The City of Waite Park incorporated as a village on March 20, 1893. Waite Park was named after Henry Chester Waite of St. Cloud, who was a local landowner, attorney, statesman, and entrepreneur.
The city of Waite Park is located on the western edge of the regional trade center, St. Cloud, approximately 70 miles northwest of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Waite Park has a variety of public and private primary/middle schools. Students can continue their Secondary education in the neighboring St. Cloud School District