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<span>Metropolitan Statistical Area</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Metropolitan_Statistical_Area-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Combined_Statistical_Area" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Combined_Statistical_Area"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Combined Statistical Area</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Combined_Statistical_Area-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cities_and_suburbs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cities_and_suburbs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Cities and suburbs</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cities_and_suburbs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Culture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Minneapolis–Saint Paul</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81rea_metropolitana_de_Minneapolis-Saint_Paul" title="Área metropolitana de Minneapolis-Saint Paul – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Área metropolitana de Minneapolis-Saint Paul" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AA_%D9%BE%D9%84-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3" title="سینت پل-مینیاپولیس – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="سینت پل-مینیاپولیس" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolregion_Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul" title="Metropolregion Minneapolis–Saint Paul – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Metropolregion Minneapolis–Saint Paul" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81rea_metropolitana_de_Minneapolis-Saint_Paul" title="Área metropolitana de Minneapolis-Saint Paul – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Área metropolitana de Minneapolis-Saint Paul" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis-Saint_Paul_metropoli-eremua" title="Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropoli-eremua – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropoli-eremua" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AA_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3" title="سینت پال-مینیاپولیس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سینت پال-مینیاپولیس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis-Saint_Paul" title="Minneapolis-Saint Paul – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Minneapolis-Saint Paul" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%AF%B8%EB%8B%88%EC%95%A0%ED%8F%B4%EB%A6%AC%EC%8A%A4-%EC%84%B8%EC%9D%B8%ED%8A%B8%ED%8F%B4" title="미니애폴리스-세인트폴 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="미니애폴리스-세인트폴" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul" title="Minneapolis–Saint Paul – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Minneapolis–Saint Paul" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul" title="Minneapolis–Saint Paul – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Minneapolis–Saint Paul" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" 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style="width:292px;max-width:292px;border:none"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:290px;max-width:290px"><div style="border:1;;height:150px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2008-0712-MPLS-pan00-mp-edit.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/2008-0712-MPLS-pan00-mp-edit.JPG/288px-2008-0712-MPLS-pan00-mp-edit.JPG" decoding="async" width="288" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/2008-0712-MPLS-pan00-mp-edit.JPG/432px-2008-0712-MPLS-pan00-mp-edit.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/2008-0712-MPLS-pan00-mp-edit.JPG/576px-2008-0712-MPLS-pan00-mp-edit.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4272" data-file-height="2226" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:290px;max-width:290px"><div style="border:1;;height:135px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Saint_Paul_skyline,_West_Side_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Saint_Paul_skyline%2C_West_Side_%28cropped%29.jpg/288px-Saint_Paul_skyline%2C_West_Side_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="288" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Saint_Paul_skyline%2C_West_Side_%28cropped%29.jpg/432px-Saint_Paul_skyline%2C_West_Side_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Saint_Paul_skyline%2C_West_Side_%28cropped%29.jpg/576px-Saint_Paul_skyline%2C_West_Side_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="601" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ib-settlement-caption"><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a> (top) and <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul</a> (bottom)</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Minneapolis-St._Paul-Bloomington,_MN-WI_Metro_Area.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan statistical area (Met Council counties in red)"><img alt="Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan statistical area (Met Council counties in red)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Minneapolis-St._Paul-Bloomington%2C_MN-WI_Metro_Area.svg/250px-Minneapolis-St._Paul-Bloomington%2C_MN-WI_Metro_Area.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="276" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Minneapolis-St._Paul-Bloomington%2C_MN-WI_Metro_Area.svg/375px-Minneapolis-St._Paul-Bloomington%2C_MN-WI_Metro_Area.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Minneapolis-St._Paul-Bloomington%2C_MN-WI_Metro_Area.svg/500px-Minneapolis-St._Paul-Bloomington%2C_MN-WI_Metro_Area.