Vital Statistics of Minnesota

Name:  Derived from the Dakota word Minisota meaning "sky tinted waters."

 Organized As Territory:  March 3rd, 1849.

 Entered Union:  May 11th, 1858. Minnesota is the 32nd State.

 Motto: "L'Etoile du Nord" (The North Star).

 Song: "Hail Minnesota."

 Area:  84,064 square miles (12th largest state).

 Length: 405 miles.

 Population:  4,735,830 people. (20th largest state: 1997).

 Largest Cities:   Minneapolis 362,090; Saint Paul 269,636; 
                             Bloomington 87,370; Duluth 85,225; 
                             and Rochester 78,276.

 Percent Urban Population:  71.9% (28.1% Rural).

 Total Income Per Capita: $26,295.

 Average Mean Altitude:  1,200 feet.

  Highest Point: Eagle Mountain (Cook County), 2,301 feet.

  Lowest Point:  Surface of Lake Superior, 602 feet.

  Number of Lakes: 15,291 larger than ten acres.

  Largest Lake: Red Lake, 451 square miles.