The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Minnesota:

Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

– U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 located in the Midwestern United States

Midwestern United States

The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....

. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory

Minnesota Territory

The Territory of Minnesota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 3, 1849, until May 11, 1858, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Minnesota.-History:...

 and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state on May 11, 1858. Known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, the state's name comes from a Dakota

Dakota language

Dakota is a Siouan language spoken by the Dakota people of the Sioux tribes. Dakota is closely related to and mutually intelligible with the Lakota language.-Dialects:...

 word for "sky-tinted water".

General reference

• Names
  • Common name: Minnesota
    Minnesota
    Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
    
    
    • Pronunciation: mɪnɨˈsoʊtə
  • Official name: State of Minnesota
  • Abbreviations and name codes
    • Postal symbol: MN
    • ISO 3166-2 code: US-MN
    • Internet
      Internet
      The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
      
       second-level domain
      Second-level domain
      In the Domain Name System hierarchy, a second-level domain is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain . For example, in example.com, example is the second-level domain of the .com TLD....
      
      : .mn.us
  • Nicknames
    • Butter Country
    • Gopher State
    • Land of 10,000 Lakes (currently used on license plates
      Vehicle registration plates of Minnesota
      The U.S. state of Minnesota first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1909.-Passenger plates 1978 to present:-External links:*...
      
      )
    • Land of Lakes
    • Land of Sky-Blue Waters
    • North Star State
    • State of Hockey
• Adjectival: Minnesota
  Minnesota
  Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
  
  
• Demonym: Minnesotan

Geography of Minnesota

Main article: Geography of Minnesota

Geography of Minnesota

Minnesota is the northernmost state outside of Alaska; its isolated Northwest Angle in Lake of the Woods is the only part of the 48 contiguous states lying north of the 49th parallel. Minnesota is in the U.S. region known as the Upper Midwest. The state shares a Lake Superior water border with...

• Minnesota is: a U.S. state
  U.S. state
  A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
  
  , a federal state of the United States of America
• Location
  • Northern hemisphere
    Northern Hemisphere
    The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
    
    
  • Western hemisphere
    Western Hemisphere
    The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...
    
    
    • Americas
      Americas
      The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
      
      
      • North America
        North America
        North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
        
        
        • Anglo America
        • Northern America
          Northern America
          Northern America is the northernmost region of the Americas, and is part of the North American continent. It lies directly north of the region of Middle America; the land border between the two regions coincides with the border between the United States and Mexico...
          
          
          • United States of America
            • Contiguous United States
              Contiguous United States
              The contiguous United States are the 48 U.S. states on the continent of North America that are south of Canada and north of Mexico, plus the District of Columbia....
              
              
              • Canadian border
              • Central United States
                Central United States
                The Central United States is sometimes conceived as between the Eastern United States and Western United States as part of a three-region model, roughly coincident with the Midwestern United States plus the western and central portions of the Southern United States; the term is also sometimes used...
                
                
                • West North Central States
                  West North Central States
                  The West North Central States form one of the nine geographic divisions within the United States that are officially recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau....
                  
                  
              • Midwestern United States
                Midwestern United States
                The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
                
                
                • Upper Midwest
                  Upper Midwest
                  The Upper Midwest is a region in the northern portion of the U.S. Census Bureau's Midwestern United States. It is largely a sub-region of the midwest. Although there are no uniformly agreed-upon boundaries, the region is most commonly used to refer to the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and...
                  
                  
          • Great Lakes Region
• Population of Minnesota: 5,303,925 (2010 U.S. Census)
• Area of Minnesota:
• Atlas of Minnesota

Places in Minnesota

• Historic places in Minnesota
  • Ghost towns in Minnesota
  • National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota
  • Forts in Minnesota
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota
    • Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
• National Natural Landmarks in Minnesota
• National parks in Minnesota
• State forests in Minnesota
• State parks in Minnesota
• County and regional parks in Minnesota

Environment of Minnesota

• Climate of Minnesota
  Climate of Minnesota
  The climate of Minnesota is typical of a continental climate, with cold winters and hot summers. Minnesota's location in the Upper Midwest allows it to experience some of the widest variety of weather in the United States, with each of the four seasons having its own distinct characteristics...
  
  
  • Weather records of Minnesota
• Natural history of Minnesota
• Geology of Minnesota
• Protected areas in Minnesota
  • State forests of Minnesota
• Superfund sites in Minnesota
• Wildlife of Minnesota
  • Flora of Minnesota
    • Aquatic plants of Minnesota
    • Trees of Minnesota
    • Wildflowers of Minnesota
  • Fauna of Minnesota
    • Amphibians of Minnesota
    • Ants of Minnesota
    • Birds of Minnesota
    • Fish of Minnesota
    • Mammals of Minnesota
    • Reptiles of Minnesota
      • Snakes of Minnesota

Natural geographic features of Minnesota

• Ecoregions of Minnesota
• Lakes of Minnesota
• Rivers of Minnesota
• Streams of Minnesota

Regions of Minnesota

• Central Minnesota
  Central Minnesota
  Central Minnesota is the name of the region consisting of the central portion of the state of Minnesota. Although no specific boundaries of the region exist, most definitions of what makes up the region would generally consist of the vast swath of land north of Interstate 94, east of U.S. Highway...
  
  
• Eastern Minnesota
  • Twin Cities Metropolitan Region
• Northern Minnesota
  • Arrowhead Region
    Arrowhead Region
    The Arrowhead Region is located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota, so called because of its pointed shape. The predominantly rural region encompasses of land area and comprises Carlton, Cook, Lake and St. Louis Counties. Its population at the 2000 census was 248,425 residents...
    
    
  • Red River Valley
    Red River Valley
    The Red River Valley is a region in central North America that is drained by the Red River of the North. It is significant in the geography of North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba for its relatively fertile lands and the population centers of Fargo, Moorhead, Grand Forks, and Winnipeg...
    
    
  • Northwest Angle
    Northwest Angle
    The Northwest Angle, known simply as the Angle by locals, and coextensive with Angle Township, is a part of northern Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, and is the only place in the United States outside Alaska that is north of the 49th parallel...
    
    
• Southern Minnesota
  • Southeastern Minnesota

Administrative divisions of Minnesota

• The 87 counties of the state of Minnesota
  • Municipalities in Minnesota
    • Cities in Minnesota
      • State capital of Minnesota: Saint Paul
        Saint Paul, Minnesota
        Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
        
        
      • City nicknames in Minnesota
    • Towns in Minnesota

Government and politics of Minnesota

Main article: Government of Minnesota and Politics of Minnesota

Politics of Minnesota

Minnesota is known for a politically active citizenry, with populism being a longstanding force among the state's political parties. Minnesota has consistently high voter turnout; in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, 78.2% of eligible Minnesotans voted – the highest percentage of any U.S. state...

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  : U.S. state government
  State governments of the United States
  State governments in the United States are those republics formed by citizens in the jurisdiction thereof as provided by the United States Constitution; with the original 13 States forming the first Articles of Confederation, and later the aforementioned Constitution. Within the U.S...
  
  
• United States congressional delegations from Minnesota
  United States Congressional Delegations from Minnesota
  These are tables of congressional delegations from Minnesota to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Minnesota became a state on May 11, 1858.-United States Senate:- Delegates from Minnesota Territory :...
  
  
• Minnesota State Capitol
  Minnesota State Capitol
  The Minnesota State Capitol is located in Minnesota's capital city, Saint Paul, and houses the Minnesota Senate, Minnesota House of Representatives, the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the Governor...
  
  

• Elections in Minnesota
  Elections in Minnesota
  Employees in Minnesota are allowed time off from work to vote on the morning of Election Day.-Minnesota State Canvassing Board:Recounts in Minnesota are handled by the State Canvassing Board, as needed in the 2008 Senate election between Norm Coleman and Al Franken.According to the Minnesota...
  
  
  • Electoral reform in Minnesota
    Electoral reform in Minnesota
    Electoral reform in Minnesota refers to efforts to change the voting and election laws in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.-Alternate voting systems:In 2006, voters in Minneapolis approved a switch to instant runoff voting by a 65% to 35% margin...
    
    
• Political party strength in Minnesota
  Political party strength in Minnesota
  The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Minnesota:*Governor*Lieutenant Governor*Secretary of State*Attorney General*State Auditor*State TreasurerThe table also indicates the historical party composition in the:...
  
