| Admitted to Union |
May 11, 1858 |
| Capital |
St. Paul, [ Find out more ] |
| Nickname |
North Star State, Gopher State, Land of 10,000 Lakes, [ Find out more ] |
| Motto |
L'Etoile du Nord, [ Find out more ] |
| Total Area |
86,943 square miles |
Rank |
12th |
| Total Land Area |
79,617 square miles |
Rank |
14th |
| Total Water Area |
7,326 square miles |
Rank |
7th |
| Length |
400 miles |
| Width |
250 miles |
| Highest Point |
2,301 feet (Eagle Mountain) |
Rank |
37th |
| Lowest Point |
602 feet (Lake Superior) |
Rank |
42nd |
| Mean Elevation |
1,200 feet |
Rank |
21st |
| Highest Temp |
114 degrees on July 6, 1936 at Moorhead |
| Lowest Temp |
-60 degrees on February 2, 1996 at Tower. |
| Highest Monthly Avg Temp |
83.4 degrees |
Rank |
42nd |
| Lowest Monthly Avg Temp |
-2.9 degrees |
Rank |
3rd |
Population
(U.S. Census, April, 2000) |
4,919,479 |
Rank |
21st |
Population per square mile
(Population/Total Land Area) |
61.79 |
Rank |
31st |
Ten Largest Cities by Population
State Capital in Red
(U.S. Census, April, 2000)
|
| 1. |
Minneapolis |
382,618 |
|
6. |
Brooklyn Park |
67,338 |
| 2. |
St. Paul |
287,151 |
7. |
Plymouth |
65,894 |
| 3. |
Duluth |
86,918 |
8. |
Eagan |
63,557 |
| 4. |
Rochester |
85,806 |
9. |
Coon Rapids |
61,607 |
| 5. |
Bloomington |
85,172 |
10. |
Burnsville |
60,220 | |
| Median Age |
32.5 |
| Average Lifetime (1979-1981) |
76.15 |
Rank |
2nd |
| Crimes Reported per 100,000 (1992-1993) |
4,386.2 |
Rank |
37th |
| Violent Crimes |
327.2 |
Rank |
38th |
| Property |
4,059.0 |
Rank |
34th |
Per capita income (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce |
$31,935 |
Rank |
9th |
Disposable personal income per capita (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce |
$26,816 |
Rank |
9th |
| Median income of households(1993) |
$33,682 |
Rank |
15th |
|
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We've gathered some of this information
from "The World Almanac® of the U.S.A." by Allan Carpenter
and Carl Provorse, published by World Almanac Books (An Imprint of K-III
Reference Corporation, A K-III Communications Company). Copyright 1996.
This book is chock full of statistical
data, historical information and items of interest for all 50 states. We can
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