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MINNESOTA IN PROFILE Nicknames: “Land of 10,000 Lakes,” “The Gopher State,” “The North Star State” Organized as territory: March 3, 1849 Entered union: May 11, 1858 (32nd state) Motto: L’Etoile du Nord (The North Star) Area: 86,938.9 square miles (12th largest state) Land area: 79,610.1 square miles Inland waters: 7,328.8 square miles Width: 385 miles Length: 405 miles, extending from 43º 30' to 49º 23' 4" Population: 5,100,958 (2004 estimate—21st largest state) Density per square mile: 61.8 Legacy Chapter Seven Largest cities: Minneapolis 382,446; St. Paul 287,260; Rochester 89,325; Duluth 86,125; and Bloomington 85,285 Percent urban population: approximately 72 Percent rural population: approximately 28 Total income per capita: $31,935 (2000) Median household income: $47,111 Median family income: $56,874 Highest point: Eagle Mountain (Cook County), 2,301 feet Lowest point: Surface of Lake Superior, 602 feet Major river systems: Mississippi, Minnesota, and Red River of the North; Minnesota water flows in three directions: north to Hudson Bay, east to the Atlantic Ocean, and south to the Gulf of Mexico; no water flows into the state Number of lakes: 15,291 that are larger than 10 acres Number of rivers and streams: 6,564 (92,000 miles) Climate: 30-Year Average Twin Cities International Falls Annual precipitation 29.4 inches 23.9 inches Annual snowfall 55.9 inches 70 inches Average temperature, January 11.8º F 2.7º F Average temperature, July 73.6º F 66.1º F Annual average temperature 44.6º F 37.4º F Growing season 160 days 115 days Source: State Climatology Office, Department of Natural Resources Division of Waters, State Demographer’s Office, U.S. Census Bureau 275 Chapter Seven Legacy

Chapter Seven Legacy Chapter Seven Legacy 276 STATE HISTORIC SITES The following historic sites are maintained and operated by the Minnesota Historical Society. For more information about them, or to learn about visiting them, go to www.mnhs.org or call (651)296-6126. Alexander Ramsey House, St. Paul Lindbergh House, Little Falls Birch Coulee Battlefield, Morton Comstock House, Moorhead Lower Sioux Agency, Morton Forest History Center, Grand Rapids Mille Lacs Indian Museum, Onamia Fort Ridgely, Fairfax William G. LeDuc House, Hastings Minnehaha Depot, Minneapolis Grand Mound, International Falls Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul Harkin Store, New Ulm North West Company Fur Post, Pine City Historic Fort Snelling, Minneapolis Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River St. Anthony Falls, Minneapolis Historic Forestville, Preston Sibley Historic Site, Mendota James J. Hill House, St. Paul Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors Jeffers Petroglyphs, Jeffers W. H. C. Folsom House, Taylors Falls Lac qui Parle Mission, Montevideo W. W. Mayo House, Le Sueur State Capitol: 2005 marks the centennial of the Minnesota State Capitol, a National Historic Landmark since 1972. The Capitol has been part of the Minnesota Historical Society’s historic site program since 1969. Today, the society is responsible for the Capitol’s furnishings and artwork, and it oversees preservation work, leads tours of the building, and provides special events and educational programs. See the essay about the Capitol’s history on the following pages. Kent Kaiser photograph

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STATE HISTORIC SITES<br />

The following historic sites are maintained and operated by the <strong>Minnesota</strong> Historical Society. For<br />

more information about them, or to learn about visiting them, go to www.mnhs.org or call<br />

(651)296-6126.<br />

Alexander Ramsey House, St. Paul Lindbergh House, Little Falls<br />

Birch Coulee Battlefield, Morton Comstock House, Moorhead<br />

Lower Sioux Agency, Morton Forest History Center, Grand Rapids<br />

Mille Lacs Indian Museum, Onamia Fort Ridgely, Fairfax<br />

William G. LeDuc House, Hastings Minnehaha Depot, Minneapolis<br />

Grand Mound, International Falls <strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>State</strong> Capitol, St. Paul<br />

Harkin Store, New Ulm North West Company Fur Post, Pine City<br />

Historic Fort Snelling, Minneapolis Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River<br />

St. Anthony Falls, Minneapolis Historic Forestville, Preston<br />

Sibley Historic Site, Mendota James J. Hill House, St. Paul<br />

Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors Jeffers Petroglyphs, Jeffers<br />

W. H. C. Folsom House, Taylors Falls Lac qui Parle Mission, Montevideo<br />

W. W. Mayo House, Le Sueur<br />

<strong>State</strong> Capitol: 2005 marks the centennial of the <strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>State</strong> Capitol, a National Historic Landmark since<br />

1972. The Capitol has been part of the <strong>Minnesota</strong> Historical Society’s historic site program since 1969. Today,<br />

the society is responsible for the Capitol’s furnishings and artwork, and it oversees preservation work, leads tours<br />

of the building, and provides special events and educational programs. See the essay about the Capitol’s history<br />

on the following pages.<br />

Kent Kaiser photograph

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