  

Executive branch of the government of Minnesota

• Governor of Minnesota
  Governor of Minnesota
  The Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Minnesota, leading the state's executive branch. Forty different people have been governors of the state, though historically there were also three governors of Minnesota Territory. Alexander Ramsey, the first territorial...
  
  
  • Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Secretary of State of Minnesota
• State departments
  • Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
    Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
    The mission of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development is to support the economic success of individuals, businesses, and communities by improving opportunities for growth...
    
    
  • Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
    Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
    The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is the agency of the U.S. state of Minnesota charged with conserving and managing the state's natural resources. The agency maintains areas such as state parks, state forests, recreational trails, and recreation areas as well as managing minerals,...
    
    
  • Minnesota Department of Transportation
    Minnesota Department of Transportation
    The Minnesota Department of Transportation oversees transportation by land, water, and air in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The cabinet-level agency is responsible for maintaining the state's trunk highway system The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT, pronounced "min-dot") oversees...
    
    
  • Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
    Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
    The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency is an agency of the State of Minnesota tasked with reducing and/or eliminating homelessness, increasing home ownership for minorities, and increasing and preserving affordable housing....
    
    
  • Minnesota Indian Affairs Council
    Minnesota Indian Affairs Council
    The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council was created by the Minnesota Legislature in 1963 to provide a liaison between the government of Minnesota and the Native American tribes in the state. The council also brings issues of concern to Indians living in urban areas to the attention of the state...
    
    
  • Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
    Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
    The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is the consumer protection agency in the U.S. state of Minnesota charged with the regulation of public utilities such as electric and telephone service. Its commissioners are appointed by the governor....
    
    
  • Minnesota State Lottery
    Minnesota State Lottery
    The Minnesota Lottery is the official lottery association in Minnesota. The minimum age to purchase Minnesota Lottery tickets is 18.As a result of the 2011 Minnesota state government shutdown, sales of Minnesota Lottery tickets were suspended on July 1, 2011...
    
    
  • Minnesota State Patrol
    Minnesota State Patrol
    The Minnesota State Patrol is the statewide police force in the state of Minnesota. The State Patrol concentrates primarily on traffic enforcement and highway safety. Troopers are also involved with accident reconstruction and commercial vehicle enforcement. The State Patrol capitol security...
    
    

Legislative branch of the government of Minnesota

• Minnesota Legislature
  Minnesota Legislature
  The Minnesota Legislature is the legislative branch of government in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a bicameral legislature located at the Minnesota Capitol in Saint Paul and it consists of two houses: the lower Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate...
  
   (bicameral)
  • Upper house
    Upper house
    An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
    
    : Minnesota Senate
    Minnesota Senate
    The Minnesota Senate is the upper house in the Minnesota Legislature. There are 67 members, half as many as are in the Minnesota House of Representatives. In terms of membership, it is the largest upper house of any state legislature. Each Senate district in the state includes an A and B House...
    
    
  • Lower house
    Lower house
    A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
    
    : Minnesota House of Representatives
    Minnesota House of Representatives
    The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B...
    
    

Judicial branch of the government of Minnesota

• Supreme Court of Minnesota
  Minnesota Supreme Court
  The Minnesota Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Minnesota and consists of seven members. The court was first assembled as a three-judge panel in 1849 when Minnesota was still a territory. The first members were lawyers from outside of the region who were appointed by...
  
  

Law and order in Minnesota

Law of Minnesota

• Capital punishment in Minnesota: yes See Capital punishment in the United States
  Capital punishment in the United States
  Capital punishment in the United States, in practice, applies only for aggravated murder and more rarely for felony murder. Capital punishment was a penalty at common law, for many felonies, and was enforced in all of the American colonies prior to the Declaration of Independence...
  
  
• Constitution of Minnesota
• Crime in Minnesota
  Crime in Minnesota
  -Statistics:In 2008 there were 162,527 crimes reported in Minnesota, including 109 murders. A full list can be found ....
  
  
• Gun laws in Minnesota
• Law enforcement in Minnesota
  • Law enforcement agencies in Minnesota
    • Minnesota State Police
  • Prisons in Minnesota
• Same-sex marriage in Minnesota

Military in Minnesota

• Minnesota Air National Guard
  Minnesota Air National Guard
  The Minnesota Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is, along with the Minnesota Army National Guard, an element of the Minnesota National Guard.-Mission:...
  
