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Eden Valley is a small town in southwestern Stearns and northern Meeker counties in Central Minnesota. The town has a population of 1,027 as of the 2020 census. It can be found along the intersection of Highway 55 and Highway 22.

Whether it's a high unemployment rate or high crime rate, these 10 small towns are the worst in Minnesota.

Clearwater is a town in northwestern Wright County with a small portion in Stearns County in Central Minnesota. Clearwater is located along Interstate 94 and State Highway 24.

Clear Lake is a town of 641 people in Sherburne County located 13 miles southeast of St. Cloud at the intersection of Highway 10 and Highway 24. Clear Lake is the focus of this Small Town series on WJON. I talked with longtime Clear Lake resident and author Bud Stimler and Dave McDonald and Jennifer Dierkes from McDonalds Meats.

Every small town has a story and this is the story of St. Wendel. St. Wendel is an unincorporated town located north of St. Joseph, Avon and Holdingford in St. Wendel township in Stearns County.

St. Nicholas is an unincorporated community in Luxemburg Township in Stearns County. The community is south of Cold Spring, west of Marty and north of Watkins. St. Nicholas falls within the ROCORI school district.

The town of Marty is an unincorporated community in Maine Prairie Township in Stearns Count just north of Kimball. This time in WJON's "Small Town Friday" feature Marty is in focus.

Luxemburg is a small town south of St. Cloud along Highway 15 located in the St. Augusta city limits. I talked with longtime Luxemburg residents Norb Fischer and Paul Koshiol.

This town is a great place to visit year-round but it's especially beautiful when the leaves are changing colors.

Watkins is a small town in northern Meeker County in Central Minnesota with a population of 962. The town is incorporated and has had a post office since 1887. Watkins is west of Kimball and east of Eden Valley located along Highway 55.