Minnesota (/ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/ (listen)) is a state in the Upper
Midwest, Great Lakes, and northern regions of the United States.
Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state on May 11, 1858, created
from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory. The state is known
as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes". Its official motto is L'Étoile du Nord
(French for The Star of the North).Minnesota (/ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/
(listen)) is a state in the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and northern
regions of the United States. Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S.
state on May 11, 1858, created from the eastern half of the Minnesota
Territory. The state is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes". Its
official motto is L'Étoile du Nord (French for The Star of the
North).Minnesota is the 12th largest in area and the 22nd most
populous of the U.S. states. Nearly 55% of its residents live in the
Minneapolisâ€"Saint Paul metropolitan area (known as the "Twin
Cities"), the state's main hub of transportation, business, industry,
education, and government. Urban centers in "Greater Minnesota"
include Duluth, Mankato, Moorhead, Rochester and St. Cloud. The
state's geography is defined by western prairies now given over to
intensive agriculture; deciduous forests in the southeast, now
partially cleared, farmed, and settled; and the less populated North
Woods, used for mining, forestry, and recreation.For thousands of
years before Europeans arrived, Minnesota was inhabited by various
indigenous peoples. French explorers, missionaries, and fur traders
began exploring the region in the 17th century, encountering the
Dakota and Ojibwe/Anishinaabe tribes. Much of what is now Minnesota
was part of the vast French holding of Louisiana, which the United
States purchased in 1803. After several territorial reorganizations,
Minnesota was admitted to the Union in 1858. Like many Midwestern
states, it remained sparsely populated and centered on lumber and
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