West St. Paul is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.

The city's misleading name comes in part from the fact that it lies on the west bank of the predominantly north-to-south Mississippi River.

West Saint Paul is known for its 2.5-mile retail strip along Robert Street.

Interstate Highway 494 runs just south of the city and Minnesota Highway 3 (unmarked Route 952) runs through the middle of the city and into downtown Saint Paul as Robert Street.

Robert Street was named for Captain Louis Robert, a Mississippi River boat captain and early French-Canadian settler of Saint Paul.

As of the census of 2010, there were 19,540 people, 8,529 households, and 4,751 families living in the city.

37.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

37.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

West St. Paul's major employers include: The West St. Paul Police Department is made up of approximately 25 sworn officers, including four sergeants, 21 patrol officers and three part-time non-sworn Community Service Officers (CSO) under the command of Chief Brian Sturgeon.