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Capital City Saint Paul (pop. 280,404) (2006 est.)
Minnesota Population 5,132,799
(2006 proj.)
(21st)
Minnesota Population (per square mile)
here!
U.S. State Populations (all states)
here!
Currency U.S. Dollar
(conversion rates) here!
all u.s. currency (banknotes) here!
Minnesota Quarter The second quarter released in 2005 honors Minnesota and is the 32nd in the United States Mint's 50 State Quarters® Program.
Minnesota was admitted into the Union on May 11, 1858, becoming our Nation’s 32nd State. Nicknamed the "Land of 10,000 Lakes," Minnesota's quarter features a tree-lined lake with two people fishing, a loon on the water and a textured outline of the state surrounding its nickname.
The coin bears the inscriptions "Minnesota," and "1858". Additional details
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Land Sizes
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Language English, others
Largest Cities (by population) Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Duluth, Rochester, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park
Name The origin of the name Minnesota is based on a Dakota Indian word meaning "sky-tinted water."
Statehood May 11, 1858 (32nd state)
Symbols here!
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