Welcome to Minnesota

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Minnesota, often referred to as the North Star State or the Land of 10,000 Lakes, is a captivating state located in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. Bordered by Canada to the north, Lake Superior to the northeast, Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the south, and North and South Dakota to the west, Minnesota is renowned for its stunning natural landscapes, vibrant cities, and a strong sense of community.

One of Minnesota's most iconic features is its abundance of lakes, rivers, and waterways, offering endless outdoor recreation and relaxation opportunities. The state is home to over 10,000 lakes, including Lake Minnetonka, Mille Lacs Lake, and the iconic Lake of the Woods, as well as numerous rivers and streams ideal for fishing, boating, and water sports. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, located in the northeastern part of the state, is a vast wilderness area known for its pristine lakes, rugged terrain, and remote camping opportunities.

Minnesota's vibrant cities offer a mix of cultural attractions, dining options, and entertainment venues. Minneapolis, the largest city in the state, is known for its thriving arts scene, world-class theaters, and vibrant neighborhoods like Uptown and Northeast. Visitors can explore attractions such as the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and the iconic Guthrie Theater, or enjoy outdoor activities along the scenic Mississippi Riverfront.

St. Paul, the state capital, is adjacent to Minneapolis and offers unique attractions and amenities. Visitors can explore historic landmarks such as the Minnesota State Capitol, the Cathedral of Saint Paul, and the James J. Hill House, or stroll through the charming streets of the historic Summit Avenue neighborhood. The city is also known for its vibrant dining scene, with a wide range of restaurants serving everything from traditional Midwestern fare to international cuisine.

Beyond the Twin Cities, Minnesota is home to several other dynamic cities and towns that offer unique attractions and experiences. Duluth, located on the shores of Lake Superior, is known for its scenic beauty, historic architecture, and outdoor recreational opportunities such as hiking, biking, and skiing. Rochester, home to the renowned Mayo Clinic, is famous for its world-class healthcare facilities, as well as its vibrant arts scene and cultural festivals.

Visitors will encounter warm hospitality, friendly locals, and a strong sense of community throughout Minnesota. Whether exploring its natural beauty, experiencing its rich cultural heritage, or enjoying its vibrant cities, visitors to the North Star State will be captivated by its timeless charm and beauty.

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Topics:		Color Schemes:		Population
				Number of Persons (in '000s)

Under 24	24-64	64-150	150-350	350-775	775-2,000	Over 2,000

County Statistics: STI: PopStats

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Principle Cities of Minnesota

