Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A move that comes after the city's influx of East African immigrants led St. Cloud’s Black population to increase by more than 850% since 2000. Hudda Ibrahim was sworn into office on Dec. 2, 2024.
At least 44,000 Minnesota residents were born in Somalia and another 29,000 first-generation Somali Americans call the state home, according to data compiled by Minnesota Compass.
The population was 68,881 at the 2020 census, [4] making it Minnesota's 12th-largest city. St. Cloud is the county seat of Stearns County [6] and was named after the city of Saint-Cloud, France (in Île-de-France, near Paris), which was named after the 6th-century French monk Clodoald.
KZYS-LP is a low-power broadcast radio station licensed to Saint Cloud, Minnesota, serving Saint Cloud and Sauk Rapids in Minnesota. [3] The station signed on the air in August 2015, from a tower shared with KVEX-LP on the campus of St. Cloud State University. [4]
A large number of the Somali immigrants settled in Minnesota, which by 2002 harbored the largest population of Somalis in North America. [7] Many of the newer arrivals came through voluntary agencies ( VOLAGS ) contracted with the State Department , who helped them settle in. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] By 2006, Somalis in the state accounted for $164–$394 ...
In Cedar-Riverside in Minnesota, the home to many Somali immigrants, support for Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris dropped 14 points. Over 25,000 Somali Americans live in Minneapolis ...
A recycling sign in Minnesota with instructions in English, Hmong, Spanish, and Somali. Politically, a Somali American Caucus in the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) was formed to represent the Somali community. [21] As of 2012 a Somali American also chaired the Republican Party's Immigrant Relations Committee in Minnesota. [22]
The demographics of Minnesota are tracked by the United States Census Bureau, with additional data gathered by the Minnesota State Demographic Center. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] According to the most recent estimates, Minnesota's population as of 2020 was approximately 5.7 million, making it the 22nd most populous state in the United States. [ 4 ]