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Minnesota Quick Facts

• Current Governor: Tim Walz (Democrat)
• Capital: St. Paul
• Population: 5,639,632 (2019 est.)
• Land Area: 79,626.74 sq km
• Water Area: 7,309.09 sq km
• Total Area: 86,935.83 SQ KM
• Width: c. 200–350 mi (c. 320–560 km)
• Length: c. 400 mi (c. 640 km)
• State Motto: “L’Étoile du Nord (The North Star)”
• Nickname: North Star State
• Electoral votes: 10
• Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 8 (of 435)
• State Song: “Hail! Minnesota”
• Date of Statehood: May 11, 1858
• Time Zone: Central (GMT − 6 hours)
• Official Website of Minnesota: mn.gov
• State abbreviation/Postal code: MN
• Origin of name: The word Minnesota comes from the Dakota name for the Minnesota River, which got its name from one of two words in Dakota: “

State Symbol of Minnesota

State Bird	Common loon
State Butterfly	Monarch butterfly
State Drink	Milk
State Fish	Walleye
State Flower	Lady slipper
State Fruit	Honeycrisp apple
State Gemstone	Lake Superior agate
State Grain	Northern wild rice
State Motto	L’Étoile du Nord (The star of the North)
State Muffin	Blueberry muffin
State Mushroom	Morel mushroom
State Nickname	North Star State; Gopher State; Land of 10,000 Lakes
State Photograph	Grace by Eri Enstrom
State Poem	Minnesota Blue
State Tree	Norway pine (also called red pine)

Sports Teams

• MLB: Minnesota Twins
• NFL: Minnesota Vikings
• NBA: Minnesota Timberwolves
• NHL: Minnesota Wild
• MLS: Minnesota United FC

College & Universities

Academy College	Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Adler Graduate School	Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Alexandria Technical & Community College	Minneapolis School of Massage and Bodywork
American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical
American Indian OIC Inc	Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Anoka Technical College	Minnesota State University-Mankato
Anoka-Ramsey Community College	Minnesota State University-Moorhead
Anthem College-Minnesota	Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Apostolic Bible Institute Inc	Model College of Hair Design
Argosy University-Twin Cities	National American University-Bloomington
Augsburg College	National American University-Brooklyn Center
Aveda Institute-Minneapolis	National American University-Roseville
Bemidji State University	National Technological University
Bethany Lutheran College	Normandale Community College
Bethel Seminary-St. Paul	North Central University
Brown College	North Hennepin Community College
Capella University	Northland Community and Technical College
Carleton College	Northwest Technical College
Central Lakes College-Brainerd	Northwest Technical Institute
Century Community and Technical College	Northwestern College
College of Saint Benedict	Northwestern Health Sciences University
College of Visual Arts	Oak Hills Christian College
Concordia College at Moorhead	Pillsbury Baptist Bible College
Concordia University-Saint Paul	Pine Technical College
Cosmetology Careers Unlimited-Duluth	Rainy River Community College
Cosmetology Careers Unlimited-Hibbing	Regency Beauty Institute-Blaine
Crossroads College	Regency Beauty Institute-Burnsville
Dakota County Technical College	Regency Beauty Institute-Maplewood
DeVry University-Minnesota	Regency Beauty Institute-Minnetonka
Dunwoody College of Technology	Regency Beauty Institute-Waite Park
East Metro Opportunities Industrialization Center	Ridgewater College
Empire Beauty School-Bloomington	Riverland Community College
Empire Beauty School-St Paul	Rochester Community and Technical College
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College	Saint Cloud State University
Gustavus Adolphus College	Saint Johns University
Hamline University	Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
Hennepin Technical College	Saint Paul College-A Community and Technical College
Hibbing Community College-A Technical and Community College	Scot Lewis Schools – Minneapolis
Ingenue Beauty School	South Central College
Inver Hills Community College	Southwest Minnesota State University
Itasca Community College	St Catherine University
ITT Technical Institute-Eden Prairie	St Cloud Technical and Community College
Lake Superior College	St Olaf College
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Minneapolis	Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center
Leech Lake Tribal College	The College of Saint Scholastica
Luther Seminary	The Salon Professional Academy-New Hope
Macalester College	United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
Martin Luther College	University of Minnesota-Crookston
Mayo Graduate School	University of Minnesota-Duluth
Mayo Medical School	University of Minnesota-Morris
Mayo School of Health Sciences	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
McNally Smith College of Music	Vermilion Community College
Mesabi Range Community and Technical College	Walden University
Metropolitan State University	White Earth Tribal and Community College
Miami Ad School-Minneapolis	William Mitchell College of Law
Minneapolis Business College	Winona State University

Popular Tourist Attractions

1. Como Zoo
2. Minnesota Zoo
3. Water Park of America
4. Mall of America
5. Guthrie Theater
6. Nickelodeon Universe
7. Walker Art Center
8. Afton Alps
9. Minneapolis Institute of Arts
10. Itasca State Park
11. Mill City Museum
12. Science Museum of Minnesota
13. Voyageurs National Park
14. Split Rock Lighthouse
15. Weisman Art Museum
16. Afton State Park
17. American Swedish Institute
18. Minnesota History Center

Famous Natives and Residents

Name	Profession
LaVerne, Maxene, and Patti Andrews	singers;
Warren E. Burger	jurist;
William E. Colby	CIA director;
William Demarest	actor;
William O. Douglas	jurist;
Bob Dylan	singer and composer;
F. Scott Fitzgerald	novelist;
Judy Garland	singer and actress;
J. Paul Getty	oil executive;
Cass Gilbert	architect;
Duane Hanson	sculptor;
Hubert H. Humphrey	senator and vice president;
Jessica Lange	actress;
Sinclair Lewis	novelist;
Cornell MacNeil	baritone;
Roger Maris	baseball player;
E. G. Marshall	actor;
Charles H. Mayo	surgeon;
William J. Mayo	surgeon;
Eugene J. McCarthy	former senator;
Kate Millett	feminist;
Walter F. Mondale	former vice president;
Gen. Lauris Norstad	NATO commander;
Westbrook Pegler	columnist;
John Sargent Pillsbury	businessman;
Prince	musician;
Marion Ross	actress;
Jane Russell	actress;
Harrison E. Salisbury	journalist;
Charles M. Schulz	cartoonist;
Max Shulman	novelist;
Maurice H. Stans	secretary of commerce;
Harold E. Stassen	government official;
Michael Todd	producer;
Frederick Weyerhaeuser	businessman;
Gig Young	actor.

Famous Actors And Actresses

1. Jessica Biel
2. Jessica Lange
3. Lea Thompson