City Name↑↓	Population↑↓	Density↑↓	White↑↓	Black↑↓	Asian↑↓	Hispanic↑↓	Education↑↓	Income↑↓	SSA↑↓	Poverty↑↓	Land Area↑↓
Albert Lea	18,434	1,387.57	77.58	1.7	3.48	15.31	29.21	56,347	41.26	10.79	13.2851
Andover	32,639	963.61	86.38	4.08	3.52	2.3	51.57	123,054	26.81	3.28	33.8716
Anoka	17,892	2,683.38	77.31	7.74	3.86	6.05	38.69	73,118	36.07	9.02	6.6677
Apple Valley	55,594	3,295.32	70.25	9.98	6.11	7.6	57.17	97,588	27.48	5.91	16.8706
Austin	26,156	1,968.52	64.97	5.73	8.01	17.44	34.52	61,667	30.43	14.36	13.2871
Bemidji	15,441	885.42	75.83	1.78	1.2	2.7	45.64	49,799	30.43	21.79	17.4392
Blaine	70,047	2,128.77	74.17	7.17	9.21	4.78	47	100,659	26.2	6.1	32.9049
Bloomington	89,244	2,571.98	68.73	10.71	5.69	8.67	55.41	87,381	32.06	7.95	34.6986
Brooklyn Center	33,109	4,136.96	35.17	31.55	13.82	14.96	34.52	70,692	24.69	9.92	8.0032
Brooklyn Park	84,951	3,257.84	37.95	29.45	19.25	6.39	45.17	82,271	23.13	8.88	26.0759
Buffalo	16,288	2,098.83	93.34	0.18	1.73	1.72	40.97	81,868	30.98	6.58	7.7605
Burnsville	64,075	2,569.46	64.58	13.76	5.91	10.13	50.8	85,801	28.32	8	24.9371
Champlin	23,666	2,903.43	79.25	9.55	5.36	1.47	51.62	113,570	25.77	6.49	8.1511
Chanhassen	25,868	1,270.49	83.74	1.43	6.61	3.29	74	131,633	25.67	2.56	20.3606
Chaska	27,764	1,630.81	82.17	1.97	3.24	8.36	55.54	99,988	21.26	3.94	17.0247
Columbia Heights	21,822	6,403.59	52.2	23.8	5.6	12.9	39.68	70,470	32.01	13.09	3.4078
Coon Rapids	63,296	2,800.68	75.42	9.04	5.67	4.48	38.68	85,445	33.33	7.7	22.6002
Cottage Grove	39,274	1,167.47	78.35	6.12	5.76	5.14	52.09	117,673	25.56	4.1	33.6402
Crystal	22,954	3,967.36	70.39	15.24	4.07	4.54	48.67	86,288	26.66	7.16	5.7857
Duluth	86,772	1,210.92	87.08	2.46	1.64	2.74	50.68	63,545	29.65	17.47	71.6577
Eagan	68,262	2,189.31	72.11	10.35	8.82	5.14	63.65	104,101	24.1	5.85	31.1797
Eden Prairie	63,623	1,957.84	69.99	6.74	13.54	4.65	73.28	129,345	23.49	5.12	32.4965
Edina	53,037	3,431.45	82.57	2.84	6.88	3.15	77.23	125,506	34.93	4.87	15.4561
Elk River	25,936	612.73	85.34	3.82	1.12	3.68	42.49	95,597	25.6	4.82	42.3286
Faribault	24,418	1,575.13	66.86	14.76	1.42	14.54	26	58,881	35.6	15.81	15.5022
Farmington	23,487	1,606.37	84.66	3.33	2.63	5.28	51.8	114,737	17.13	3.26	14.6212
Forest Lake	20,553	673.01	83.54	3.1	3.8	5.95	47.88	91,157	30.68	6.28	30.5388
Fridley	29,731	2,925.22	57.01	19.7	4.57	13.87	41.48	76,592	26	10.58	10.1637
Golden Valley	22,142	2,171.32	81.25	5.67	2.59	3.76	66.33	110,026	35.19	8.61	10.1975
Ham Lake	16,489	479.12	90.91	0.35	4.84	2.21	49.86	112,854	31.5	3.24	34.4151
Hastings	22,063	2,131.07	87.47	1.29	1.76	4.13	41.14	87,722	33.96	6.06	10.353
Hibbing	16,167	88.82	93.06	2.01	0.09	1.48	35.7	52,881	43.4	14.23	182.027
Hopkins	18,752	4,615.92	59.32	20.19	5.25	7.62	53.11	70,058	25.41	9.05	4.0625
Hugo	15,831	473.12	89.92	1.91	3	3.08	51.71	110,160	29.2	2.06	33.461
Inver Grove Heights	35,673	1,280.7	76.01	4.75	4.21	12.26	53.1	98,719	30.67	5.73	27.8543
Lakeville	70,696	1,915.09	79.79	4.49	5.96	5.34	63.14	129,069	20.79	3.82	36.9152
Lino Lakes	21,525	762.85	87.81	3.4	4.37	1.79	55.74	120,745	29.83	2.11	28.2166
Mankato	44,444	2,244.4	82.4	6.95	3.61	4.66	51.88	61,726	23.12	22.46	19.8021
Maple Grove	70,110	2,152.42	78.76	7.6	6.85	2.53	64.41	127,001	25.43	4.54	32.5727
Maplewood	41,405	2,429.61	55.45	8.32	20.14	10.52	46.28	86,769	33.3	10.68	17.0419
Minneapolis	426,877	7,905.18	60.05	18.37	5.15	9.85	60.81	76,332	18.34	16.76	53.9997
Minnetonka	53,529	1,988.97	82.46	3.96	6.47	3.27	70.18	114,867	32.21	4.53	26.9129
Moorhead	44,443	1,994.51	82.07	5.72	1.73	5.14	53.38	68,680	24.7	18.42	22.2827
New Brighton	23,141	3,563.15	65.46	15.96	6.58	7.52	58.67	84,707	28.66	11.12	6.4945
New Hope	21,620	4,274.43	61.05	24.25	3.03	6.32	44.06	69,244	28.22	10.74	5.058
Northfield	20,518	2,411.82	81.15	2.36	3.9	8.7	62.71	83,125	33.5	7.76	8.5073
Oakdale	28,029	2,557.29	66.61	10.13	12.62	4.32	43.5	86,003	33.11	6.32	10.9604
Otsego	20,455	690.83	85.56	5.16	1.76	2.63	55.79	122,420	24.29	0.85	29.6094
Owatonna	26,400	1,744.47	84.62	4.22	0.31	7.31	41.44	78,295	32.48	8.84	15.1335
Plymouth	79,918	2,443.14	73.77	4.82	10.52	4.52	71.92	130,131	26.24	3.55	32.7112
Prior Lake	27,608	1,694.52	85.24	1.23	4.28	3.69	64.35	129,539	26.4	2.51	16.2926
Ramsey	27,774	962.5	84.49	6.19	3.03	1.71	46.83	110,212	27.73	3.95	28.856
Red Wing	16,627	477.36	87.15	2.99	0.77	5.39	38.11	65,107	36.67	12.57	34.8314
Richfield	36,809	5,430.84	59.85	10.65	6.1	18.62	51.98	80,712	27.87	7.21	6.7778
Rochester	120,848	2,167.2	72.76	9.16	7.77	5.92	60.37	83,973	25.5	9.11	55.7624
Rosemount	25,993	781.66	84.37	3.52	4.32	3.08	63.05	127,252	25.02	1.94	33.2537
Roseville	36,066	2,770.07	72.09	8.02	8.02	4.94	61.53	87,702	34.85	7.14	13.0199
St Cloud	68,910	1,715.51	68.84	18.04	3.93	4.07	41.04	58,910	24.73	19.79	40.1688
St Louis Park	49,500	4,657.54	78.39	5.15	5.06	4.98	70.34	94,263	23.53	7.2	10.6279
St Michael	18,648	570.82	88.96	3.13	1.89	2.1	62.34	123,318	19.7	3.59	32.6691
St Paul	308,806	5,941.71	51.29	15.39	18.28	8.59	50.93	69,919	23.73	16.67	51.9726
Sartell	19,382	1,906.65	88.74	1.98	1.94	2.21	51.92	74,177	24.09	7.78	10.1655
Savage	32,441	2,079.14	74.13	9.09	7.47	5.03	64.07	123,069	22.75	6.02	15.6031
Shakopee	44,135	1,514.99	62.92	8.26	12.16	8.97	51.42	103,924	19.42	6.81	29.1321
Shoreview	26,846	2,493.47	79.74	3.33	9.79	3.37	70.09	106,153	35.03	5.12	10.7665
South St Paul	20,598	3,662.06	70.79	4.3	2.06	16.51	42.22	82,644	25.33	9.74	5.6247
Stillwater	19,316	2,400.7	84.67	2.84	2.4	6.64	58.74	107,986	34.55	6.12	8.046
West St Paul	20,820	4,241.96	66.71	5.83	2.18	20.36	45.42	68,359	35.09	9.62	4.9081
White Bear Lake	24,317	3,022.72	81.38	3.36	4.59	6.7	47.87	79,699	35.25	6.7	8.0447
Willmar	21,006	1,476.19	60.48	11.42	1.9	23.87	33.23	59,132	30.84	17.62	14.2299
Winona	26,083	1,370.34	88.61	2.44	2.36	3.86	45.1	52,500	30.48	21.27	19.034
Woodbury	75,549	2,165.09	74.53	4.95	12.22	4.61	72.7	125,097	23.45	4.26	34.8942

