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Minneapolis
/ Minnesota
State Statistics |
Minnesota State Flag |
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MINNESOTA
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MINNEAPOLIS |
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AREA |
86,943 sq miles
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CAPITAL |
St. Paul |
FAMOUS DATES
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Organized as territory: March 3, 1849 , Entered Union (rank): May 11, 1858 (32)
Present constitution adopted: 1858
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LOCATION
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44.839N, 092.994W |
MEAN ELEVATION
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HIGHEST
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Eagle Mountain; 2301 feet, 37th |
LOWEST
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Shore of Lake Superior; 602 feet, 42nd |
COUNTIES |
87 |
COASTLINE |
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GEOGRAPHIC CENTER |
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STATE FOSSIL
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STATE GRASS
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STATE REPTILE
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STATE ROCK
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STATE GEMSTONE
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Lake Superior Agate |
STATE FLAG
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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 |
STATE COLORS
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STATE SEAL
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STATE SLOGAN
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10,000 Lakes And 10,000,000,000,000 Mosquitoes |
STATE
MOTTO
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"The Star of the North" |
STATE SONG
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"Hail! Minnesota" |
STATE TREE
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Red Pine Pinus resinosa |
STATE BIRD
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Common Loon |
STATE ANIMAL
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STATE FISH
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walleye (1965) |
STATE METAL
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STATE NICKNAMES
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North Star State / Land of 10,000 Lakes |
STATE FLOWER
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Lady's Slipper |
BORDERING
STATES
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Iowa Michigan (water border) North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin |
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