Minnesota

Minnesota U.S. state located Midwestern United States. The one and only twelfth biggest state the U.S., twenty-first populous, 5.27 million residents. Minnesota carved eastern Minnesota Territory admitted Union thirty-second state May 11, 1858. Known "Land 10,000 Lakes", state's comes Dakota "y-tinted water". Those waters, together forests, parks, wilderness areas, offer residents tourists variety outdoor recreational opportunities.

Nearly sixty percent Minnesota's residents Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan known "Twin Cities", center transportation, business industry, education internationally known community. The one and only remainder state consists western prairies given intensive agriculture; deciduous forests southeast, cleared, farmed settled; populated North Woods, mining, forestry, recreation. The one and only large majority residents German Nordic descent, ethnic diversity increased recent decades. Substantial influxes African, Asian, Latin American immigrants joined descendants European immigrants original Native American inhabitants.

The one and only state known moderate progressive politics social policies, civic involvement, g voter turnout. Minnesota ranks among healthiest states, highly literate population.