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="566" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan statistical area (<a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Council_(Minnesota)" title="Metropolitan Council (Minnesota)">Met Council</a> counties in red)</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">States</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Principal cities</th><td class="infobox-data"><b></b><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Urban<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,021.8 sq mi (2,646 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Metro<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">8,120 sq mi (21,000 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,376 ft (419 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Lowest elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">660 ft (200 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2020<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Urban_area" title="Urban area">Urban</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,650,890 (<a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_urban_areas" title="List of United States urban areas">16th</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Urban density</th><td class="infobox-data">2,594.3/sq mi (1,001.7/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan Statistical Area">MSA</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">3,690,261 (<a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_statistical_area#United_States" title="Metropolitan statistical area">16th</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Combined_statistical_area" title="Combined statistical area">CSA</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">4,078,788 (<a href="/wiki/List_of_combined_statistical_areas" class="mw-redirect" title="List of combined statistical areas">16th</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> </th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>MSA/CSA: 2020</li><li>Urban: 2018</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">GDP<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • MSA</th><td class="infobox-data">$323.973 billion (2022)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%926" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−6">UTC−6</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Time Zone (North America)">CST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Time Zone (North America)">CDT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_320" title="Area code 320">320</a>, <a href="/wiki/Area_code_507" class="mw-redirect" title="Area code 507">507</a>, <a href="/wiki/Area_code_612" title="Area code 612">612</a>, <a href="/wiki/Area_code_651" title="Area code 651">651</a>, <a href="/wiki/Area_code_715" class="mw-redirect" title="Area code 715">715/534</a>, <a href="/wiki/Area_code_763" title="Area code 763">763</a>, <a href="/wiki/Area_code_952" title="Area code 952">952</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Minneapolis–Saint Paul</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_area" title="Metropolitan area">metropolitan area</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Upper_Midwest" title="Upper Midwest">Upper Midwestern United States</a> centered around the confluence of the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_River" title="Minnesota River">Minnesota</a>, and <a href="/wiki/St._Croix_River_(Wisconsin%E2%80%93Minnesota)" title="St. Croix River (Wisconsin–Minnesota)">St. Croix</a> rivers in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a>. It is commonly known as the <b>Twin Cities</b> after the area's two largest cities, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul</a>. Minnesotans often refer to the two together (or the seven-county metro area collectively) simply as "The Cities".<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The area is Minnesota's economic, cultural, and political center. </p><p>Minneapolis and Saint Paul are independent municipalities with defined borders. Minneapolis sits mostly on the west side of the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a> on lake-covered terrain. Although most of the city is residential neighborhoods, it has a business-dominated <a href="/wiki/Central,_Minneapolis" title="Central, Minneapolis">downtown</a> area with some historic industrial areas, the <a href="/wiki/Mill_District,_Minneapolis" title="Mill District, Minneapolis">Mill District</a> and the <a href="/wiki/North_Loop,_Minneapolis" title="North Loop, Minneapolis">North Loop</a> area. Saint Paul, which sits mostly on the east side of the river, has a smaller business district, many tree-lined neighborhoods, and a large collection of late-<a href="/wiki/Victorian_architecture" title="Victorian architecture">Victorian architecture</a>. Both cities, and the surrounding smaller cities, feature lakes, hills, and creeks. </p><p>Originally inhabited by the <a href="/wiki/Ojibwe" title="Ojibwe">Ojibwe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dakota_people" title="Dakota people">Dakota</a> people, the cities were settled by various Europeans. Minneapolis was strongly influenced by early <a href="/wiki/Scandinavia" title="Scandinavia">Scandinavian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lutheranism" title="Lutheranism">Lutheran</a> settlers, while Saint Paul was settled predominantly by the <a href="/wiki/French_Canadian" class="mw-redirect" title="French Canadian">French</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Irish_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish American">Irish</a>, and <a href="/wiki/German_American" class="mw-redirect" title="German American">German</a> <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholics</a>. Both urban areas are home to new immigrant communities, including <a href="/wiki/Mexicans" title="Mexicans">Mexicans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Somalis" class="mw-redirect" title="Somalis">Somalis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hmong_people" title="Hmong people">Hmong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_people" title="Indian people">Indians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oromo_people" title="Oromo people">Oromo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_people" title="Vietnamese