Minnesota

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Minnesota: flag

seal of Minnesota

The loon is the state bird of Minnesota.

Minnesota's state flower is the pink-and-white lady's slipper.

Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen: Spoonbridge and Cherry

Minnesota: Split Rock Lighthouse

Physical features of Minnesota

Minnesota: Rice Lake

For Students

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minnesota summary

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Minnesota: Facts & Stats

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Facts

Also Known As	North Star State
Capital	St. Paul
Population¹	(2020) 5,706,494; (2023 est.) 5,737,915
Governor	Tim Walz (Democrat)
Date Of Admission	May 11, 1858
U.S. Senators	Amy Klobuchar (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) • Tina Smith (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)
State Nickname	North Star State • Gopher State • Land of 10,000 Lakes • Land of Sky-blue Waters
State Motto	"L’Étoile du Nord (The North Star)"
State Bird	common loon
State Flower	pink and white lady’s slipper
State Song	“Hail! Minnesota”
Seats In U.S. House Of Representatives	8 (of 435)
Time Zone	Central (GMT − 6 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km)	225,161
Total Area (Sq Mi)	86,935
¹Excluding military abroad.

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Minnesota: flag

seal of Minnesota

The loon is the state bird of Minnesota.

Minnesota's state flower is the pink-and-white lady's slipper.

Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen: Spoonbridge and Cherry

Minnesota: Split Rock Lighthouse

Physical features of Minnesota

Minnesota: Rice Lake

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St. Paul, Minnesota

St. Paul

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Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis

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Duluth

Duluth

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Winona State University

Winona

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Mesabi Range, Minnesota

Hibbing

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Bloomington

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Rochester

Rochester

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Mankato: Hubbard House

Mankato

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Stillwater

Stillwater

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Bemidji

Bemidji

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Eveleth: former open-pit mine

Eveleth

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Faribault: Shattuck-St. Mary's School

Faribault

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Little Falls: Charles A. Lindbergh's boyhood home

Little Falls

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National Farmers' Bank, designed by Louis Sullivan, 1908, Owatonna, Minn.

Owatonna

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