  
• Minnesota Army National Guard
  Minnesota Army National Guard
  The Minnesota Army National Guard, along with the Minnesota Air National Guard, is an element of the Minnesota National Guard. The Constitution of the United States specifically charges the National Guard with dual federal and state missions. In fact, the National Guard is the only United States...
  
  

History of Minnesota, by period

• Prehistory of Minnesota
  • Indigenous peoples
• English
  England
  England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
  
   territory of Rupert's Land
  Rupert's Land
  Rupert's Land, or Prince Rupert's Land, was a territory in British North America, consisting of the Hudson Bay drainage basin that was nominally owned by the Hudson's Bay Company for 200 years from 1670 to 1870, although numerous aboriginal groups lived in the same territory and disputed the...
  
  , 1670–1707
• French
  France
  The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
  
   colony of Canada
  Canada, New France
  Canada was the name of the French colony that once stretched along the St. Lawrence River; the other colonies of New France were Acadia, Louisiana and Newfoundland. Canada, the most developed colony of New France, was divided into three districts, each with its own government: Quebec,...
  
  , (1685–1699)
• French
  France
  The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
  
   colony of Louisiane
  Louisiana (New France)
  Louisiana or French Louisiana was an administrative district of New France. Under French control from 1682–1763 and 1800–03, the area was named in honor of Louis XIV, by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle...
  
  , (1699–1764)
  • Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
  • Treaty of Paris of 1763
    Treaty of Paris (1763)
    The Treaty of Paris, often called the Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763, by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement. It ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War...
    
    
• British
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
   territory of Rupert's Land
  Rupert's Land
  Rupert's Land, or Prince Rupert's Land, was a territory in British North America, consisting of the Hudson Bay drainage basin that was nominally owned by the Hudson's Bay Company for 200 years from 1670 to 1870, although numerous aboriginal groups lived in the same territory and disputed the...
  
  , (1707–1818)-1870
  • History of the area of Minnesota east of the Mississippi River
    Mississippi River
    The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
    
     from 1763 to 1849:
  • British
    United Kingdom
    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
    
     (though predominantly Francophone
    Francophone
    The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
    
    ) Province of Quebec, (1763–1783)-1791
• American Revolutionary War
  American Revolutionary War
  The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
  
  , April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
  • United States Declaration of Independence
    United States Declaration of Independence
    The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. John Adams put forth a...
    
    , July 4, 1776
  • Treaty of Paris
    Treaty of Paris (1783)
    The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on the one hand and the United States of America and its allies on the other. The other combatant nations, France, Spain and the Dutch Republic had separate agreements; for details of...
    
    , September 3, 1783
    • Unorganized territory of the United States
      United States
      The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
      
      , 1783–1787
  • Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, (1787–1800)-1803
  • Territory of Indiana, (1800–1809)-1816
  • Territory of Illinois, 1809–1818
    • War of 1812
      War of 1812
      The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
      
      , June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
      • Treaty of Ghent
        Treaty of Ghent
        The Treaty of Ghent , signed on 24 December 1814, in Ghent , was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
        
        , December 24, 1814
    • Anglo-American Convention of 1818
      • Northwest Angle
        Northwest Angle
        The Northwest Angle, known simply as the Angle by locals, and coextensive with Angle Township, is a part of northern Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, and is the only place in the United States outside Alaska that is north of the 49th parallel...
        
        
  • Territory of Michigan, 1805-(1818–1836)-1837
    • Winnebago War
      Winnebago War
      The Winnebago War was a brief conflict that took place in 1827 in the Upper Mississippi River region of the United States, primarily in what is now the state of Wisconsin. Not quite a war, the hostilities were limited to a few attacks on American civilians by a portion of the Winnebago Native...
      
      , 1827
    • Black Hawk War
      Black Hawk War
      The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict fought in 1832 between the United States and Native Americans headed by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of Sauks, Meskwakis, and Kickapoos known as the "British Band" crossed the Mississippi River into the U.S....
      