people">Vietnamese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cameroon" title="Cameroon">Cameroonians</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Liberia" title="Liberia">Liberians</a>. </p><p>"Twin Cities" is sometimes used to refer to the seven-county region governed by the <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Council_(Minnesota)" title="Metropolitan Council (Minnesota)">Metropolitan Council</a> regional governmental agency and planning organization. The <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Management_and_Budget" title="Office of Management and Budget">United States Office of Management and Budget</a> officially designates 15 counties as the "Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington MN–<a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">WI</a> Metropolitan Statistical Area". It is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_statistical_areas" class="mw-redirect" title="List of metropolitan statistical areas">16th-largest metropolitan statistical area</a> in the U.S. and third-largest metropolitan area in the <a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwest</a>, with a population of 3,690,261 at the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>. The larger 21-county Minneapolis–St. Paul MN–WI <a href="/wiki/Combined_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Combined Statistical Area">Combined Statistical Area</a>, the nation's 16th-largest combined statistical area, had a population of 4,078,788 at the 2020 census. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Minnesota" title="History of Minnesota">History of Minnesota</a> and <a href="/wiki/History_of_Wisconsin" title="History of Wisconsin">History of Wisconsin</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stillwater-2004-01-02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Stillwater-2004-01-02.jpg/220px-Stillwater-2004-01-02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Stillwater-2004-01-02.jpg/330px-Stillwater-2004-01-02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Stillwater-2004-01-02.jpg/440px-Stillwater-2004-01-02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/St._Croix_River_(Wisconsin-Minnesota)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Croix River (Wisconsin-Minnesota)">St. Croix River</a> in <a href="/wiki/Stillwater,_Minnesota" title="Stillwater, Minnesota">Stillwater</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stpaul001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Stpaul001.jpg/220px-Stpaul001.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Stpaul001.jpg/330px-Stpaul001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Stpaul001.jpg/440px-Stpaul001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="590" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">St. Paul</a> with barges on the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Capitol" title="Minnesota State Capitol">Capitol dome</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>'s skyline in the far background (right of <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">St. Paul</a>). In the lower right is a typical 19th century home in <a href="/wiki/Indian_Mounds_Park_(Saint_Paul,_Minnesota)" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Mounds Park (Saint Paul, Minnesota)">Indian Mounds Park</a>.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="European_settlement">European settlement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: European settlement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first European settlement in the region was near what is now the town of <a href="/wiki/Stillwater,_Minnesota" title="Stillwater, Minnesota">Stillwater, Minnesota</a>, about 20 miles (30 km) from downtown Saint Paul and on the western bank of the <a href="/wiki/St._Croix_River_(Wisconsin-Minnesota)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Croix River (Wisconsin-Minnesota)">St. Croix River</a>, which forms the border of central Minnesota and Wisconsin. Another settlement that fueled early interest in the area was the outpost at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Snelling,_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Snelling, Minnesota">Fort Snelling</a>, which was constructed from 1820 to 1825 at the <a href="/wiki/Confluence" title="Confluence">confluence</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_River" title="Minnesota River">Minnesota River</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Fort Snelling military reservation bordered both sides of the river up to <a href="/wiki/Saint_Anthony_Falls" title="Saint Anthony Falls">Saint Anthony Falls</a>. The town of Saint Anthony grew just outside the reservation on the river's east side. For several years, the only European resident to live on the west bank of the river was Colonel <a href="/wiki/John_H._Stevens" title="John H. Stevens">John H. Stevens</a>, who operated a ferry service across the river. When the military reservation was reduced in size, settlers quickly moved to the land, creating the new village of Minneapolis. The town grew, with Minneapolis and Saint Anthony eventually merging.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the eastern side of the Mississippi, a few villages such as Pig's Eye and Lambert's Landing grew to become Saint Paul.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Natural geography played a role in the two cities' settlement and development. The <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River_Valley" class="mw-redirect" title="Mississippi River Valley">Mississippi River Valley</a> in the area is defined by a series of stone bluffs that line the river. Saint Paul grew up around Lambert's Landing, the last place to unload boats coming upriver at an easily accessible point, seven miles (11 km) downstream from <a href="/wiki/Saint_Anthony_Falls" title="Saint Anthony Falls">Saint Anthony Falls</a>, the geographic feature that, due to the value of its immense water power for industry, defined Minneapolis's location and its prominence as the Mill City. The falls can be seen from the <a href="/wiki/Mill_City_Museum" title="Mill City Museum">Mill City Museum</a>, housed in the former <a href="/wiki/Washburn_%22A%22_Mill" class="mw-redirect" title="Washburn "A" Mill">Washburn "A" Mill</a>, which was among the world's largest mills in its time. The phrase "St. Paul is the last city of the East, Minneapolis the first city of the West" alludes to the historical difference.