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Map of the United States with Minnesota highlighted. Minnesota is a state situated in the Midwestern United States.According to the 2020 United States census, Minnesota is the 22nd most populous state with 5,706,494 inhabitants but the 14th largest by land area, spanning 79,626.74 square miles (206,232.3 km 2) of land. [1]
The geology of Minnesota comprises the rock, minerals, and soils of the U.S. state of Minnesota, including their formation, development, distribution, and condition. The state's geologic history can be divided into three periods. The first period was a lengthy period of geologic instability from the origin of the planet until roughly 1,100 ...
Minnesota's first state park, Itasca State Park, was established in 1891, and is the source of the Mississippi River. [82] Today Minnesota has 72 state parks and recreation areas, 58 state forests covering about four million acres (16,000 km 2), and numerous state wildlife preserves, all managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
MW. FL. HU. There are 87 counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are also several historical counties. On October 27, 1849, nine counties were established: Benton, Dahkotah, Itasca, Ramsey, Mahkahta, Pembina, Wabasha, Washington, and Wahnata. Six of these names still exist. With the foundation of Kittson County on March 9, 1878, Pembina ...
Eagle Mountain, the highest natural point in Minnesota, at 2,301 feet (701 m), is located within the forest. Paul Bunyan: Cass, Hubbard: 150,113 acres (607.49 km 2) Established in 1935. The Paul Bunyan State Trail, the Heartland State Trail, and the North Country National Scenic Trail all pass through the forest. Pillsbury: Cass: 25,612 acres ...
This category has the following 22 subcategories, out of 22 total. Geography of Minnesota by county (90 C) Geography of Minnesota by populated place (3 C)
St. Croix River (Minnesota, Wisconsin), 169 mi-long (272 km) Sunrise River, 39.1 mi-long (62.9 km) North Branch Sunrise River. West Branch Sunrise River. South Branch Sunrise River. Snake River, 104 mi-long (167 km) Groundhouse River, 39.8 mi-long (64.1 km) South Fork Groundhouse River.
Minnesota State Highway 55 (MN 55) is a state highway that runs 221 miles (356 km) across the central part of state taking a diagonal route from its western most at the North Dakota state line near Tenney to its easternmost point at the intersection with U.S. Highway 61 (US 61) in Hastings. In Minneapolis and Golden Valley, portions of the ...