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Sartell''' is a city in [[Benton County, Minnesota|Benton]] and [[Stearns County, Minnesota|Stearns]] Counties in the U.S. state of [[Minnesota]] that straddles the [[Mississippi River]]. It is part of the [[St. Cloud, Minnesota|St. Cloud]] [[St. Cloud metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 19,351 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Sartell_city,_Minnesota?g=160XX00US2758612 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 15, 2023}}</ref> making it [[St. Cloud, Minnesota|St. Cloud]]'s most populous suburb and the fourth-largest city in [[central Minnesota]], after [[St. Cloud, Minnesota|St. Cloud]], [[Elk River, Minnesota|Elk River]], and [[Willmar, Minnesota|Willmar]].

==History==
[[Image:Watab-LongPrairieReservation1843Nicollet.gif|thumb|left|250px|Winnebago 1846 Reservation, Nicollet's 1843 map.]]
The first known Native American tribe in the area now known as Sartell were the [[Dakota people|Dakota]]. [[Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut|Greysolon du Luht]] ("[[Duluth]]") visited the large [[Mdewakantonwan]] village [[Dakota people#Santee (Isáŋyathi or Eastern Dakota)|Izatys]] on [[Mille Lacs Lake]] in 1679. As the [[Anishinaabe|Anishinaabe people]] moved westward around [[Lake Superior]] and into the interior away from the Europeans in the 18th century,<ref>{{cite book |last=Hickerson|first=Harold|title=The Southwestern Chippewa: An Ethnohistorical Study|year=1962 |publisher=American Anthropological Association |series=American Anthropological Association Memoir |volume=92}}</ref> they pushed the neighboring [[Sioux#Eastern Dakota|Sioux/Dakota]] people to their west—in present-day [[Minnesota]]—farther south and west away from them. By 1820 the [[Chippewa]]/Anishinaabe controlled all of northern Minnesota, but raids between them and the Dakota to the south continued. The area later named Sartell was an intertribal [[no man's land]] when French fur traders and British geographers first descended the [[Mississippi River]] from the [[Anishinaabe]] north (Jean-Baptiste Perrault 1789,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/11/v11i04p353-385.pdf|title= Minnesota Fur-Trading Posts 1930 pp 374–5 |access-date=August 28, 2012 |publisher= Minnesota Historical Society}}</ref> [[David Thompson (explorer)|David Thompson]] 1798), and American explorers ascended the river from the [[Sioux]] south ([[Zebulon Pike]] 1805, [[Lewis Cass]] 1820, [[Henry Schoolcraft]] 1832, [[Joseph Nicollet]] 1836).

The [[Watab Creek]] in Sartell marked part of the border between the [[Anishinaabe]] to the north and the [[Sioux#Eastern Dakota|Dakota]] to the south, who had lived farther north and east before the Anishinaabe's westward migrations. The U.S. legally established this border in its 1825 Treaty with the tribes at Prairie du Chien, which established a demarcation line between the Sioux and the Ojibwe at "the mouth of the first river which enters the Mississippi on its west side above the mouth of [[Sauk people#Geographical names|Sac (Sauk) river]]; thence ascending the said river (above the mouth of Sac river)".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/vol2/treaties/sio0250.htm#mn6|title= 1825 Treaty with the Sioux and Chippewa, Sacs and Fox, Menominie, Ioway, Sioux, Winnebago, and a portion of the Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawattomie, Tribes; at Prairie des Chiens |access-date=August 28, 2012 |publisher= Oklahoma State University Library}}</ref>

[[File:Winnebago (now Sartell) on the 1866 Mississippi river ribbon map.png|thumb|segment of map showing "Winnebago" at mile 2235 of the 1866 Mississippi River ribbon map by Coloney and Fairchild, St Louis.]] 

