The Flag of the State of Minnesota

The Great Seal of the State of Minnesota

The location of the State of Minnesota in the United States of America

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

Minnesota – 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 on May 11, 1858. Known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, the state's name comes from a Dakota word for "sky-tinted water".

General reference[edit]

An enlargeable map of the State of Minnesota

• Names
  
  • Common name: Minnesota
    
    • Pronunciation: /mɪnɪˈsoʊtə/ ( listen)^[1]
  
  
  • 
    Official name: State of Minnesota
    
  
  
  • Abbreviations and name codes
    
    • 
      Postal symbol: MN
    
    
    • 
      ISO 3166-2 code: US-MN
      
    
    
    • 
      Internet second-level domain: .mn.us
      
    
    
  
  
  • Nicknames
    
    • Butter Country
    
    
    • Bread and Butter State
    
    
    • Bread Basket of the Nation
    
    
    • Gopher State
    
    
    • Land of 10,000 Lakes (currently used on license plates)
    
    
    • Land of Lakes
    
    
    • Land of Sky-Blue Waters
    
    
    • North Star State
    
    
    • State of Hockey^[2]
    
    
  
  


• 
  Adjectival: Minnesota
  


• 
  Demonym: Minnesotan
  

Geography of Minnesota[edit]

Geography of Minnesota

• Minnesota is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America


• Location
  
  • Northern hemisphere
  
  
  • 
    Western hemisphere
    
    • 
      Americas
      
      • 
        North America
        
        • Anglo America
        
        
        • 
          Northern America
          
          • 
            United States of America
            
            • 
              Contiguous United States
              
              • Canada–US border
              
              
              • 
                Central United States
                
                • West North Central States
              
              
              • 
                Midwestern United States
                
                • Upper Midwest
              
              
          
          
          • Great Lakes Region
          
          
        
        
  
  


• 
  Population of Minnesota: 5,303,925 (2010 U.S. Census^[3])


• 
  Area of Minnesota:


• Atlas of Minnesota

Places in Minnesota[edit]

• 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


• State forests in Minnesota


• State parks in Minnesota


• County and regional parks in Minnesota

Environment of Minnesota[edit]

Environment of Minnesota

• 
  Climate of Minnesota
  
  • 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 by family (by scientific name)
    
    
    • Wildflowers of Minnesota
    
    
    • Grasses, sedges, and rushes 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[edit]

• Ecoregions of Minnesota


• Lakes of Minnesota


• Rivers of Minnesota


• Streams of Minnesota

Regions of Minnesota[edit]

Regions of Minnesota

• Central Minnesota


• Eastern Minnesota
  
  • Twin Cities Metropolitan Region


• Northern Minnesota
  
  • Arrowhead Region
  
  
  • Red River Valley
  
  
  • Northwest Angle
  
  


• Southern Minnesota
  
  • Southeastern Minnesota

Administrative divisions of Minnesota[edit]

An enlargeable map of the 87 counties of the state of Minnesota

• The 87 counties of the state of Minnesota
  
  • Municipalities in Minnesota
    
    • 
      Cities in Minnesota
      
      • 
        State capital of Minnesota: Saint Paul
        
      
      
      • 
        Largest city of Minnesota: Minneapolis
        
      
      
      • City nicknames in Minnesota
      
      
    
    
    • Towns in Minnesota
    
    

Demography of Minnesota[edit]

Demographics of Minnesota

Government and politics of Minnesota[edit]

Politics of Minnesota

• 
  Form of government: U.S. state government
  


• United States congressional delegations from Minnesota


• Minnesota State Capitol


• 
  Elections in Minnesota
  
  • Electoral reform in Minnesota


• Political party strength in Minnesota

Branches of the government of Minnesota[edit]

Government of Minnesota

Executive branch of the government of Minnesota[edit]

• 
  Governor of Minnesota
  
  • Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  
  
  • Secretary of State of Minnesota
  
  


• State departments
  
  • Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
  
  
  • Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
  
  
  • Minnesota Department of Transportation
  
  
  • Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
  
  
  • Minnesota Indian Affairs Council
  
  
  • Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
  
  
  • Minnesota State Lottery
  
  
  • Minnesota State Patrol
  
  

Legislative branch of the government of Minnesota[edit]

• 
  Minnesota Legislature (bicameral)
  
  • 
    Upper house: Minnesota Senate
    
  
  
  • 
    Lower house: Minnesota House of Representatives
    
  
  

Judicial branch of the government of Minnesota[edit]

Courts of Minnesota

• Supreme Court of Minnesota

Law and order in Minnesota[edit]

Law of Minnesota

• Cannabis in Minnesota


• Constitution of Minnesota


• Crime in Minnesota


• 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[edit]

• Minnesota Air National Guard


• Minnesota Army National Guard

History of Minnesota[edit]

History of Minnesota

History of Minnesota, by period[edit]

• 
  Prehistory of Minnesota
  
  • Indigenous peoples


• 
  English territory of Rupert's Land, 1670–1707


• 
  French colony of Canada, (1685–1699)


• 
  French colony of Louisiane, (1699–1764)
  
  • Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
  
  
  • Treaty of Paris of 1763
  
  


• 
  British territory of Rupert's Land, (1707–1818)-1870
  
  • History of the area of Minnesota east of the Mississippi River from 1763 to 1849:
  
  
  • 
    British (though predominantly Francophone) Province of Quebec, (1763–1783)-1791
  