County Name↑↓	Population↑↓	Density↑↓	White↑↓	Black↑↓	Asian↑↓	Hispanic↑↓	Education↑↓	Income↑↓	SSA↑↓	Poverty↑↓	Land Area↑↓
Aitkin	16,679	9.16	92.58	0.41	0.21	1.44	30.54	59,370	30.13	13.5	1821.77
Anoka	378,848	897.82	76.94	7.65	5.2	5.18	44.35	97,024	16.55	6.52	421.964
Becker	35,519	27.01	85.71	0.62	0.56	1.91	41.14	71,084	27.17	10.59	1315.06
Beltrami	46,817	18.69	70.64	1.03	0.6	2.51	43.72	65,951	21.37	14.44	2504.7
Benton	42,106	103.13	87.22	4.85	1.03	3.02	38.96	73,670	18.24	8.9	408.297
Big Stone	5,229	10.48	94.15	0.25	0.38	2.47	36.78	64,878	29.55	10.68	499.165
Blue Earth	70,938	94.86	84.71	4.95	2.51	4.35	49.78	74,737	17.15	16.26	747.849
Brown	26,057	42.64	92.48	0.63	0.5	4.64	35.95	69,370	25.07	8.96	611.109
Carlton	37,040	43.01	86.81	1.6	0.42	1.75	38.92	76,923	23.72	9.37	861.192
Carver	112,937	319.01	86.33	1.78	3.32	4.62	60.9	119,588	14.35	4.21	354.022
Cass	31,229	15.45	81.47	0.34	0.44	1.9	36.73	65,194	33.65	11.85	2021.47
Chippewa	12,471	21.46	84.21	0.87	0.79	9.04	36.13	62,677	22.18	12.51	581.23
Chisago	59,499	143.41	90.51	1.3	1.35	2.54	38.86	99,986	19.82	6.35	414.9
Clay	67,137	64.24	83.82	4.81	1.35	4.71	50.7	77,313	16.49	15.47	1045.18
Clearwater	8,731	8.74	83.78	0.22	0.47	1.84	29.5	66,124	25.3	14.39	998.826
Cook	5,643	3.88	83.63	0.41	0.9	2.39	55.78	76,037	32.32	8.7	1452.57
Cottonwood	11,601	18.13	82.36	1.41	3.48	9.54	33.93	66,162	26.97	12.45	639.973
Crow Wing	69,211	69.32	93.21	0.58	0.47	1.49	40.86	69,703	28.46	10.82	998.357
Dakota	454,948	808.74	74.52	7.15	5.3	7.95	55.97	104,158	16.55	5.91	562.538
Dodge	21,498	48.94	90.38	0.68	0.52	5.1	45.65	95,765	18.05	4.68	439.282
Douglas	40,564	63.69	94.25	0.48	0.55	2.02	46.34	78,014	28.08	9.06	636.937
Faribault	13,935	19.56	88.84	0.43	0.39	7.59	35.28	65,801	27.6	11.64	712.479
Fillmore	21,822	25.34	94.89	0.44	0.46	1.78	38.45	76,638	24.26	8.3	861.333
Freeborn	30,634	43.31	81.98	1.28	3.17	10.63	31.53	67,628	26.79	9.89	707.245
Goodhue	48,568	64.18	89.8	1.47	0.79	3.73	40.59	80,475	24	10.31	756.704
Grant	6,284	11.47	93.46	0.43	0.19	2.4	37.24	67,800	27.63	11.13	547.8
Hennepin	1,296,925	2,340.86	66.59	12.9	7.36	7.34	61.16	96,688	15.36	9.86	554.037
Houston	18,674	33.83	94.33	0.52	0.52	1.36	42.89	76,275	27.97	8.08	552.043
