Stearns County, Minnesota property search
Search an address or an owner in Stearns County, Minnesota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 73,197 lots are mapped here, covering 1,109,269 acres. 10,892 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Stearns County received $26.3 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,944 recipients. 23,393 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Italy. Crop insurance paid $4 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 73,197
- Lots mapped
- 1,109,269
- Acres
- 10,892
- Institutional
Land use in Stearns County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Stearns County, Minnesota| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 1A/1B/4BB RESIDENTIAL SINGLE UNIT | 44,769 | 65,405 |
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| 2A/1B/4BB AGRICULTURAL | 9,992 | 626,228 |
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| 3A COMMERCIAL LAND AND BUILDING | 3,593 | 285,696 |
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| 4C12 SEASONAL RESIDENTIAL RECREATION | 3,076 | 4,729 |
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| 4B4 UNIMPROVED RESIDENTIAL LAND | 2,041 | 3,157 |
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| 5E MUNICIPAL-PUBLIC SERVICE-OTHER | 1,063 | 4,052 |
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| 2B/1B RURAL VACANT LAND | 908 | 24,683 |
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| 4A APARTMENT 4 OR MORE UNITS | 705 | 8,839 |
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| 1A/1B/4B1 RESIDENTIAL 1-3 UNITS | 632 | 163 |
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| 3A INDUSTRIAL LAND AND BUILDING | 606 | 2,888 |
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| 2A ACTIVELY FARMING | 400 | 31,495 |
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| 1A/1B/4BB RES/AG SINGLE UNIT | 252 | 173 |
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Largest landowners in Stearns County
Largest landowners by acreage in Stearns County, Minnesota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| CHARLAMAIN OF ST CLOUD LLC | 1 | 8,356 |
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| STATE OF MINNESOTA | 198 | 6,263 |
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| STATE OF MINNESOTA-DNR | 79 | 4,138 |
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| SPRING WATER ACRES LLC | 38 | 3,252 |
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| COUNTY OF STEARNS | 89 | 2,601 |
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| ANDERSON FAMILY LAND LLC | 26 | 2,370 |
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| MARTHALER PROPERTIES FAMILY LLLP | 11 | 1,669 |
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| FARMLAND RESERVE INC | 16 | 1,608 |
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| EVENSON CLOWES FARMS LLC | 14 | 1,551 |
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| WILWERDING FAMILY LLP | 26 | 1,525 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Minnesota
Federal farm payments in Stearns County
- $26.3M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,944
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Stearns County, Minnesota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $13.8M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $9M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $2.3M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $429K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $349K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $188K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Stearns County
- 23,393
- Acres disclosed
- 127
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Stearns County, Minnesota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Italy | 12,760 |
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| Canada | 10,611 |
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| United Kingdom | 21 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Stearns County, Minnesota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Black Oak Wind LLC (CANADA) | 10,611 |
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| Getty Wind Company LLC (ITALY) | 7,070 |
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| Black Oak Wind LLC (ITALY) | 5,194 |
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| Aurora Solar Distributed, LLC (ITALY) | 456 |
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| Can USA Farm Holdings Inc (ITALY) | 40 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Stearns County
- 2,166
- Policies
- 329,433
- Insured acres
- $4M
- Claims paid
- 0.22
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Stearns County, Minnesota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $2.4M |
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| Soybeans | $1.1M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $138K |
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| Sweet Corn | $78K |
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| Forage Seeding | $77K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 18,095
- CRP acres, 2025
- 79
- Substations
- 1
- 345 kV and up
- 345 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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This copy of Stearns County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.