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Farming">Farming</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Farming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ford_lock_and_dam.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Ford_lock_and_dam.jpg/220px-Ford_lock_and_dam.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Ford_lock_and_dam.jpg/330px-Ford_lock_and_dam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Ford_lock_and_dam.jpg/440px-Ford_lock_and_dam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Lock_and_Dam_No._1,_Mississippi_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Lock and Dam No. 1, Mississippi River">Lock and Dam No. 1</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a> upstream from the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_River" title="Minnesota River">Minnesota River</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The state's oldest farms are in <a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="Washington County, Minnesota">Washington County</a>. The county borders the <a href="/wiki/St._Croix_River_(Wisconsin%E2%80%93Minnesota)" title="St. Croix River (Wisconsin–Minnesota)">St. Croix River</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> on the eastern side of the metropolitan area. Joseph Haskell was Minnesota's first white farmer, harvesting the first crops in the state in 1840 on what is now part of Afton Township on Trading Post Trail.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Grand_Excursion">Grand Excursion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Grand Excursion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Grand_Excursion" title="Grand Excursion">Grand Excursion</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Grand_Excursion" title="Grand Excursion">Grand Excursion</a>, a trip into the Upper Midwest sponsored by the <a href="/wiki/Rock_Island_Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Rock Island Railroad">Rock Island Railroad</a>, brought more than a thousand curious travelers into the area by rail and steamboat in 1854. In 1855, <a href="/wiki/Henry_Wadsworth_Longfellow" title="Henry Wadsworth Longfellow">Henry Wadsworth Longfellow</a> published <i><a href="/wiki/The_Song_of_Hiawatha" title="The Song of Hiawatha">The Song of Hiawatha</a></i>, an <a href="/wiki/Epic_poem" class="mw-redirect" title="Epic poem">epic poem</a> based on the <a href="/wiki/Ojibwe" title="Ojibwe">Ojibwe</a> legends of <a href="/wiki/Hiawatha" title="Hiawatha">Hiawatha</a>. A number of natural area landmarks appear in the story, including <a href="/wiki/Lake_Minnetonka" title="Lake Minnetonka">Lake Minnetonka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Minnehaha_Falls" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnehaha Falls">Minnehaha Falls</a>. Tourists inspired by the coverage of the Grand Excursion in eastern newspapers and those who read <i>The Song of Hiawatha</i> flocked to the area in the following decades. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rail_transport">Rail transport</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Rail transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At one time, the region had numerous passenger rail services, including both interurban <a href="/wiki/Streetcar" class="mw-redirect" title="Streetcar">streetcar</a> systems and interstate rail. Due to the river's width at points farther south, the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area was briefly one of the few places where the Mississippi could be crossed by railroad. Much commercial rail traffic also ran through the area, often carrying grain to be processed at Minneapolis mills or delivering other goods to Saint Paul to be transported along the Mississippi. Saint Paul was long at the <a href="/wiki/Head_of_navigation" title="Head of navigation">head of navigation</a> on the river, until a <a href="/wiki/Lock_and_Dam_No._1,_Mississippi_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Lock and Dam No. 1, Mississippi River">lock and dam facility</a> was added upriver in Minneapolis. </p><p>Passenger travel hit its peak in 1888, with nearly eight million traversing to and from <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul_Union_Depot" title="Saint Paul Union Depot">Saint Paul Union Depot</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> This amounted to approximately 150 trains daily. Soon, other rail crossings were built farther south and travel through the region began to decline. In an effort by the rail companies to combat the rise of the automobile, some of the earliest <a href="/wiki/Streamliner" title="Streamliner">streamliners</a> ran from <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> to Minneapolis/Saint Paul and eventually served distant points in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Northwest" title="Pacific Northwest">Pacific Northwest</a>. Today, this interstate service is served by <a href="/wiki/Amtrak" title="Amtrak">Amtrak</a>'s <a href="/wiki/King_Street_Station" title="King Street Station">Seattle</a>/<a href="/wiki/Portland_Union_Station" title="Portland Union Station">Portland</a>-to-<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Union_Station" title="Chicago Union Station">Chicago</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Empire_Builder" title="Empire Builder">Empire Builder</a></i> route, running once daily in each direction, and supplemented by the <i><a