      , 1832
  • Territory of Wisconsin, 1836–1848
    • Webster-Ashburton Treaty
      Webster-Ashburton Treaty
      The Webster–Ashburton Treaty, signed August 9, 1842, was a treaty resolving several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies...
      
       of 1842
      • Boundary Waters
        Boundary Waters
        The Boundary Waters — also called the Quetico-Superior country — is a region of wilderness straddling the Canada–United States border between Ontario and Minnesota, in the region just west of Lake Superior. This region is part of the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota, and in Canada...
        
        
    • Mexican-American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
  • Unorganized Territory, 1821-(1848–1849)-1854
  • History of the area of Minnesota west of the Mississippi River
    Mississippi River
    The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
    
     from 1764 to 1849:
  • Spanish
    Spain
    Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
    
     (though predominantly Francophone
    Francophone
    The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
    
    ) district of Alta Luisiana
    Louisiana (New Spain)
    Louisiana was the name of an administrative district of the Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1764 to 1803 that represented territory west of the Mississippi River basin, plus New Orleans...
    
    , 1764–1803
    • Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
      Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
      The Third Treaty of San Ildefonso was a secretly negotiated treaty between France and Spain in which Spain returned the colonial territory of...
      
       of 1800
  • French
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
    
     district of Haute-Louisiane
    Louisiana (New France)
    Louisiana or French Louisiana was an administrative district of New France. Under French control from 1682–1763 and 1800–03, the area was named in honor of Louis XIV, by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle...
    
    , 1803
    • Louisiana Purchase
      Louisiana Purchase
      The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S...
      
       of 1803
• Unorganized U.S. territory created by the Louisiana Purchase
  Louisiana Purchase
  The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S...
  
  , 1803–1804
  • District of Louisiana
    District of Louisiana
    The District of Louisiana, or Louisiana District, was an official, temporary, United States government designation for the portion of the Louisiana Purchase that had not been organized into the Orleans Territory. It officially existed from March 10, 1804 until July 4, 1805, when it was incorporated...
    
    , 1804–1805
  • Territory of Louisiana, 1805–1812
  • Territory of Missouri, 1812–1821
    • War of 1812
      War of 1812
      The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
      
      , June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
      • Treaty of Ghent
        Treaty of Ghent
        The Treaty of Ghent , signed on 24 December 1814, in Ghent , was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
        
        , December 24, 1814
    • Anglo-American Convention of 1818
      • Red River Valley
        Red River Valley
        The Red River Valley is a region in central North America that is drained by the Red River of the North. It is significant in the geography of North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba for its relatively fertile lands and the population centers of Fargo, Moorhead, Grand Forks, and Winnipeg...
        
         of Rupert's Land
        Rupert's Land
        Rupert's Land, or Prince Rupert's Land, was a territory in British North America, consisting of the Hudson Bay drainage basin that was nominally owned by the Hudson's Bay Company for 200 years from 1670 to 1870, although numerous aboriginal groups lived in the same territory and disputed the...
        
        
  • Unorganized Territory, (1821–1834)-1854
  • Territory of Michigan, 1805-(1834–1838)-1837
  • Territory of Iowa, 1838–1846
  • Unorganized Territory, 1821-(1846–1849)-1854
    • Mexican-American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
• Territory of Minnesota, 1849–1858
• State of Minnesota becomes 32nd State admitted to the United States of America on May 11, 1858
  • American Civil War
    American Civil War
    The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
    
    , April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
    • Minnesota in the American Civil War

History of Minnesota, by region

• By City
  • History of Minneapolis
  • History of Northfield, Minnesota
  • History of Richfield, Minnesota
    History of Richfield, Minnesota
    Richfield, is a city in eastern Minnesota. It is a part of the Minneapolis metro area.-Early Richfield:While it is true that Richfield ranks as the state’s preeminent suburban postwar boomtown, there is much more to the community's story than houses...
    
    
  • History of Saint Paul, Minnesota
    History of Saint Paul, Minnesota
    Saint Paul is the second largest city in the state of Minnesota in the United States, the county seat of Ramsey County, and the state capital of Minnesota...
    
    

History of Minnesota, by subject

• History of music of Minnesota
• History of sports in Minnesota
  • History of the Minnesota Twins
    History of the Minnesota Twins
    The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. One of the American League's eight...
    
