| State of Minnesota |
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| Flag |
Èdìdí |
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Ìlàjẹ́: North Star State;
Land of 10,000 Lakes; The Gopher State |
| Motto(s): L’Étoile du Nord (French: The Star of the North) |
 Map of the United States with Minnesota highlighted |
| Orúkọaráàlú | Minnesotan |
| Olúìlú | Saint Paul |
| Ìlú atóbijùlọ | Minneapolis |
| Largest metro area | Minneapolis-Saint Paul |
| Àlà | Ipò 12th ní U.S. |
| - Total | 86,943 sq mi
(225,181 km2) |
| - Width | c. 200–350 miles (c. 320–560 km) |
| - Length | c. 400 miles (c. 640 km) |
| - % water | 8.4 |
| - Latitude | 43° 30′ N to 49° 23′ N |
| - Longitude | 89° 29′ W to 97° 14′ W |
| Iyeèrò | Ipò 21st ní U.S. |
| - Total | 5,220,393 (2008 est.)[1]
4,919,479 (2000) |
| - Density | 65.3/sq mi (25.21/km2)
Ranked 31st in the U.S. |
| - Median income | $55,802[2] (10th[2]) |
| Elevation | |
| - Highest point |
Eagle Mountain[3]
2,301 ft (701 m) |
| - Mean | 1,198 ft (365 m) |
| - Lowest point | Lake Superior[3]
601 ft (183 m) |
| Admission to Union |
May 11, 1858 (32nd) |
| Gómìnà | Tim Pawlenty (R) |
| Ìgbákejì Gómìnà | Carol Molnau (R) |
| Legislature | {{{Legislature}}} |
| - Upper house | {{{Upperhouse}}} |
| - Lower house | {{{Lowerhouse}}} |
| U.S. Senators | Amy Klobuchar (DFL)
Al Franken (DFL) |
| U.S. House delegation | 5 Democrats, 3 Republicans (list) |
| Time zone |
Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Abbreviations |
MN Minn. US-MN |
| Website | state.mn.us |
