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Immigration to Minnesota began after the 1851 Treaty of Traverse des Sioux opened the land for white settlement [107] in a land grab described as "pell mell". [108] In the 1850s, settlers moving onto Minnesota lands formerly inhabited by Native Americans created a population explosion of 2,831% (by far the nation's fastest). [ 109 ]
When the Minnesota Territory was established in 1848 the Native American settlements in the territory still rivaled the American settlements in size. According to some scholars, the Mandan/Hidatsa village of Like-a-Fishhook in what is now North Dakota, with a population of 700, was the largest settlement in the Minnesota Territory. [89]
The construction of two major rail lines in the early 1870s fuelled a great increase in population and agriculture, and cemented the importance of Moorhead as a commercial hub. From the 1870s to the 1920s, large bonanza farms carved from railroad land grants gave way to diversified family outfits like the Wulf C. Krabbenhoft Farmstead .
Minnesota's racial demographics have significantly diversified since its early settlement period. As of 2020, according to U.S. census data, the white population had fallen to 77.5% from over 98% in the early to mid-20th century. [90] Concurrently, other racial populations have markedly increased.
The Territory of Minnesota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 3, 1849, [1] until May 11, 1858, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Minnesota and the western portion became unorganized territory and shortly after was reorganized as part of the Dakota Territory.
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A portion of the community is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Vasa Historic District.Vasa was established in 1853 by Swedish immigrant farmers. . While its population declined significantly in the twentieth century, the architecture and landscape of the district is well-preserved and its National Register nomination described it as "the most intact... of the original ...
Late last year, about 550 people serving terms in Minnesota prisons or on community supervision received letters containing potentially big news for their cases: "You may be eligible to file an ...