    
    • Minnesota Twins Draft History
  • History of the Minnesota Vikings
    History of the Minnesota Vikings
    This article details the history of the Minnesota Vikings, an American football club of the National Football League .-Origins:Professional football history in the Twin Cities began with the Minneapolis Marines/Red Jackets, an NFL team that played intermittently in the 1920s and 1930s...
    
    
• Natural history of Minnesota

Culture of Minnesota

Main article: Culture of Minnesota

Culture of Minnesota

The culture of Minnesota is a subculture of the United States with influences from Scandinavian Americans, Irish Americans, German Americans, Native Americans, African Americans, Polish Americans and numerous other immigrant groups...

• Cuisine of Minnesota
• Museums in Minnesota
• Religion in Minnesota
  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It is led by the prelature of an archbishop which administers the archdiocese from the cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis...
    
    
    • Franciscan Brothers of Peace
      Franciscan Brothers of Peace
      The Franciscan Brothers of Peace is a Roman Catholic, Franciscan religious order for men. It was founded in 1982 by Michael Gaworski. The mother house of the order is in Saint Paul, Minnesota in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis....
      
      
  • Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
    • Minnesota North District
      Minnesota North District (LCMS)
      The Minnesota North District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod , and covers the northern two-thirds of the state of Minnesota; it also includes two congregations in Wisconsin. The southern third of Minnesota constitutes the Minnesota South District, and the rest of...
      
      
    • Minnesota South District
      Minnesota South District (LCMS)
      The Minnesota South District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod , and covers the southern third of the state of Minnesota including the Twin Cities area; it also includes two congregations in Wisconsin...
      
      
  • Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota
    Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota
    The Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America which has jurisdiction over all of Minnesota, except Clay County, which is in the Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota, and Browns Valley, which is in the Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota. It is...
    
    
  • Orthodox Church in America Diocese of the Midwest
    Orthodox Church in America Diocese of the Midwest
    The Orthodox Church in America Diocese of the Midwest is a diocese of the Orthodox Church in America . Its territory includes parishes, monasteries, and missions located in eleven states in the Midwestern United States – Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota,...
    
    
  • Synagogues in Minnesota
• Scouting in Minnesota
  Scouting in Minnesota
  Scouting in Minnesota has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.-Boy Scouting in Minnesota today:...
  
  
• State symbols of Minnesota
  • Flag of the State of Minnesota  
  • Great Seal of the State of Minnesota

Sports in Minnesota

Main article: Sports in Minnesota

Sports in Minnesota

Sports in Minnesota include professional teams in all major sports, Olympic Games contenders and medalists, especially in the Winter Olympics, collegiate teams in major and small-school conferences and associations, and active amateur teams and individual sports...

• Football
  American football
  American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
  
  
• American
  American football
  American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
  
  

• Professional – Minnesota Vikings
  Minnesota Vikings
  The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
  
  , Minnesota Vixen
  Minnesota Vixen
  The Minnesota Vixen are a professional women's football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The team has been known as the Minnesota Vixens and Minneapolis Vixens prior to being known as the Vixen ....
  
   (women's)
• Collegiate – Minnesota Golden Gophers football
  Minnesota Golden Gophers football
  The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers are one of the oldest programs in college football history. They compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. The Golden Gophers have claimed six national championships and have an all time record of 646–481–44 as...
  
  , Saint John's Johnnies football
  Saint John's Johnnies football
  The Saint John's Johnnies football program represents Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota. They compete at the NCAA Division III level and are members of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference....
  
  
  • Rugby
    Rugby football
    Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
    
    
• Minnesota Rugby Football Union
  Minnesota Rugby Football Union
  The Minnesota Rugby Football Union is the Local Area Union for Rugby Union teams in the state of Minnesota. The MNRFU is part of the Midwest Rugby Football Union , one of the seven Territorial Area Unions that comprise USA Rugby....
  
   – Blue Ox RFC
  Blue Ox RFC
  The Blue Ox RFC is a competitive mens rugby team that is based out of Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Blue Ox compete in the Mens Collegiate Div. 3 league of the Minnesota Rugby Football Union. The team is a continuance of The Black Sheep RFC, which was a club sport affiliated with the University of St....
  
  , Minneapolis Mayhem
  Minneapolis Mayhem
  The Minneapolis Mayhem Rugby Football Club is one of the nation’s few male rugby clubs that makes the sport accessible to traditionally underrepresented groups, including people of color and gay men....
  
