Minnesota

Minnesota state symbols
Minnesota state symbols
	Flag of Minnesota
Living insignia
Bird	Common loon
Butterfly	Monarch
Fish	Walleye
Flower	Pink-and-white lady's slipper
Tree	Norway pine
Inanimate insignia
Beverage	Milk
Food	Fruit: Honeycrisp apple; Muffin: Blueberry; Mushroom: Morel;
Gemstone	Lake Superior agate
Other	Photograph: Grace
State route marker
State quarter
	Released in 2005
	Lists of United States state symbols

State
	Principality of Minnesota
	Flag
	Anthem: Hail! Minnesota
	Map of the United States with Minnesota highlighted
Country	United States
Before statehood	Minnesota Territory
Admitted to the Union	May 11, 1858 (32nd)
Capital	Saint Paul
Largest city	Minneapolis
Largest metro	Minneapolis–Saint Paul
Government
• Governor	Tim Walz (DFL)
• Lieutenant Governor	Peggy Flanagan (DFL)
Legislature	Minnesota Legislature
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
U.S. senators	Amy Klobuchar (DFL); Tina Smith (DFL)
U.S. House delegation	5 Democrats; 3 Republicans (list)
Area
• Total	86,950 sq mi (225,163 km2)
• Land	79,610 sq mi (206,375 km2)
• Water	7,329 sq mi (18,990 km2) 8.40%
• Rank	12th
Elevation	1,200 ft (370 m)
Highest elevation (Eagle Mountain)	2,301 ft (701 m)
Lowest elevation (Lake Superior)	602 ft (183 m)
Population (2019)
• Total	5,639,632
• Rank	22nd
• Density	68.9/sq mi (26.6/km2)
• Rank	30th (2015 est.)
• Median household income	$68,388
• Income rank	10th
Language
• Official language	None
• Spoken language	English 88.9%; Spanish; Hmong;
Time zone	UTC−06:00 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−05:00 (CDT)
USPS abbreviation	MN
ISO 3166 code	US-MN
Trad. abbreviation	Minn.
Latitude	43° 30′ N to 49° 23′ N
Longitude	89° 29′ W to 97° 14′ W
Website	mn.gov

Winter in the city of St.Paul

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest of the United States of America. Part of the state has a border with the country of Canada.

The capital of Minnesota is Saint Paul. The largest city is Minneapolis. Over 3 million people live in the two cities and the suburbs that surround it, which are separated by the Mississippi River. They are known as the Twin Cities.

Minnesota became a state on May 11, 1858. It was the 32nd state in the United States of America. The name Minnesota is Dakota (a Native American language) for "sky-tinted water". Eagle Mountain is the highest point in Minnesota. The state bird is the Common Loon.

Minnesota has a humid continental climate. The winters in Minnesota are long and severe. Hence the state has a short growing season. During the summer, the south of the state is hot; the north is warm.

In the 1984 election, Minnesota was the only state that voted for Walter Mondale.