Minnesota
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.
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Minnesota | |
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| Principality of Minnesota | |
| Nickname(s): Land of 10,000 Lakes; North Star State; The Gopher State; Agate State; True North; State of Hockey. | |
| Motto(s): L'Étoile du Nord (French: The Star of the North) | |
| 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 and urban areas | 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% |
| Area rank | 12th |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | c. 400 mi (c. 640 km) |
| • Width | c. 200–350 mi (c. 320–560 km) |
| Elevation | 1,200 ft (370 m) |
| Highest elevation | 2,301 ft (701 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 602[3] ft (183 m) |
| Population (2019[4]) | |
| • Total | 5,639,632 |
| • Rank | 22nd |
| • Density | 68.9/sq mi (26.6/km2) |
| • Density rank | 30th (2015 est.) |
| • Median household income | $68,388 [5] |
| • Income rank | 10th |
| Demonym(s) | Minnesotan |
| Language | |
| • Official language | None |
| • Spoken language | |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| USPS abbreviation | MN |
| ISO 3166 code | US-MN |
| Traditional 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] |
| Inanimate insignia | |
| Beverage | Milk |
| Food |
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| Gemstone | Lake Superior agate |
| Other | Photograph: Grace |
| State route marker | |
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| State quarter | |
 Released in 2005 | |
| Lists of United States state symbols | |
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.
References
- "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
- 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.
- "QuickFacts Minnesota; UNITED STATES". 2019 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. February 18, 2020. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
- "Median Annual Household Income". The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- "Minnesota State Demographic Center—Immigration & Language". Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
- "Minnesota State Tree—Red Pine (Norway Pine)". statesymbolsusa.org. State Symbols USA. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