In 1846, 1,300 [[Ho-Chunk]] people were moved to the Sartell area,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://ho-chunknation.com/?PageId=820|title= Ho-Chunk timeline |access-date=August 28, 2012 |publisher= Ho-Chunk Nation, Wisconsin}}</ref> followed by the Chippewa/Anishinaabe sale of the area north of the [[Watab River]] and west of the Mississippi to the U.S.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/vol2/treaties/chi0567.htm|title= 1847 US Treaty with Chippewa Indians of the Mississippi and Lake Superior |access-date=August 28, 2012 |publisher= Oklahoma State University Library}}</ref> In 1848, more members of the Ho-Chunk/Winnebago tribe (related [[Western Siouan languages|Dakotan]] speakers) were moved by order of the [[U.S. government]] to the mouth of the [[Watab Creek]], now called the [[Long Prairie, Minnesota|Long Prairie]] reservation,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/north-country|title= North Country: The Making of Minnesota by Mary Lethert Winger |access-date=August 28, 2012 |publisher= U of Minnesota Press 2010 p220}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/north-country|title= The failed Watab treaty of 1853 by Edward J. Pluth |access-date=August 28, 2012 |publisher= Minnesota Historical Society 2000 p3}}</ref> to serve as a human buffer between the warring Dakota and Anishinaabe.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/MSC/ToMsc100/MsC96/MsC96_fortatkinson.html|title= Fort Atkinson, Iowa military records|access-date=August 28, 2012 |publisher= University of Iowa Libraries}}</ref> Unhappy living between two warring tribes, the Ho-Chunk stayed less than five years, moving again in 1853 to more peaceful territory 50 miles south on the Mississippi. Three years later they sold their grist and saw mills<ref>{{cite web |url= http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/vol2/treaties/win0690.htm|title= 1855 USA Treaty with the Winnebago|access-date=August 28, 2012 |publisher= Oklahoma State University Library}}</ref> and moved south of [[Mankato]]. A 100-yard section of the old "Indian Trail" still remains just north of the creek's mouth albeit overgrown. The area was known as "Winnebago" at the time of the 1866 ribbon map of the Mississippi River.

Sartell got its start as a small American town on the Mississippi River with lumber and a paper company as its main industries. The city's present site was originally called "The Third Rapids", as it was the third set of rough waters that French fur traders encountered as they traveled north from [[Saint Anthony Falls]] in [[Minneapolis]].

[[Image:Sartellpapermill1946.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sartell's paper mill, as viewed from the air in 1946.]]

One of the first [[white people]] to settle in the fledgling town was Joseph B. Sartell, who arrived in 1854 and worked as a [[millwright]] at a local [[sawmill]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n70 51]}}</ref> In 1877, he opened a [[Gristmill|flour mill]] at the nearby Watab River, and in 1884 he started Sartell Brothers Lumber Company with his sons.

In 1905, construction began on both the Sartell Pulp and Paper Company and the [[Sartell Dam]] across the Mississippi, near the "third rapids". Both were completed in 1907, the dam project having claimed the lives of seven workers. Watab Pulp and Paper was rebuilt and expanded through the years, passing through multiple ownerships and eventually emerging as [[Sartell Paper Mill|Verso Paper's Sartell mill]], the city's largest employer.

In 1907, residents of the town decided to [[Municipal corporation|incorporate]]. Several influential people felt the town ought to be named Wengert, after a local businessman. But because of Joseph Sartell's many relatives and generous contributions to the community, the town was incorporated as "The Village of Sartell" in his honor. From 1907 until 1973 there was a Sartell on nearly every City Council, the most prominent being Ripley "Rip" B. Sartell, store owner and mayor for 31 years.

The village continued to grow slowly, developing a number of businesses and a downtown on the east side of the Mississippi along [[U.S. Highway 10]]. In the 1960s, the highway was rerouted farther east, contributing to the downtown's demise. In 1973 the Minnesota Legislature required all municipal designations be changed to "city", so "the Village of Sartell" became "the City of Sartell".<ref name="1973 CHAPTER 123—S.F.No.349">{{cite web |title=Laws of Minnesota for 1973, ch. 123 |url=https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/1973/0/Session+Law/Chapter/123/pdf/ |access-date=October 9, 2022}}</ref> The construction of the [[Sartell Bridge]] over the Mississippi in the early 1980s replaced the remaining businesses. This and Sartell's location near [[St. Cloud, Minnesota|St. Cloud]]'s major retail center account for its lack of a traditional "downtown".

Independent School District 748, Sartell-[[St. Stephen, Minnesota|St. Stephen]], was created in 1969 because residents wanted to educate their children locally. Despite the lack of a downtown, the city continued to grow at an increasing pace in the 1970s. From 1960 to the present, the city's population has gone from 700 to over 18,000.<ref name="cityhistory"/>

==Economy==
Sartell's largest employers have been the paper mill that started in 1907 as Watab Pulp & Paper, became St. Regis Paper Company in 1947, and then [[Verso Paper Sartell Mill]], and DeZurik Water Controls, whose valve production plant is in Sartell. The city also hosts a number of small businesses, including gas stations, restaurants, grocery stores, and salons.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sartellchamber.com|title= Sartell Chamber of Commerce|access-date=August 18, 2007 |publisher= Sartell Chamber of Commerce}}</ref> In 2012 the Verso Paper mill was severely damaged by an explosion and, due also to decreasing paper demand, was shut down and sold for parts. More recently the city has begun to urbanize, adding larger chain businesses in a newly developed area eventually to be a new downtown.

