State Facts

Full Name

State of Minnesota

Admitted to the Union (Rank)

May 11, 1858 (32nd)

Population 2000 (Rank)

4,919,479 (21st)

Land Area (Rank)

79,610 square miles; 206,189 square kilometers (14th)

Capital

St. Paul

Postal Abbreviation

MN

State Nicknames

North Star State,
Gopher State,
Land of 10,000 Lakes

Motto

L’Etoile du Nord (The North Star)

Song

“Hail, Minnesota” (music by Truman E. Richard, words by Truman E. Richard and Arthur E. Upson)

State Symbols

Flower: Lady slipper
Tree: Red (Norway) pine
Bird: Common loon
Fish: Walleye
Mushroom: Morel

Economy

Agriculture:
- Dairy products,
- corn,
- cattle,
- soybeans,
- hogs,
- wheat,
- turkeys
Industry:
- Machinery,
- food processing,
- printing and publishing,
- fabricated metal products,
- electric equipment,
- mining,
- tourism