Royalton is a city in Morrison and Benton counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota, along the Platte River. The population was 1,242 at the 2010 census. The city is located mainly in Morrison County.The Benton County portion of Royalton is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.HistoryRoyalton was platted in 1878, and named after Royalton, Vermont, the native home of a share of the early settlers. Royalton was incorporated in 1887.Royalton has been a participant with Green Step Cities since its inception in 2010 and became the first municipal building in Minnesota to install solar PV pannels with a 7 kW array on the roof of City Hall.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.99sqmi, all of it land.U.S. Highway 10 serves as a main route in the community.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 1,242 people, 455 households, and 324 families residing in the city. The population density was 624.1PD/sqmi. There were 487 housing units at an average density of 244.7/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 99.0% White, 0.4% Asian, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.