==Law and government==
Sartell's city council consists of a mayor and four members elected at large. Sartell's mayor is Ryan Fitzthum, and the council members are Jill Smith, Alex Lewandowski, Tim Elness, and Jeff Kolb. They possess the authority to pass and enforce [[Local ordinance|ordinance]]s, establish public and administrative policies, create advisory boards and commissions, and manage the city's financial operations, including preparing a budget, auditing expenditures, and transacting other city business as required by law. The city council also appoints a city administrator, who oversees the city's daily operation and implements the policies of the council.<ref name="citygov"/>

City recreational facilities include 24 parks, miles of paved walking paths, playgrounds, a bike lane, tennis courts, baseball and soccer fields, ice rinks, a golf course and a wading pool.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sartellmn.com/parks_list.htm|title= Parks|access-date=August 18, 2007 |publisher= City of Sartell website}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sartellmn.com/parks_amenities.htm|title= Park Amenities|access-date=August 18, 2007 |publisher= City of Sartell}}</ref>

==Religion==
The Sartell family was largely [[Presbyterian]], and helped organize the first church in the town, Riverside Presbyterian, on the west bank of the Mississippi River about one mile north of the town's (then) sole stop sign, to serve the Sunday interests of local [[Protestants]]. Saint [[Francis Xavier]] Church, [[Roman Catholic]], was founded in 1948, named after [[Francis Xavier Pierz]], a Slovenian missionary to [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]] in the area, and largely responsible for attracting the large population of Slovenian, Polish, [[Bohemia]]n, Slovakian and especially German farmers to the area.

==Transportation==
Transportation to and from Sartell is limited to surface roads, mainly [[U.S. Highway 10]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 15]], both of which pass along the outskirts of the city. St. Cloud Metro Bus service runs to destinations in Sartell and neighboring [[Sauk Rapids, Minnesota|Sauk Rapids]].

The city's proximity to St. Cloud allows for convenient access to [[St. Cloud Regional Airport]], as well as the city's [[St. Cloud station|Amtrak]] and [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] stations.

The dams along the Mississippi River and the waterway's relative shallowness render it useless for anything more than recreational [[watercraft]] traffic. Sartell's location on the river facilitated the construction of the [[Old Sartell Bridge]] in 1914, which was replaced by the current [[Sartell Bridge]] in 1984.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|10.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}}; {{convert|9.80|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.25|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|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref>

[[U.S. Route 10 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 10]], [[Minnesota State Highway 15]], and County 1 are three of Sartell's main routes. Other nearby routes in the St. Cloud area include [[Interstate 94]]/[[U.S. Highway 52]], [[Minnesota State Highway 23]], and County 75. Sartell is immediately north of St. Cloud.

The city is on the Mississippi River, with the surrounding undeveloped property composed mainly of woodlands and farmland.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 240
|1920= 510
|1930= 521
|1940= 532
|1950= 662
|1960= 791
|1970= 1323
|1980= 3427
|1990= 5393
|2000= 9641
|2010= 15876
|2020= 19351
|estyear=2022
|estimate=19696
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=November 15, 2023|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=November 15, 2023}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 26, 2014}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Sartell, Minnesota - Demographic Profile'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000Census>{{Cite web|title=HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2000-Minnesota|url=https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=bliorXz9m0cC&pg=GBS.PA257&hl=en|website=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Sartell, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2758612&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Sartell, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2758612|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|9,333
|15,033
|17,142
|96.81%
|94.69%
|88.59%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|28
|135
|362
|0.29%
|0.85%
|1.87%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|14
|22
|58
|0.15%
|0.14%
|0.30%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|113
|243
|467
|1.17%
|1.53%
|2.41%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|1
|3
|3
|0.01%
|0.02%
|0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|6
|12
|38
|0.06%
|0.08%
|0.20%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|62
|200
|755
|0.62%
|1.26%
|3.90%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|84
|228
|526
|0.87%
|1.44%
|2.72%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''9,641'''
|'''15,876'''
|'''19,351'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 15,876 people, 5,859 households, and 4,060 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1620.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 6,123 housing units at an average density of {{convert|624.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 5,859 households, of which 42.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.7% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.16.

