1679Economy
Greysolon du Luht ("Duluth") visited the large Mdewakantonwan village Izatys on Mille Lacs Lake in 1679.
1820History
By 1820 the Chippewa/Anishinaabe controlled all of northern Minnesota, but raids between them and the Dakota to the south continued.
1846Culture
In 1846, 1,300 Ho-Chunk people were moved to the Sartell area, followed by the Chippewa/Anishinaabe sale of the area north of the Watab River and west of the Mississippi to the ...
1848History
In 1848, more members of the Ho-Chunk/Winnebago tribe (related Dakotan speakers) were moved by order of the U.S.
1853Military
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.
1854Culture
Sartell, who arrived in 1854 and worked as a millwright at a local sawmill.
1866History
The area was known as "Winnebago" at the time of the 1866 ribbon map of the Mississippi River.
1877Architecture
In 1877, he opened a flour mill at the nearby Watab River, and in 1884 he started Sartell Brothers Lumber Company with his sons.
1905Architecture
In 1905, construction began on both the Sartell Pulp and Paper Company and the Sartell Dam across the Mississippi, near the "third rapids".
1907Architecture
Both were completed in 1907, the dam project having claimed the lives of seven workers.
1914Architecture
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.
1924Culture
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
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1947Culture
Regis Paper Company in 1947, and then Verso Paper Sartell Mill, and DeZurik Water Controls, whose valve production plant is in Sartell.
1960History
From 1960 to the present, the city's population has gone from 700 to over 18,000.
1969History
Stephen, was created in 1969 because residents wanted to educate their children locally.
1973Government
In 1973 the Minnesota Legislature required all municipal designations be changed to "city", so "the Village of Sartell" became "the City of Sartell".
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,641 people, 3,443 households, and 2,513 families residing in the city.
2010History
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 15,876 people, 5,859 households, and 4,060 families residing in the city.
2012Disaster
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.
2020History
== Demographics ==
=== 2020 census ===
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category.