Hubbard	22,421	24.21	90.51	0.52	0.29	2.43	42.72	70,372	29.96	11.39	926.007
Isanti	43,944	100.84	91.85	0.86	1.55	2.26	31.81	85,363	20.58	7.89	435.758
Itasca	45,922	17.21	89.26	0.5	0.3	1.52	38.97	66,326	30.66	11.58	2667.74
Jackson	10,040	14.28	90.76	0.72	1.3	4.13	38.44	67,477	24.19	10.09	702.972
Kanabec	16,534	31.7	93.47	0.41	0.46	1.62	25.79	70,810	27.45	9.62	521.61
Kandiyohi	44,221	55.46	77.21	6	1.18	13.02	41.52	76,288	22.69	10.31	797.373
Kittson	4,205	3.83	94.15	0.43	0.45	1.66	38.12	69,182	27.59	11.15	1099
Koochiching	11,802	3.8	90.74	0.55	0.48	1.4	31.38	61,992	33.82	10.58	3104.61
Lac qui Parle	6,683	8.74	93.46	0.48	0.66	2.81	35.62	68,591	28.82	9.76	765.021
Lake	10,958	5.2	94.67	0.2	0.31	1.31	40.46	75,012	30.58	9.93	2109.1
Lake of the Woods	3,737	2.88	92.27	0.35	0.27	0.96	33.37	64,466	31.58	10.39	1297.84
Le Sueur	29,613	66.0	89.45	0.91	0.45	6.56	39.36	89,393	19.66	7.03	448.674
Lincoln	5,693	10.61	94.85	0.18	0.37	2.04	35.48	65,918	25.1	11.26	536.784
Lyon	25,482	35.67	81.56	3.19	5.01	7.41	40.5	69,514	20.34	14.49	714.411
McLeod	37,330	75.95	88.92	0.56	0.66	6.99	34.76	76,440	22.46	8.63	491.51
Mahnomen	5,252	9.41	43.35	0.19	0.3	3.87	25.94	54,278	17.61	18.5	557.867
Marshall	9,018	5.08	92.03	0.23	0.24	4.62	32.18	71,763	25.69	7.15	1775.06
Martin	19,842	27.86	90.4	0.56	0.49	5.92	36.99	65,095	28.28	11.13	712.331
Meeker	23,758	39.08	92.76	0.37	0.22	4.12	35.67	78,970	24.09	7.32	607.969
Mille Lacs	27,817	48.61	87.65	0.35	0.53	2.23	30.62	69,942	24.95	11.23	572.306
Morrison	34,663	30.81	94.63	0.43	0.31	1.82	31.35	67,533	24.78	10.8	1125.09
Mower	40,379	56.77	74.89	3.99	5.14	12.52	36.4	69,981	22.03	10.95	711.273
Murray	8,175	11.6	90.92	0.44	1.32	4.66	33.62	74,395	28.09	8.58	704.667
Nicollet	34,801	77.58	86.13	3.81	1.53	4.93	50.28	83,007	18.61	8.68	448.592
Nobles	22,195	31.04	55.21	4.59	5.45	31.28	27.88	65,201	18.25	12.65	715.117
Norman	6,476	7.42	88.25	0.71	0.2	4.96	38.36	66,734	26.65	10.48	872.789
Olmsted	166,897	255.38	77.15	6.6	6.3	5.58	59.74	95,238	17.65	8.33	653.512
Otter Tail	61,294	31.09	90.83	1.19	0.52	3.73	42.43	70,435	28.67	9.7	1971.63
Pennington	13,913	22.56	88.24	1.28	1.04	4.72	42.91	73,975	21.99	9.03	616.579
Pine	30,474	21.59	87.7	1.85	1	2.73	27.6	67,287	26.19	11.07	1411.34
Pipestone	9,429	20.28	85.37	0.88	0.77	8.07	33.12	69,990	22.38	11.16	465.053
