Minnesota
- Area:
- Area: 86,943 sq.mi (225,182 sq.km.), 12th
- Land: 79,617 sq.mi. (206,207 sq.km.), 14th
- Water: 7,326 sq.mi. (18,974 sq.km.), 7th
- Great Lakes: 2,546 sq.mi. (6,594 sq.km.),tied for 5th
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- County Profile:
Minnesota County Map , 87 Counties
- Geographic Center:
Crow Wing, 10 miles southwest of Brainerd
- Highest Point:
Eagle Mountain ; 2,301 feet, (701 m.), 37th tallest
- Location:
- Absolute Center: 46°1.5’N / 95°19.6’W
- Relative Center: Crow Wing, 10 miles southwest of Brainerd
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- Lowest Point:
Minnesota; 602 feet, 40th lowest
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Image | | Central hill and lake region covering approximatley half the state; to the northeast, rocky ridges and deep lakes; to the northwest, flat plains; to the south, rolling plains and deep river valleys.
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- Agriculture: Dairy products, corn, cattle, soybeans, hogs, wheat, turkeys.
- Industry: Machinery, food processing, printing and publishing, fabricated metal products, electric equipment, mining, tourism.
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- Admission to Statehood:
May 11, 1858 (32nd State)
- Area:
- Area: 86,943 sq.mi (225,182 sq.km.), 12th
- Land: 79,617 sq.mi. (206,207 sq.km.), 14th
- Water: 7,326 sq.mi. (18,974 sq.km.), 7th
- Great Lakes: 2,546 sq.mi. (6,594 sq.km.),tied for 5th
- Constitution:
Minnesota’s Constitution , 32nd State
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- Population (2019):
5,639,632; Rank: 22 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Minnesota’s Constitution , 32nd State
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The Minnesota state flag is royal blue, with a gold fringe. In the center of the flag is the state seal. Around the state seal is a wreath of the state flower, the lady slipper. Three dates are woven into the wreath: 1858, the year Minnesota became a state; 1819, the year Fort Snelling was established; and 1893, the year the official flag was adopted. Nineteen stars ring the wreath. The largest star represents Minnesota. Get this Flag - Flower:
Pink and white Lady’s-Slipper (Cypripedium reginae) | Other State Flowers
- Largest Cities:
Minneapolis | Saint Paul | Rochester | Duluth | Bloomington | Plymouth | St. Cloud | Eagan | Woodbury
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- Origin of State Name:
Based on the Dakota Sioux Indian word mnisota for “sky-tinted water,” referring to the Minnesota River
- Population (2019):
5,639,632; Rank: 22 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
- Soil:
Lester
- Song:
- “Hail Minnesota” | Words by: Truman E. Richard and Arthur E. Upson | Music by: Truman E. Richard
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Red Pine (Pinus resinosa) | Other State Trees
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Minnesota County Map Minnesota County Map , 87 Counties
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