Albertville is a city in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The City is a Northwest suburb of the Minneapolis- St Paul “Twin Cities” metropolitan area. The population was 7,896 at the 2020 census.
History
The area that is known as Albertville was first a town site called "Hamburg" by Joseph Vetsch. Later that same year in August, the Minneapolis and Northwestern Railroad Company bought land for a railroad through the area (now the BNSF rail in downtown Albertville). After 30 years of contributions to the area, including Albert Zachman, who donated land for the current historic church by Central Park (also recognized as Lions Park) J.P. Eull and Theodore Aydt proposed a petition to incorporate the township as Saint Michael Station with a population of 190. The first election held, to construct a village hall, happened in 1903. It passed on a vote of 20-18 with a cost of $531.95 ($4,035.03 today). In the next few years, the town started to raise funds for a Catholic church, completed in 1902, was named the Church of St. Albert, in honor of Albert Zachman's contributions to the town. In 1909, Father Duhr proposed to change the name to Albertville in 1909, again in honor of Albert Zachman. The town approved, but was not official until September 1919, making the name change official.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ; is land and is water. Albertville is generally considered the halfway point between Minneapolis and Saint Cloud.
Albertville is home to the Albertville Premium Outlets, One of 2 outlet centers in the Twin Cities, the other being located in Eagan Minnesota.
The city contains the Church of St Albert, constructed in 1902.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Interstate 94/US Highway 52 serves as a main route in the city. Wright County Roads 18, 19, 37, 137 and newly added County Road 38 on the border between Otsego and Albertville, MN are other routes within the city.
Economy
Albertville is the home of Albertville Premium Outlets, an outlet mall which houses 100 stores.
Education
Albertville is part of St. Michael-Albertville Schools.
Government and politics
Albertville's city council contains five council members, including the city's mayor, who serves a two-year term. As of February 2026, the current mayor of Albertville is Jillian Hendrickson.
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|+ Precinct General Election Results
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! Republican
! Democratic
! Third parties
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2020
| style="text-align:center;" |60.5% 2,535
| style="text-align:center;" |37.1% 1,553
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% 100
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2016
| style="text-align:center;" |60.3% 2,251
| style="text-align:center;" |29.7% 1,110
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.0% 373
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2012
| style="text-align:center;" |59.4% 2,199
| style="text-align:center;" |38.4% 1,420
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% 83
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2008
| style="text-align:center;" |57.4% 1,969
| style="text-align:center;" |40.6% 1,392
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.0% 68
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2004
| style="text-align:center;" |60.2% 1,796
| style="text-align:center;" |38.6% 1,151
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% 37
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2000
| style="text-align:center;" |53.6% 920
| style="text-align:center;" |40.8% 699
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.6% 96
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1996
| style="text-align:center;" |37.8% 358
| style="text-align:center;" |46.8% 444
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|15.4% 146
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1992
| style="text-align:center;" |33.8% 269
| style="text-align:center;" |38.1% 303
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|28.1% 224
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1988
| style="text-align:center;" |51.4% 232
| style="text-align:center;" |48.6% 219
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% 0
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1984
| style="text-align:center;" |55.4% 184
| style="text-align:center;" |44.6% 148
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% 0
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1980
| style="text-align:center;" |44.4% 126
| style="text-align:center;" |46.5% 132
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.1% 26
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1976
| style="text-align:center;" |28.2% 67
| style="text-align:center;" |66.0% 157
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.8% 14
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1972
| style="text-align:center;" |37.3% 76
| style="text-align:center;" |54.9% 112
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.8% 16
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1968
| style="text-align:center;" |33.8% 52
| style="text-align:center;" |63.6% 98
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% 4
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1964
| style="text-align:center;" |29.0% 38
| style="text-align:center;" |71.0% 93
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% 0
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1960
| style="text-align:center;" |27.8% 35
| style="text-align:center;" |72.2% 91
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% 0
|}