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Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States.
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| 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 | 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 | 2,301 ft (701 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 602[3] ft (183 m) |
| Population (2019[5]) | |
| • Total | 5,639,632 |
| • Rank | 22nd |
| • Density | 68.9/sq mi (26.6/km2) |
| • Rank | 30th (2015 est.) |
| • Median household income | $68,388 [4] |
| • Income rank | 10th |
| Language | |
| • Official language | None |
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| 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 |
| Minnesota state symbols | |
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| Living insignia | |
| Bird | Common loon |
| Butterfly | Monarch |
| Fish | Walleye |
| Flower | Pink-and-white lady's slipper |
| Tree | Norway pine[7] |
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| Beverage | Milk |
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| Gemstone | Lake Superior agate |
| Other | Photograph: Grace |
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 Released in 2005 | |
| Lists of United States state symbols | |
The capital of Minnesota is Saint Paul. The largest city is Minneapolis. Over 3,000,000 people live in the two cities and the suburbs that surround it, which were separated by the Mississippi River. They are known as the Twin Cities. Minnesota borders the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario and the U.S. states of North Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and South Dakota. Minnesota is divided into 87 counties.
Minnesota became a state on May 11, 1858. It was the 32nd state in the United States of America. The name Minnesota is Sioux (a Native American language) for "sky-tinted water" or "cloudy water".[8] 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.
Minnesota also has an exclave, the Northwest Angle, housing the northernmost point in the Contiguous United States.
Flag
The Minnesota state flag was mostly not changed from 1893-2024. The flag was changed to a new design in 2024.
Minnesota Media
Mixed Dakota-Europeans who were rescued by "non-hostile" Dakota. The girl in the foreground wrapped in the striped blanket is Elise Robertson, the sister of Thomas Robertson, a mixed blood who acted as an intermediary between the Dakota and the European-Americans during the Dakota War of 1862
Scalable map of Minnesota, showing roads and major bodies of water
Tilted beds of the Middle Precambrian Thomson Formation in Jay Cooke State Park
Palisade Head on Lake Superior was formed from a Precambrian rhyolitic lava flow.
Pose Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
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Minnesota cities, counties, and towns.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Elevations and Distances in the United States (2001)United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Elevation adjusted to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
- ↑ "Lake Superior Water Levels" Archived August 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. Updated daily.
- ↑ Median Annual Household Income. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ↑ QuickFacts Minnesota; UNITED STATES. 2019 Population Estimates (February 18, 2020)United States Census Bureau, Population Division. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
- ↑ Minnesota State Demographic Center—Immigration & Language. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
- ↑ Minnesota State Tree—Red Pine (Norway Pine). statesymbolsusa.orgState Symbols USA. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ↑ Origin of Names of US StatesBIA.gov. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
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