Polk	30,863	15.66	84.92	2.74	0.77	6.68	40.59	71,185	23.13	11.11	1971
Pope	11,713	17.49	94.63	0.38	0.62	1.81	41.58	72,003	25.85	11.53	669.536
Ramsey	549,359	3,608.32	59.04	12.19	15.13	7.86	53.5	81,377	16.59	11.72	152.248
Red Lake	3,951	9.14	91.7	0.58	0.05	3.14	33.53	74,945	25.01	11.97	432.407
Redwood	15,605	17.76	85.61	0.58	2.7	3.56	31.79	67,088	23.33	11.14	878.573
Renville	14,656	14.91	86.42	0.5	0.6	9.14	31.89	67,844	24.3	9.97	982.905
Rice	68,719	138.59	78.36	6.5	2.17	9.44	41.27	81,817	18.74	8.83	495.84
Rock	9,925	20.57	92.15	0.34	0.66	3.57	38.74	77,100	22.63	10.02	482.459
Roseau	15,283	9.14	89.42	0.65	2.97	1.58	32.34	70,837	24.35	10.43	1671.72
St. Louis	202,892	32.48	89	1.81	0.95	1.84	44.51	68,596	24.79	14.31	6247.57
Scott	158,377	444.54	77.44	5.12	6.4	5.83	56.04	119,985	13.13	5	356.273
Sherburne	103,461	238.99	87.71	3.36	1.27	2.93	41.89	101,794	15.51	6.68	432.91
Sibley	15,337	26.05	87.19	0.74	0.49	9.22	30.83	77,651	21.39	9.05	588.834
Stearns	162,948	121.35	82.4	8.19	1.94	4.07	43.15	76,433	18.66	12.03	1342.83
Steele	37,916	88.25	84.41	3.44	0.66	8.37	39.44	80,770	21.92	9.01	429.645
Stevens	9,832	17.45	84.36	1.26	0.9	9.08	42.45	72,607	18.4	13.87	563.58
Swift	9,795	13.2	87.96	0.85	0.4	6.18	37.85	61,337	23.53	11.17	741.986
Todd	26,038	27.55	87.88	0.42	0.44	7.84	27.25	63,917	24.48	12.31	945.098
Traverse	3,271	5.7	84.78	0.61	0	5.11	34.61	65,312	30.42	10.86	573.872
Wabasha	21,921	41.92	93.59	0.39	0.51	3.17	41.42	77,222	25.83	8.37	522.922
Wadena	14,320	26.7	92.3	0.68	0.45	2.03	34.03	58,835	28.44	13.18	536.347
Waseca	19,224	45.41	87.69	1.33	0.71	6.66	36.03	74,016	23.36	7.44	423.363
Washington	283,978	738.15	78.67	5.06	7.01	4.75	58.42	114,867	17.45	5.19	384.714
Watonwan	11,148	25.63	68.93	0.39	1.11	27.98	28.5	70,445	20.47	13.11	434.947
Wilkin	6,420	8.55	91.53	0.53	0.08	3.5	40.85	70,230	23.85	13.59	751.038
Winona	50,347	80.4	89.66	1.56	2.16	3.45	47.12	67,643	21.2	13.51	626.177
Wright	155,105	234.6	89.47	1.67	1.36	3.33	46.52	104,728	15.09	5.41	661.159
Yellow Medicine	9,532	12.56	88.68	0.64	0.41	4.79	35.99	71,928	27.42	10.48	759.101

City Statistics: American Community Survey 2022,
County Statistics: STI: PopStats

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