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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]
Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs , which are written differently but pronounced the same).
Nevada (cities) niv-AY-də / n ɪ ˈ v eɪ d ə / Nevada County: niv-AY-də / n ɪ ˈ v eɪ d ə / Newark, Ohio: NURK / ˈ n ɜːr k / [n 26] New Athens: New AY-thənz / ˈ eɪ θ ən z / Name of multiple places New Berlin: New BUR-lin / ˈ b ɜːr l ɪ n / Name of multiple places New Orleans: new OR-linz / n j uː ˈ ɔːr l ɪ n z / [n 27 ...
Anoka – Halloween Capital of the World [3] Albert Lea – The Land Between the Lakes [4] Austin – Spamtown USA [5] [6] Bemidji – First City on the Mississippi [7] Braham – Homemade Pie Capital of Minnesota [8] Duluth. The Zenith City [9] The Twin Ports (with Superior, Wisconsin) [9] Elk River – Where City and Country Flow Together [10]
Faribault (/ ˈ f ɛər b oʊ / FAIR-boh) [9] is a city in, and the county seat of, Rice County, Minnesota, United States.The population was 24,453 at the 2020 census. [6] Faribault is approximately 50 miles (80 km) south of Minneapolis–Saint Paul.
Ghent was originally called Grand View, and under the latter name was platted in 1878. [6] The present name is after the Belgian city of Ghent. [7] A post office was established as Grandview in 1874, and renamed Ghent in 1882. [8]
Bovey (/ ˈ b oʊ v i / BOH-vee) [4] is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of Minnesota's Iron Range . The population was 829 at the 2020 census .
Otsego (/ ɒ t ˈ s iː ɡ oʊ / ot-SEE-goh) is a city in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. It is a northwest suburb within the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. The population was 19,966 at the 2020 census, further growing to 23,241 by 2023. [3] Otsego is the largest city in Wright County, and the 47th largest city in Minnesota.