href="/wiki/Borealis_(train)" title="Borealis (train)">Borealis</a></i> route to Chicago. The Empire Builder is named after <a href="/wiki/James_J._Hill" title="James J. Hill">James J. Hill</a>, a railroad tycoon who settled on <a href="/wiki/Summit_Avenue_(St._Paul)" title="Summit Avenue (St. Paul)">Summit Avenue</a> in Saint Paul in what is now known as the <a href="/wiki/James_J._Hill_House" title="James J. Hill House">James J. Hill House</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Socioeconomic_history">Socioeconomic history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Socioeconomic history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Like many Northern cities that grew up with the <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Revolution" title="Industrial Revolution">Industrial Revolution</a>, Minneapolis and St. Paul experienced shifts in their economic base as heavy industry declined, especially in the 1960s and 1970s. With the economic decline of those decades came population decline in the <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Minneapolis" title="Demographics of Minneapolis">central city areas</a>, <a href="/wiki/White_flight" title="White flight">white flight</a> to suburbs,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and, in the summer of 1967, <a href="/wiki/Race_riots" class="mw-redirect" title="Race riots">race riots</a> on Minneapolis's North Side.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But by the 1980s and 1990s, Minneapolis and Saint Paul were often cited as former <a href="/wiki/Rust_Belt" title="Rust Belt">Rust Belt</a> cities that had made successful transitions to service, high-technology, finance, and information economies.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May and June 2020, the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area became a focus of international attention after <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Police_Department" title="Minneapolis Police Department">MPD</a> officer <a href="/wiki/Derek_Chauvin" title="Derek Chauvin">Derek Chauvin</a> murdered <a href="/wiki/George_Floyd" title="George Floyd">George Floyd</a> by kneeling on his neck for almost ten minutes. The murder sparked <a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul" title="George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul">local</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_George_Floyd_protests_in_the_United_States" title="List of George Floyd protests in the United States">nationwide</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_George_Floyd_protests_outside_the_United_States" title="List of George Floyd protests outside the United States">international protests</a> against racism and police brutality, bringing considerable attention to the MPD.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Minneapolis–Saint Paul was the site of the second-costliest act of civil disobedience in U.S. history, after the <a href="/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riots" title="1992 Los Angeles riots">1992 Los Angeles Riots</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Local protests and riots caused an estimated $550 million in damages<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and affected around 1,600 businesses.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rivalry">Rivalry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Rivalry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Minneapolis and Saint Paul have competed since they were founded, resulting in some duplication of effort.<sup id="cite_ref-OAH_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OAH-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After Saint Paul completed its elaborate <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_Saint_Paul_(Minnesota)" title="Cathedral of Saint Paul (Minnesota)">cathedral</a> in 1915, Minneapolis followed up with the equally ornate <a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint_Mary,_Minneapolis" class="mw-redirect" title="Basilica of Saint Mary, Minneapolis">Basilica of St. Mary</a> in 1926. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the rivalry became so intense that an architect practicing in one city was often refused business in the other. The <a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="1890 United States Census">1890 United States Census</a> even led to the two cities arresting and/or kidnapping each other's census takers, in an attempt to keep each city from outgrowing the other.<sup id="cite_ref-Cen1_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cen1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Cen2_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cen2-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Cen3_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cen3-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The rivalry occasionally erupted into inter-city violence, as at a 1929 game between the <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Millers" title="Minneapolis Millers">Minneapolis Millers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/St._Paul_Saints" title="St. Paul Saints">St. Paul Saints</a>, both <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> teams of the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(20th_century)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Association (20th century)">American Association</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 1950s, both cities competed for a <a href="/wiki/Major_league_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Major league baseball">major league baseball</a> franchise (which resulted in two rival stadiums being built), and there was a brief period in the mid-1960s when the two cities could not agree on a common calendar for <a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">daylight saving time</a>, resulting in a few weeks when people in Minneapolis were one hour "behind" those in Saint Paul.