The median age in the city was 32.7 years. 30.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31.9% were from 25 to 44; 20.8% were from 45 to 64; and 10.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 9,641 people, 3,443 households, and 2,513 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,633.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|persons&nbsp;|persons}}. There were 3,531 housing units at an average density of {{convert|598.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.42% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.29% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.21% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.21% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.69% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 3,443 households, out of which 46.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.0% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 15.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,531, and the median income for a family was $61,056. Males had a median income of $39,834 versus $27,476 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,667. About 3.0% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Most of Sartell in Stearns County is in the [[Sartell-St. Stephen School District]]. Portions in that county are in the [[St. Cloud Area School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st27_mn/schooldistrict_maps/c27145_stearns/DC20SD_C27145.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Stearns County, MN|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=November 7, 2022}}</ref> Most of Sartell's Benton County sections are in [[Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools]], with the rest in the Sartell-St. Stephen district.<ref name=BentonCountySchools>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st27_mn/schooldistrict_maps/c27009_benton/DC20SD_C27009.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Benton County, MN|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=November 7, 2022}}</ref>

Sartell's St. Cloud school district sections are zoned to Westwood Elementary School,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.isd742.org/cms/lib/MN01909691/Centricity/domain/78/boundaries/westwoodboundary.pdf|title=WESTWOOD Versatrans Base Map|publisher=[[St. Cloud Area School District]]|accessdate=November 8, 2022}} - [https://www.isd742.org/Page/863 Linked from here] - Compare to census maps.</ref> North Middle School,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.isd742.org/cms/lib/MN01909691/Centricity/domain/78/boundaries/northboundary.pdf|title=NORTH Versatrans Base Map|publisher=[[St. Cloud Area School District]]|accessdate=November 8, 2022}} - [https://www.isd742.org/Page/863 Linked from here] - Compare to census maps.</ref> and [[Apollo High School (Minnesota)|Apollo High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.isd742.org/cms/lib/MN01909691/Centricity/domain/78/boundaries/apolloboundary.pdf|title=APOLLO Versatrans Base Map|publisher=[[St. Cloud Area School District]]|accessdate=November 8, 2022}} - [https://www.isd742.org/Page/863 Linked from here] - Compare to census maps.</ref>

==List of mayors==
*Charles Sartell, 1907–1923
*C.L. Witherell, 1924–1928, 1932–1936
*Norris Sartell, 1929–1931
*Ripley Sartell Sr, 1937–1943, 1960–1973
*Elmer Thornton, 1944–1947
*Peter Pikus, 1948–1949
*Joseph Gallus, 1950–1955
*Darrel Hurd, 1956–1959
*Tony Zakrajshek, 1974–1978
*Robert C. Bogard, 1979–1990
*Robert Pogatshnik, 1991–2006
*Tim O'Driscoll 2007–2011
*Joe Perske, 2011–2014<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joe Perske|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Joe_Perske|access-date=September 9, 2020|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref>
*Sarah Nicoll, 2015–2018<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Jordyn|title=Ryan Fitzthum elected new mayor of Sartell|url=https://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2018/11/06/ryan-fitzthum-elected-new-mayor-sartell-minnesota/1886205002/|access-date=September 9, 2020|website=St. Cloud Times|language=en-US}}</ref>
*Ryan Fitzthum, 2019–term expires 2026<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mayor & City Council {{!}} The City of Sartell|url=https://sartellmn.com/government/city-government/mayor-city-council/|access-date=September 9, 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Al W. Patton|Al Patton]], Minnesota state representative, 1973–1980
* [[Craig Sauer]], linebacker for the [[Minnesota Vikings]]
* [[For All Those Sleeping]], metalcore band
* [[Kurt Sauer]], defenseman for the [[Phoenix Coyotes]]
* [[Michael Sauer (ice hockey)|Michael Sauer]], drafted by the [[New York Rangers]] in July 2005

==References==
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[[File:History Of Sartell Book, Page 33.jpg|thumb|Page 33 From History of Sartell Book, Showing Mayors up to 2006]]

==External links==
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* [https://www.sartellmn.com/ City Website]
* [https://www.sartellhistoricalsociety.org Sartell Historical Society]
* [http://www.thenewsleaders.com/sartell/news Sartell ''Newsleader'' newspaper site]
* [http://www.sartell.k12.mn.us/ Sartell St. Stephen School District]

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