Principality of Minnesota | |
Anthem: Hail! Minnesota | |
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 | 2,301 ft (701 m) |
Lowest elevation | 602 ft (183 m) |
Population | |
• 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 | |
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 |
Inanimate insignia | |
Beverage | Milk |
Food |
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Gemstone | Lake Superior agate |
Other | Photograph: Grace |
State route marker | |
State quarter | |
Released in 2005 | |
Lists of United States state symbols |
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.