The Minnesota state flag is royal blue, with a gold fringe. In the center of the 
flag is the state seal. Around the state seal is a wreath of the state flower, 
the lady slipper. Three dates are woven into the wreath:1858, the year Minnesota 
became a state; 1819, the year Fort Snelling was established; and 1893, the year 
the official flag was adopted. Nineteen stars ring the wreath. The largest star 
represents Minnesota.

Counties in Minnesota

Capital City: Saint Paul
Location: 44.839N, 092.994W
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• Admission to Statehood: May 11, 1858

• Area: 86943 sq.mi, 12th  Land 79617 sq. mi., 14th - Water 7326 sq.mi., 7th
  Great Lakes 2,546 sq.mi., 5th

• Area Codes: 50states List

• Biographies: Famous Minnesotans

• Bird: Common Loon  50states List

• Border States: Regional List - Iowa - North Dakota - South Dakota - Wisconsin

• Cam World: Live Web Cams

• Climate: Minnesota

• Colleges, Universities, Community Colleges: 50states List

• Community Pages: 50states List

• Constitution: 32nd State

• County Profile: Text List  87 Counties

• Courts: Judicial System

• Current Events: News Headlines

• Department of: Education  Licensing

• Driving: DVS   Car Buying Tips

• Economy:

  • Agriculture: Dairy products, corn, cattle, soybeans, hogs, wheat, turkeys.

  • Industry: Machinery, food processing, printing and publishing, fabricated metal products, electric equipment, mining, tourism.

• Editorial Cartoons: Cartoonists Index

• Fast Facts: 50states List

• Flower: Pink and white lady's-slipper  Cypripedium reginae

• Genealogical Resources: Cyndi's List  Historical Societies

• Geographic Center: Crow Wing, 10 miles southwest of Brainerd

• Governor: Jesse Ventura (I)

• Highest Point: Eagle Mountain; 2301 feet, 37th Eagle Mountain

• Highway Markers: Minnesota   

• Historic Landmarks: Search Minnesota

• History: Historical   Civil War

• Largest Cities: Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Bloomington, Duluth, Rochester,
  Coon Rapids, Brooklyn Park, Plymouth, Eagan, Burnsville

• Library: Minnesota

• License Plates:

• Lottery: Minnesota Lottery

• Lowest Point: Shore of Lake Superior; 602 feet, 42nd

• Maps: Blank Outline Map   50states List

  

• Motto: L'Etoile du nord

  • The star of the north

• Museums: The Virtual Library

• National Forest: Minnesota

• National Park: Minnesota

• Newspapers: Minnesota

• Nickname: North Star State / Land of 10,000 Lakes

• Origin of state's name: Based on the Dakota Sioux Indian word for "sky-tinted water," referring to the Minnesota River or the state's many lakes

• Pen Pals: Penpalworld.com

• Permanent Residents: Find A Grave

• Population: Quick facts  4,919,479; 21st, 12/00 -

• Public Records: Minnesota

• Real Estate: For Sale By Owner   Ired.com - Minnesota

• Representatives:

  • US House: 107th Congress

  • US Senate: 107th Congress

  • Minnesota House: Members

  • Minnesota Senate: Members

• Road Side America: Minnesota

• Soil: Minnesota - Lester

• Song: Hail! Minnesota    50states List

  • words by: Truman E. Richard and Arthur E. Upson

  • music by: Truman E. Richard

• Symbols: Geobop's    All About Minnesota

• Topography: Image Central hill and lake region covering approximatley half the state; to the northeast, rocky ridges and deep lakes; to the northwest, flat plains; to the south, rolling plains and deep river valleys.

• Tourism: Tour Minnesota

• Tree: Red Pine   Pinus resinosa

• Unclaimed Funds: Minnesota

• Veteran Affairs: Minnesota

• Vital Records: Minnesota

• Weather: Minneapolis, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport