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Minnesota Facts and Information

   
Abbreviation MN
Capital St. Paul
Size Total (Land + Water) 86,939 sq miles; Land Only 79,610 sq miles
Number of Counties 87
Time Zone Central Time Zone
Bordering States Iowa, Michigan (water border), North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Highest Point Eagle Mountain, 2,302 feet
National Parks Voyageurs National Park
Population (2015) 5,489,594
Population Density 69.0 people / square mile
Area Codes 218, 320, 507, 612, 651, 763, 952
Top 5 Cities (2010 population) Minneapolis (382,578)
St. Paul (285,068)
Rochester (106,769)
Duluth (86,265)
Bloomington (82,893)
Statehood May 11, 1858
Electoral Votes 10
Governor Official Minnesota Governor Website
U. S. Senators List of U. S. Senators From Minnesota
U. S. Representatives List of U. S. Representatives From Minnesota
Senators List of Minnesota State Senators
Representatives List of Minnesota State Representatives
Government Official Site
Constitution Minnesota State Constitution
Road Conditions Minnesota Road Conditions
Quarter Issue Date April 4, 2005
Bird Common loon
Butterfly Monarch butterfly
Drink Milk
Fish Walleye
Flower Lady slipper
Fruit Honeycrisp apple
Gemstone Lake Superior agate
Grain Northern wild rice
Motto L'Étoile du Nord (The star of the North)
Muffin Blueberry muffin
Mushroom Morel mushroom
Nickname North Star State; Gopher State; Land of 10,000 Lakes
Photograph Grace by Eri Enstrom
Poem Minnesota Blue
Tree Norway pine (also called red pine)
NCAA Division I Schools University of Minnesota (Big Ten)
Gas Tax $0.2860 / Gallon
Cigarette Tax $3.00 / Pack
Tourist Attractions Como Zoo Zoo in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Tourist Attractions Minnesota Zoo Zoo in Apple Valley, Minnesota.
Tourist Attractions Water Park of America Indoor water park in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Tourist Attractions Mall of America Shopping mall in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Tourist Attractions Guthrie Theater Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Tourist Attractions Nickelodeon Universe Amusement park in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Tourist Attractions Walker Art Center Art museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Tourist Attractions Afton Alps Ski resort in Hastings, Minnesota.
Tourist Attractions Minneapolis Institute of Arts Art museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Tourist Attractions Itasca State Park State park in Park Rapids, Minnesota.
Tourist Attractions Mill City Museum History museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Tourist Attractions Science Museum of Minnesota Science museum in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Tourist Attractions Voyageurs National Park National park in northern Minnesota.
Tourist Attractions Split Rock Lighthouse Lighthouse in Two Harbors, Minnesota.
Tourist Attractions Weisman Art Museum Art museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Tourist Attractions Afton State Park State park in Hastings, Minnesota.
Tourist Attractions American Swedish Institute Museum featuring Swedish history, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Tourist Attractions Minnesota History Center Museum in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Fun Facts The state of Minnesota was named after the Dakota Indian name for the Minnesota River, "Minisota," which means "sky-tinted water."
Fun Facts The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is the largest urban sculpture garden in the United States.
Fun Facts The Minneapolis Skyway System is a collection of enclosed pedestrian footbridges that connects 69 blocks over 11 miles of Minneapolis. This system allows people to walk in climate-controlled comfort all year.
Fun Facts Southdale Center in Edina was the first enclosed climate-controlled mall in America.
Fun Facts The Mall of America in Bloomington, with a retail space of 4.2 million square feet, is the largest shopping mall in the United States.
Fun Facts Though Minnesota is called "The Land of 10,000 Lakes," it actually has 11,842 lakes that are at least 10 acres or more in area.
Fun Facts Gates Mansion, the first home to have air conditioning in the United States, was built in Minneapolis in 1914. The unit in the Minneapolis mansion of Charles Gates was approximately 7 feet high, 6 feet wide, and 20 feet long.
Fun Facts The first Target store opened in Roseville on May 1, 1962.
Fun Facts Minnesota is the only state with an official State Photograph, Grace by Eric Enstrom.
Fun Facts In Minnesota, it is illegal to stand around a building without a good reason to be there.
Name Origin From a Dakota Indian word meaning “sky-tinted water”
Residents Names Minnesotan
Tourism Office Website www.exploreminnesota.com
Tourism Office Phone Number 888-TOURISM

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