Minnesota, US

Minnesota: State of the United States of America

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Population :	5,657,342
Country :	United States of America
Head of government :	Governor of Minnesota
Area :	225163 km²
Water as percent of area :	8.41%
Land as percent of area :	91.59%
Easternmost point :	Point(-89.483316666 48.014241666)
Northernmost point :	Point(-95.153388888 49.384472222)
Legislative body :	Minnesota Legislature
Named for :	Minnesota River
Altitude :	1,198 feet / 365 meters
Capital :	Saint Paul
Establishment :	May 05, 1858 (165 years ago)
Time Zone :	America/Chicago, Central Time Zone, UTC−06:00
Local time :	09:08:02 (9th June 2023)

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Geography

Minnesota is located at 46°15'1"N 94°15'2"W (46.2502400, -94.2505500). It has 8 neighbors: Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Manitoba, Northwest Territories and Ontario.

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The largest city of Minnesota is Minneapolis with a population of 433,111. Other cities include, Saint Paul population 306,717, Bloomington population 84,583, Plymouth population 79,635 and Brooklyn Park population 79,574. See all Minnesota cities & populated places.

Largest Cities in Minnesota (more)

Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Minnesota.

City Name	Title	County	Population
Minneapolis	Largest city in Minnesota, U.	Hennepin	433,111
Saint Paul	Capital of the state of Minnesota, United States; county seat of Ramsey County, Minnesota	Ramsey	306,717
Bloomington	County seat of Monroe County, Indiana, United States	Hennepin	84,583
Plymouth	City in Hennepin County, Minnesota	Hennepin	79,635
Brooklyn Park	City in Hennepin County, Minnesota	Hennepin	79,574
Woodbury	City in Washington County, Minnesota, United States	Carlton	74,255
Maple Grove	City in Hennepin County, Minnesota	Hennepin	72,881
Lakeville	City in Minnesota, United States	Dakota	69,583
Saint Cloud	City in Minnesota	Stearns	68,510
Blaine	City in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States	Anoka	66,697
Eagan	City in Minnesota, United States	Dakota	65,975
Eden Prairie	City in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States	Hennepin	64,894
Co on Rapids	City in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States	Anoka	62,935
West Co on Rapids	City in Champlin, Minnesota, United States of America	Hennepin	62,528
Burnsville	City in Minnesota, United States	Dakota	62,170
Minnetonka	City in Hennepin County, Minnesota	Hennepin	55,370

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Official website of Minnesota

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Minnesota has 8 neighbours.

Iowa midwestern state in the United States
Michigan state of the United States of America
Wisconsin state of the United States of America
North Dakota state of the United States of America
South Dakota state of the United States of America
Manitoba province of Canada
Northwest Territories territory of Canada
Ontario province of Canada

Benton County
Waseca County
Winona County
Becker County
Dakota County
Pipestone County
Scott County
Chippewa County
Murray County
Mower County
Aitkin County
Fillmore County
Pennington County
Clay County
Kandiyohi County
Lake of the Woods County
Ramsey County
Martin County
Jackson County
Le Sueur County
Pope County
Itasca County
Otter Tail County
Big Stone County
Norman County
Kittson County
Hennepin County
Lac qui Parle County
Chisago County
Meeker County
Crow Wing County
Sibley County
Houston County
Wright County
Marshall County
Stevens County
Watonwan County
Rock County
Lake County
Morrison County
Wilkin County
Lyon County
Sherburne County
Yellow Medicine County
Isanti County
Rice County
Cook County
Goodhue County
Nicollet County
Faribault County
Wabasha County
Pine County
Steele County
Swift County
Redwood County
Anoka County
Carlton County
Stearns County
Clearwater County
Nobles County
Mille Lacs County
Cottonwood County
Lincoln County
Polk County
Renville County
McLeod County
Blue Earth County
Carver County
Wadena County
Freeborn County
Brown County
Beltrami County
Dodge County
Cass County
Red Lake County
Kanabec County
Mahnomen County
Washington County
Roseau County
Hubbard County
Douglas County
Olmsted County
St. Louis County
Koochiching County
Grant County
Traverse County
Todd County

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1910	2,075,708	-	census
1920	2,387,125	13.05%	census
1930	2,563,953	6.9%	census
1940	2,792,300	8.18%	census
1950	2,982,483	6.38%	census
1960	3,413,864	12.64%	census
1970	3,804,971	10.28%	census
1980	4,075,970	6.65%	census
1990	4,375,099	6.84%	census
2000	4,919,479	11.07%	census
2010	5,303,925	7.25%	census
2011	5,346,143	0.79%	estimation process
2012	5,376,643	0.57%	estimation process
2013	5,413,479	0.68%	estimation process
2014	5,451,079	0.69%	estimation process
2015	5,482,032	0.56%	estimation process
2016	5,522,744	0.74%	estimation process
2017	5,566,230	0.78%	estimation process
2018	5,606,249	0.71%	estimation process
2019	5,639,632	0.59%	estimation process
2020	5,657,342	0.31%	estimation process

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People born in Minnesota (199)

People born in Minnesota, including actress Adele Watson, actress Teal Redmann, actor Reverend Billy and the Church of Life After Shopping, .

List

Theodore Marston (American film director) he was born in 10/08/1868
Edward Kitsis (American screenwriter) he was born in 04/02/1971
Scott William Carter (American writer)
Frankie Thorn (American actress) she was born in 27/08/1964
Raymond C. Bushland (US entomologist) he was born in 05/10/1910
Terre Thaemlitz (American musician) was born in 01/01/1968
Erik Jensen (actor and playwright) he was born in 20/07/1970
Blaine Hogan (American actor) he was born in 29/01/1980
Reid Anderson (Bassist/composer) he was born in 15/10/1970
Wayne Boring (comic artist) he was born in 05/06/1905
John Berg (American catholic priest) he was born in 01/01/1970
Bill Haglund he was born in 01/01/1943
Brock Pierce (Entrepreneur, former child actor) he was born in 14/11/1980
Clark Comstock (American actor (1862-1934)) he was born in 07/01/1862
Curt Perkins he was born in 25/04/1916
Douglas Crockford (American computer programmer) he was born in 01/01/1955
Henry Edward Helseth he was born in 01/01/1912
Lars Martinson (cartoonist) he was born in 01/01/1977

Minnesota Counties (more)

Hennepin County

Hennepin County, county in Minnesota, United States

Ramsey County

Ramsey County, county in Minnesota, United States

Dakota County

Dakota County, county in Minnesota, United States

County Name	Population
Hennepin County	1,268,408
Ramsey County	547,903
Dakota County	431,807
Anoka County	359,921
Washington County	265,476
Saint Louis County	198,538
Stearns County	162,038
Olmsted County	159,298
Scott County	150,689
Wright County	140,249
Carver County	106,565
Sherburne County	98,811
Blue Earth County	68,241
Rice County	67,084
Crow Wing County	65,644
Clay County	64,690