Government of Minnesota
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Nickname(s): Land of 10,000 Lakes; North Star State; The Gopher State; Agate State; State of Hockey. |
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| Motto(s): L'Étoile du Nord (French: The Star of the North) | |||||
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| Demonym | Minnesotan | ||||
| Capital | Saint Paul | ||||
| Largest city | Minneapolis | ||||
| Largest metro | Minneapolis–Saint Paul | ||||
| Area | Ranked 12th | ||||
| • Total | 86,936 sq mi (225,163 km2) |
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| • Width | c. 200–351 miles (c. 320–560 km) | ||||
| • Length | c. 400 miles (c. 640 km) | ||||
| • % water | 8.40 | ||||
| • Latitude | 43° 30′ N to 49° 23′ N | ||||
| • Longitude | 89° 29′ W to 97° 14′ W | ||||
| Population | Ranked 22nd | ||||
| • Total | 5,519,952 (2016 est.) | ||||
| • Density | 68.9/sq mi (26.6/km2) Ranked 30th (2015 est.) |
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| • Median household income | $68,730 (6th) | ||||
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| • Highest point |
Eagle Mountain 2,301 ft (701 m) |
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| • Mean | 1,200 ft (370 m) | ||||
| • Lowest point |
Lake Superior 602 ft (183 m) |
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| Before statehood | Minnesota Territory | ||||
| Admission to Union | May 11, 1858 (32nd) | ||||
| Governor | Mark Dayton (DFL) | ||||
| Lieutenant Governor | Tina Smith (DFL) | ||||
| Legislature | Minnesota Legislature | ||||
| • Upper house | Senate | ||||
| • Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||
| U.S. Senators |
Amy Klobuchar (DFL) Al Franken (DFL) |
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| U.S. House delegation | 5 Democrats, 3 Republicans (list) | ||||
| Time zone | Central: UTC −6/−5 | ||||
| ISO 3166 | US-MN | ||||
| Abbreviations | MN, Minn. | ||||
| Website | mn |
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| Bird | Common loon |
| Butterfly | Monarch |
| Fish | Walleye |
| Flower | Pink-and-white lady's slipper |
| Tree | Norway pine |
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| Beverage | Milk |
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| Gemstone | Lake Superior agate |
| Motto | L'Étoile du Nord (Star of the North) |
| Song | Hail! Minnesota |
| Other | Photograph: Grace |
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Minnesota (/ˌmɪnᵻˈsoʊtə/; locally 
[ˌmɪnəˈso̞ɾɐ]) is a state in the midwestern and northern regions of the United States. Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state on May 11, 1858, created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory. The state has a large number of lakes, and is known by the slogan "Land of 10,000 Lakes". Its official motto is L'Étoile du Nord (French: Star of the North).
Minnesota is the 12th largest in area and the 21st most populous of the U.S. states; nearly 60 percent of its residents live in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area (known as the "Twin Cities"), the center of transportation, business, industry, education, and government and home to an internationally known arts community. The remainder of the state consists of western prairies now given over to intensive agriculture; deciduous forests in the southeast, now partially cleared, farmed and settled; and the less populated North Woods, used for mining, forestry, and recreation.
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