  
  • Soccer
• USL First Division – Minnesota Thunder
  Minnesota Thunder
  Minnesota Thunder was an American professional soccer team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. The team played its home games at the National Sports Center in nearby...
  
   (defunct)
• USL W-League – Minnesota Lightning
  Minnesota Lightning
  Minnesota Lightning was an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2006. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the Midwest Division of the Central Conference...
  
   (women's)
• USSF Division 2 Professional League – NSC Minnesota Stars
  NSC Minnesota Stars
  The NSC Minnesota Stars is an American professional soccer team based in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area in Minnesota, United States. Founded in 2010, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid...
  
  
• USL Premier Development League – Rochester Thunder
  Rochester Thunder
  Rochester Thunder was an American soccer team based in Rochester, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 2008, the team played in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference...
  
  , Twin Cities Phoenix
  Twin Cities Phoenix
  Twin Cities Phoenix, originally known as Twin Cities Tornado until 2000, were an American soccer team, founded in 1997, who were members of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2001, after which the team left the league and the...
  
   (defunct)
• National Premier Soccer League – Minnesota Kings, Alliance FC
  Alliance FC
  Alliance F. C. is an American Soccer team based in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Founded in 2000, the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League , a professional league at the fourth tier of the United States soccer pyramid, in the Midwest Division....
  
  , NSC United
  NSC United
  Minnesota NSC United are an American soccer team, founded in 2005. The team is a member of the National Premier Soccer League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Midwest Conference....
  
  , St. Paul Twin Stars
  St. Paul Twin Stars
  Minnesota Twin Stars is an American soccer team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 2005, the team plays in National Premier Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Midwest Division. Prior to the 2011 season the...
  
  
• North American Soccer League (defunct) – Minnesota Kicks
  Minnesota Kicks
  Minnesota Kicks were a professional soccer team that played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota from 1976 to 1981. The team was a member of the now defunct North American Soccer League. The team had relocated to Minnesota after having been based in Denver, Colorado as the Denver Dynamos...
  
   (defunct)
  • Indoor Soccer
    Indoor soccer
    Indoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...
    
    
• Major Indoor Soccer League (defunct) – Minnesota Strikers
  Minnesota Strikers
  The Minnesota Strikers was an American professional soccer team located in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. The team played one season in the North American Soccer League and 4 seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League....
  
   (defunct)

Economy and infrastructure of Minnesota

Main article: Economy of Minnesota

Economy of Minnesota

The economy of Minnesota produced US$ of gross domestic product in 2005. Minnesota headquartered 31 publicly traded companies in the top 1,000 U.S. companies by revenue in 2011. This includes such large companies as Target, and UnitedHealth Group. The per capita personal income in 2004 was $36,184,...

• Communications in Minnesota
  • Newspapers in Minnesota
  • Radio stations in Minnesota
  • Television stations in Minnesota
• Health care in Minnesota
  • Hospitals in Minnesota
• Transportation in Minnesota
  Transportation in Minnesota
  Transportation in Minnesota is primarily centered on the Twin Cities metropolitan area, where 60% of its residents live; it is overseen by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, a cabinet-level agency of the state government...
  
  
  • Bicycling in Minnesota

• Rail trails in Minnesota
  • • Airports in Minnesota
    • Rail transport in Minnesota
• Railroads in Minnesota
• Commuter rail in Minnesota
  Commuter rail projects in Minnesota
  There are several passenger rail projects being discussed in Minnesota. There is currently one existing commuter rail service in the state, the Northstar Line, and one existing long-distance intercity rail service, the Empire Builder...
  
  
  • • Roads in Minnesota
      • U.S. Highways in Minnesota
      • Interstate Highways in Minnesota
      • State highways in Minnesota

Education in Minnesota

Main article: Education in Minnesota

• Schools in Minnesota
  • School districts in Minnesota
    • High schools in Minnesota
  • Colleges and universities in Minnesota
    • University of Minnesota
      University of Minnesota
      The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
      
      
    • Minnesota State University
      Minnesota State University
      Minnesota State University may refer to* The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System* Minnesota State University, Mankato* Minnesota State University Moorhead...
      
      

See also

• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  
  • Outline of North America
    • Outline of the United States
• Index of Minnesota-related articles

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