Minneapolis
city in and county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Minneapolis (/ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs/ (listen) MIN-ee-AP-ə-lis),[11] officially the City of Minneapolis, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. St. Paul and Minneapolis are known as the Twin Cities. As of the 2020 census the population was 429,954.[7] The Mississippi River runs through the city.
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Minneapolis
Bde Óta Othúŋwe (Dakota) | |
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Downtown Minneapolis (from the Mississippi River) | |
Etymology: Dakota mni ('water') with Greek polis ('city') | |
Nicknames: | |
Motto: En Avant (French: 'Forward')[3] | |
Coordinates: 44°58′55″N 93°16′09″W[4] | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Hennepin |
Incorporated | 1867 |
Founded by | Franklin Steele and John H. Stevens |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-council (strong mayor)[5] |
• Body | Minneapolis City Council |
• Mayor | Jacob Frey (DFL) |
Area | |
• City | 57.51 sq mi (148.94 km2) |
• Land | 54.00 sq mi (139.86 km2) |
• Water | 3.51 sq mi (9.08 km2) |
Elevation | 830 ft (250 m) |
Population | |
• City | 429,954 |
• Estimate (2022)[8] | 425,096 |
• Rank |
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• Density | 7,962.11/sq mi (3,074.21/km2) |
• Urban | 2,914,866 |
• Urban density | 2,872.4/sq mi (1,109/km2) |
• Metro | 3,693,729 |
Demonym | Minneapolitan |
Time zone | UTC–6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | 55401-55419, 55423, 55429-55430, 55450, 55454-55455, 55484-55488 |
Area code | 612 |
FIPS code | 27-43000[4] |
GNIS ID | 655030[4] |
Website | MinneapolisMN.gov |
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