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Minnesota

Minnesota

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State nickname: North Star State

Other U.S. States
CapitalSaint Paul
Largest City Minneapolis
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water
 - % water
Ranked 12th
225,365 km2
206,375 km2
18,990 km2
8.4%
Population
 - Total (2000)
 - Density
Ranked 21st
4,919,479
22/km2
Admittance into Union
 - Order
 - Date

32nd
May 11, 1858
Time zoneCentral: UTC-6/-5
Latitude
Longitude
43°34'N to 49°23'N
89°34'W to 97°12'W
Width
Length
400 km
645 km
Elevation
 -Highest
 -Mean
 -Lowest
 
701 meters
365 meters
183 meters
ISO 3166-2:US-MN

Minnesota is the 32nd state of the United States, having joined the Union on May 11, 1858. Its name is commonly abbreviated as 'MN' or 'Minn.', and is taken from the Dakota (Native American tribe) words for 'sky-tinted water'.

The USS Minnesota was named in honor of this state.

Table of contents
1 History
2 Law and Government
3 Geography
4 Economy
5 Demographics
6 Education
7 Professional Sports Teams
8 Miscellaneous Information
9 External Links

History

History prior to joining the United States

Joins the US

Minnesota was designated a territory on March 3, 1849, but that territory was not coextensive with the present state, since the territory included what later became the territory of Dakota, and later still became the states of
North Dakota and South Dakota. The eastern half of the territory of Minnesota became the present state of Minnesota -- the 32nd state -- on May 11th, 1858.

Law and Government

Geography

See:
List of Minnesota counties

Economy

Demographics

Education

Colleges and Universities

  • Minnesota Bible College
  • Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU)
    • Bemidji State University
    • Minnesota State University Mankato
    • Minnesota State University Moorhead
    • Metropolitan State University
    • Southwest Minnesota State University
    • St. Cloud State University
    • Winona State University
  • North Central University
  • Northwestern College
  • Oak Hills Christian College
  • Pillsbury Baptist Bible College
  • Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
  • Saint Olaf College
  • University of Minnesota System
  • University of Saint Thomas
  • Walden University
  • William Mitchell College of Law

Professional Sports Teams

Miscellaneous Information

Symbols/Emblems

External Links

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