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The cities' mutual antagonism was largely healed by the end of the 1960s, aided by the simultaneous arrival in 1961 of the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> of the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>, both of which identified themselves with the state as a whole (the former explicitly named for both Twin Cities) rather than either city (like the earlier <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a>). Since 1961, it has been common practice for any major sports team based in the Twin Cities to be named for Minnesota as a whole. In terms of development, the two cities remain distinct in their progress, with Minneapolis absorbing new and avant-garde architecture while Saint Paul continues to carefully integrate new buildings into the context of classical and Victorian styles.<sup id="cite_ref-OAH_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OAH-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geology">Geology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Geology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Geology_of_Minnesota" title="Geology of Minnesota">Geology of Minnesota</a></div> <p>Like much of Minnesota, the Twin Cities area was shaped by water and ice over millions of years. The area's land sits atop thick layers of <a href="/wiki/Sandstone" title="Sandstone">sandstone</a> and <a href="/wiki/Limestone" title="Limestone">limestone</a> laid down as seas encroached upon and receded from the region. Erosion caused natural caves to develop, which were expanded into <a href="/wiki/Mining" title="Mining">mines</a> when white settlers came to the area. During <a href="/wiki/Prohibition" title="Prohibition">Prohibition</a>, at least one <a href="/wiki/Speakeasy" title="Speakeasy">speakeasy</a> was built into these hidden spaces—eventually refurbished as Saint Paul's <a href="/wiki/Wabasha_Street_Caves" title="Wabasha Street Caves">Wabasha Street Caves</a>. </p><p>Lakes across the area were formed and altered by the movement of <a href="/wiki/Glacier" title="Glacier">glaciers</a>. This left many bodies of water in the region, some with unusual shapes. For example, <a href="/wiki/Lake_Minnetonka" title="Lake Minnetonka">Lake Minnetonka</a>, toward the western side of the Twin Cities, consists of a complex arrangement of channels and large bays. Elevations in the area range from 1,376 feet (419 m) above sea level in the northwest metro to 666 feet (203 m) at the edge of the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a> in the southeast. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bald_Eagle-Burnsville-2006-01-15.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Bald_Eagle-Burnsville-2006-01-15.jpg/220px-Bald_Eagle-Burnsville-2006-01-15.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Bald_Eagle-Burnsville-2006-01-15.jpg/330px-Bald_Eagle-Burnsville-2006-01-15.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Bald_Eagle-Burnsville-2006-01-15.jpg/440px-Bald_Eagle-Burnsville-2006-01-15.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Bald_eagle" title="Bald eagle">Bald eagle</a> in <a href="/wiki/Burnsville,_Minnesota" title="Burnsville, Minnesota">Burnsville</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Climate_of_the_Twin_Cities" class="mw-redirect" title="Climate of the Twin Cities">Climate of the Twin Cities</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Update plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Update" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Ambox_current_red_Americas.svg/42px-Ambox_current_red_Americas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="42" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Ambox_current_red_Americas.svg/63px-Ambox_current_red_Americas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Ambox_current_red_Americas.svg/84px-Ambox_current_red_Americas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="290" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section needs to be <b>updated</b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. <br /><small>Last update: 2014</small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2023</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Quarry_Park-20060819.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Quarry_Park-20060819.jpg/220px-Quarry_Park-20060819.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Quarry_Park-20060819.jpg/330px-Quarry_Park-20060819.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Quarry_Park-20060819.jpg/440px-Quarry_Park-20060819.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="534" /></a><figcaption>August swimming at Quarry Park and Nature Preserve, <a href="/wiki/Waite_Park,_Minnesota" title="Waite Park, Minnesota">Waite Park</a> near <a href="/wiki/St._Cloud,_Minnesota" title="St. Cloud, Minnesota">St. Cloud</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Owing to their northerly latitude and inland location, the Twin Cities experience the coldest climate of any major metropolitan area in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But due to their southern location in the state and the <a href="/wiki/Urban_heat_island" title="Urban heat island">urban heat island</a>, the Twin Cities are among Minnesota's warmest places.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The average annual temperature recorded at the <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul_International_Airport" title="Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport">Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport</a> is 45.4 °F (7.4 °C); 3.5 °F (1.9 °C) colder than <a href="/wiki/Winona,_Minnesota" title="Winona, Minnesota">Winona, Minnesota</a>, and 8.8 °F (4.9 °C) warmer than <a href="/wiki/Roseau,_Minnesota" title="Roseau, Minnesota">Roseau, Minnesota</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-almanac_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-almanac-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Monthly average daily high temperatures range from 21.9 °F (−5.6 °C) in January to 83.3 °F (28.5 °C) in July; the average daily minimum temperatures for those months are 4.3 °F (−15.4 °C) and 63.0 °F (17.2 °C) respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Saint_Paul-2007-01-27.