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Minnesota

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State of Minnesota
Flag of Minnesota State seal of Minnesota
Flag Èdìdí
Ìlàjẹ́: North Star State;
Land of 10,000 Lakes; The Gopher State
Motto(s): L’Étoile du Nord (French: The Star of the North)
Map of the United States with Minnesota highlighted
Map of the United States with Minnesota highlighted
Orúkọaráàlú Minnesotan
Olúìlú Saint Paul
Ìlú atóbijùlọ Minneapolis
Largest metro area Minneapolis-Saint Paul
Àlà  Ipò 12th ní U.S.
 - Total 86,943 sq mi
(225,181 km2)
 - Width c. 200–350 miles (c. 320–560 km)
 - Length c. 400 miles (c. 640 km)
 - % water 8.4
 - Latitude 43° 30′ N to 49° 23′ N
 - Longitude 89° 29′ W to 97° 14′ W
Iyeèrò  Ipò 21st ní U.S.
 - Total 5,220,393 (2008 est.)[1]
4,919,479 (2000)
Density 65.3/sq mi  (25.21/km2)
Ranked 31st in the U.S.
 - Median income  $55,802[2] (10th[2])
Elevation  
 - Highest point Eagle Mountain[3]
2,301 ft (701 m)
 - Mean 1,198 ft  (365 m)
 - Lowest point Lake Superior[3]
601 ft (183 m)
Admission to Union  May 11, 1858 (32nd)
Gómìnà Tim Pawlenty (R)
Ìgbákejì Gómìnà Carol Molnau (R)
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U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (DFL)
Al Franken (DFL)
U.S. House delegation 5 Democrats, 3 Republicans (list)
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Abbreviations MN Minn. US-MN
Website state.mn.us


  1. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2009-01-31. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Median Household Income Archived 2020-02-12 at Archive.is, from U.S. Census Bureau (from 2007 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". U.S Geological Survey. 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2006-11-06.