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Brief History. This region was claimed for French crown in 1679. The U.S. acquired eastern Minnesota from Great Britain after the Revolutionary War and 20 years later bought the western part from France in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Minneapolis is the trade center of the Midwest, and the headquarters of the world's largest super-computer and grain distributor. St. Paul is the nation's biggest publisher of calendars and law books. Minnesota is also home to the Mayo Clinic, a world-famous medical center. Arts, fishing, hunting and tourism are Minnesota's largest revenue producers.

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More About This State

Nickname: North Star State / Land of 10,000 Lakes

Capital: Saint Paul

Date entered union: May 11, 1858

Population: 5,132,799

State Flower: Pinkand white lady's-slipper

State Bird: Common Loon

Land area: 79,610 sq mi.

Topography: Central hill and lake region covering approximatley half the state; to the northeast, rocky ridges and deep lakes; to the northwest, flat plains; to the south, rolling plains and deep river valleys.

Major Industries: Educational, health and social services; Manufacturing; Retail trade

More About The People

Folks are called: Minnesotan

Ethnicities: White: 4,400,282 (89.4%); Black: 171,731 (3.5%); American Indian: 54,967 (1.1%); Asian: 141,968 (2.9%); Other race: 65,810 (1.3%); Two or more races: 82,742 (1.7%); Hispanic/Latino: 143,382 (2.9%)

Male/Female stats: Male: 2,435,631 (49.5%); Female: 2,483,848 (50.5%)

Median household income ($): 47,111

College Grads: 19.1%

Home Owners: 74.6%

Famous people: Bob Dylan, Prince

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