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Saint_Paul-2007-01-27.jpg/220px-Saint_Paul-2007-01-27.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Saint_Paul-2007-01-27.jpg/330px-Saint_Paul-2007-01-27.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Saint_Paul-2007-01-27.jpg/440px-Saint_Paul-2007-01-27.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="1728" /></a><figcaption>Viewing the <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul_Winter_Carnival" title="Saint Paul Winter Carnival">Saint Paul Winter Carnival</a> parade in January.</figcaption></figure> <p>Minimum temperatures of 0 °F (−18 °C) or lower are seen on an average of 29.7 days per year, and 76.2 days do not have a maximum temperature exceeding the freezing point. Temperatures above 90 °F (32 °C) occur an average of 15 times per year. Higher temperatures at or above 100 °F (38 °C) are recorded once every 4-5 years on average, and sometimes during a single summer.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lowest temperature ever reported at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport was −34 °F (−37 °C) on January 22, 1936; the highest, 108 °F (42 °C), was reported on July 14 of the same year.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Early settlement records at Fort Snelling show temperatures as low as −42 °F (−41 °C). Recent records include −40 °F (−40 °C) at Vadnais Lake on February 2, 1996 (National Climatic Data Center). </p><p><a href="/wiki/Precipitation_(meteorology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Precipitation (meteorology)">Precipitation</a> averages 29.41 inches (74.7 cm) per year, and is most plentiful in June (4.34 inches (11.0 cm)) and least so in February (0.79 inches (2.0 cm)). The greatest one-day rainfall amount was 9.15 inches (23.2 cm), reported on July 23, 1987. The cities' record for lowest annual precipitation was set in 1910, when 11.54 inches (29.3 cm) fell throughout the year; coincidentally, the opposite record of 40.15 inches (102.0 cm) was set the next year.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At an annual average of 56.3 inches (1,430 mm), snowfall is generally abundant.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Twin Cities area takes the brunt of many types of extreme weather, including high-speed straight-line winds, tornadoes, flash floods, drought, heat, bitter cold, and blizzards. The costliest weather disaster in Twin Cities history was a <a href="/wiki/Derecho" title="Derecho">derecho</a> event on May 15, 1998. Hail and wind damage exceeded $950 million, much of it in the Twin Cities.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other memorable Twin Cities weather-related events include the <a href="/wiki/1965_Twin_Cities_tornado_outbreak" class="mw-redirect" title="1965 Twin Cities tornado outbreak">tornado outbreak</a> on May 6, 1965, the <a href="/wiki/Armistice_Day_Blizzard" class="mw-redirect" title="Armistice Day Blizzard">Armistice Day Blizzard</a> on November 11, 1940, and the <a href="/wiki/Halloween_Blizzard" class="mw-redirect" title="Halloween Blizzard">Halloween Blizzard</a> of 1991. In <a href="/wiki/January%E2%80%93February_2019_North_American_cold_wave" title="January–February 2019 North American cold wave">January 2019</a>, Minnesota experienced its coldest temperatures since 1996, when a polar vortex dropped temperatures as low as −56 °F (−49 °C) in <a href="/wiki/Cotton,_Minnesota" title="Cotton, Minnesota">Cotton, Minnesota</a>, with wind-chill temperatures lower than −60 °F (−51 °C) in much of the state. These temperatures are colder than those found on the surface of <a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars">Mars</a>. (See: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/climate/journal/cold-outbreak-january-27-31-2019.html">Department of Natural Resources - Cold Outbreak: January 27-31, 2019</a>) </p><p>A normal growing season in the metro extends from late April or early May through the month of October.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The USDA places the area in the 4a <a href="/wiki/Plant_hardiness_zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Plant hardiness zone">plant hardiness zone</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communities">Communities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Metropolitan_Statistical_Area">Metropolitan Statistical Area</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Metropolitan Statistical Area"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington MN–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area</b>, or Twin Cities, includes 15 counties, of which 13 are in Minnesota and two in Wisconsin. The Minnesota portion accounts for almost two-thirds of Minnesota's population. </p><p>Note: Counties that are <b>bolded</b> are under jurisdiction of the <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Council_(Minnesota)" title="Metropolitan Council (Minnesota)">Metropolitan Council</a>. Counties that are <i>italicized</i> were added to the metropolitan area when the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Management_and_Budget" title="Office of Management and Budget">Office of Management and Budget</a> revised its delineations of <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_statistical_area" title="Metropolitan statistical area">metropolitan statistical areas</a> in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-MSA-2008_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MSA-2008-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MSA-2013_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MSA-2013-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sibley_County,_Minnesota" title="Sibley County, Minnesota">Sibley County</a> was included in the metropolitan statistical area from 2013 to September 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Minneapolis-St._Paul-St._Cloud_Combined_Statistical_Area.