  


• 
  American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
  
  • 
    United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
  
  
  • 
    Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
    
    • Unorganized territory of the United States, 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, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
      
      • 
        Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
    
    
    • 
      Anglo-American Convention of 1818
      
      • Northwest Angle
    
    
  
  
  • 
    Territory of Michigan, 1805-(1818–1836)-1837
    
    • 
      Winnebago War, 1827
    
    
    • 
      Black Hawk War, 1832
    
    
  
  
  • 
    Territory of Wisconsin, 1836–1848
    
    • 
      Webster–Ashburton Treaty of 1842
      
      • Boundary Waters
    
    
    • 
      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 from 1764 to 1849:
  
  
  • 
    Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Luisiana, 1764–1803
    
    • 
      Third Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1800
  
  
  • 
    French district of Haute-Louisiane, 1803
    
    • 
      Louisiana Purchase of 1803
  
  


• 
  Unorganized U.S. territory created by the Louisiana Purchase, 1803–1804
  
  • 
    District of Louisiana, 1804–1805
  
  
  • 
    Territory of Louisiana, 1805–1812
  
  
  • 
    Territory of Missouri, 1812–1821
    
    • 
      War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
      
      • 
        Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
    
    
    • 
      Anglo-American Convention of 1818
      
      • 
        Red River Valley of Rupert's Land
        
    
    
  
  
  • 
    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, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
    
    • Minnesota in the American Civil War

History of Minnesota, by region[edit]

• By City
  
  • History of Minneapolis
  
  
  • History of Northfield, Minnesota
  
  
  • History of Richfield, Minnesota
  
  
  • History of Saint Paul, Minnesota
  
  

History of Minnesota, by subject[edit]

• History of music of Minnesota


• History of sports in Minnesota
  
  • 
    History of the Minnesota Twins
    
    • Minnesota Twins Draft History
  
  
  • History of the Minnesota Vikings
  
  


• Natural history of Minnesota

Culture of Minnesota[edit]

Culture of Minnesota

• Cuisine of Minnesota


• Museums in Minnesota


• 
  Religion in Minnesota
  
  • 
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
    
    • Franciscan Brothers of Peace
  
  
  • 
    Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
    
    • Minnesota North District
    
    
    • Minnesota South District
    
    
  
  
  • Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota
  
  
  • Orthodox Church in America Diocese of the Midwest
  
  
  • Synagogues in Minnesota
  
  


• Scouting in Minnesota


• 
  State symbols of Minnesota
  
  • 
    Flag of the State of Minnesota
    
  
  
  • Great Seal of the State of Minnesota
  
  

The arts in Minnesota[edit]

• Music of Minnesota


• Theater in Minnesota

Sports in Minnesota[edit]

Sports in Minnesota

• American football

• 
  NFL – Minnesota Vikings
  


• 
  NCAA – Minnesota Golden Gophers football
  


• 
  Women's Football Alliance – Minnesota Vixen
  

• Baseball

• 
  MLB – Minnesota Twins
  


• NCAA – Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball
  

• Basketball

• 
  NBA – Minnesota Timberwolves
  


• NCAA – Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball, Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
  


• 
  WNBA – Minnesota Lynx
  

• Ice hockey

• 
  NHL – Minnesota Wild
  


• NCAA – Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey, Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey
  


• 
  National Women's Hockey League – Minnesota Whitecaps
  

• Soccer

• 
  MLS – Minnesota United FC
  

• Rugby football

• 
  Minnesota Rugby Football Union – Blue Ox RFC, Minneapolis Mayhem
  

Economy and infrastructure of Minnesota[edit]

Economy of Minnesota

• Communications in Minnesota
  
  • Newspapers in Minnesota
  
  
  • Radio stations in Minnesota
  
  
  • Television stations in Minnesota
  
  


• Health care in Minnesota
  
  • Hospitals in Minnesota


• 
  Transportation in Minnesota
  
  • Bicycling in Minnesota
    
    • Rail trails in Minnesota
  
  
  • Airports in Minnesota
  
  
  • Rail transport in Minnesota
    
    • Railroads in Minnesota
    
    
    • Passenger rail in Minnesota
    
    
  
  
  • Roads in Minnesota
    
    • U.S. Highways in Minnesota
    
    
    • Interstate Highways in Minnesota
    
    
    • State highways in Minnesota
    
    
  
  

Education in Minnesota[edit]

Education in Minnesota

• Schools in Minnesota
  
  • 
    School districts in Minnesota
    
    • High schools in Minnesota
  
  
  • 
    Colleges and universities in Minnesota
    
    • 
      University of Minnesota system
      
      • University of Minnesota
      
      
      • University of Minnesota Duluth
      
      
      • University of Minnesota Morris
      
      
      • University of Minnesota Crookston
      
      
      • University of Minnesota Rochester
      
      
    
    
    • 
      Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system
      
      • St. Cloud State University
      
      
      • Minnesota State University, Mankato
      
      
      • Winona State University
      
      
      • Metropolitan State University
      
      
      • Minnesota State University Moorhead
      
      
      • Southwest Minnesota State University
      
      
      • Bemidji State University
      
      
    
    
  
  

See also[edit]

• Topic overview:
  
  • Minnesota
  
  
  • Index of Minnesota-related articles
  
  


• All pages beginning with Minnesota


• All pages with a title containing Minnesota

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Atlas of Minnesota