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Minneapolis-St._Paul-St._Cloud_Combined_Statistical_Area.svg/220px-Minneapolis-St._Paul-St._Cloud_Combined_Statistical_Area.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="234" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Minneapolis-St._Paul-St._Cloud_Combined_Statistical_Area.svg/330px-Minneapolis-St._Paul-St._Cloud_Combined_Statistical_Area.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Minneapolis-St._Paul-St._Cloud_Combined_Statistical_Area.svg/440px-Minneapolis-St._Paul-St._Cloud_Combined_Statistical_Area.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="544" /></a><figcaption>Map of the 21 counties of the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area as of 2018. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:red; color:black;"> </span> MSA counties under the Metropolitan Council</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:orange; color:black;"> </span> Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington MSA counties defined by the Census as "central"</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:green; color:white;"> </span> Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington MSA counties defined by the Census as "outlying"</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:purple; color:white;"> </span> Counties included in the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:blue; color:white;"> </span> Counties that are separate Micropolitan Statistical Areas</div> </figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>County </th> <th>Seat </th> <th>2021 estimate </th> <th>2020 census </th> <th>Change </th> <th>Area </th> <th>Density </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hennepin_County,_Minnesota" title="Hennepin County, Minnesota">Hennepin</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,267,416 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,281,565 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="2999890000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:red">−1.10%</span> </td> <td>607 sq mi (1,570 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7003208800000000000♠"></span>2,088/sq mi (806/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ramsey_County,_Minnesota" title="Ramsey County, Minnesota">Ramsey</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">543,257 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">552,352 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="2999835000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:red">−1.65%</span> </td> <td>170 sq mi (440 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7003319562941176470♠"></span>3,196/sq mi (1,234/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Dakota_County,_Minnesota" title="Dakota County, Minnesota">Dakota</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hastings,_Minnesota" title="Hastings, Minnesota">Hastings</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">442,038 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">439,882 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="6999490000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+0.49%</span> </td> <td>587 sq mi (1,520 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7002753045996592845♠"></span>753/sq mi (291/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Anoka_County,_Minnesota" title="Anoka County, Minnesota">Anoka</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anoka,_Minnesota" title="Anoka, Minnesota">Anoka</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">367,018 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">363,887 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="6999860000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+0.86%</span> </td> <td>446 sq mi (1,160 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7002822910313901345♠"></span>823/sq mi (318/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="Washington County, Minnesota">Washington</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stillwater,_Minnesota" title="Stillwater, Minnesota">Stillwater</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">272,256 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">267,568 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7000175000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+1.75%</span> </td> <td>423 sq mi (1,100 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7002643631205673758♠"></span>644/sq mi (249/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Scott_County,_Minnesota" title="Scott County, Minnesota">Scott</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shakopee,_Minnesota" title="Shakopee, Minnesota">Shakopee</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">153,268 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">150,928 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7000155000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+1.55%</span> </td> <td>365 sq mi (950 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7002419912328767123♠"></span>420/sq mi (162/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wright_County,_Minnesota" title="Wright County, Minnesota">Wright</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_Minnesota" title="Buffalo, Minnesota">Buffalo</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">144,845 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">141,337 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7000248000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+2.48%</span> </td> <td>714 sq mi (1,850 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7002202864145658263♠"></span>203/sq mi (78/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carver_County,_Minnesota" title="Carver County, Minnesota">Carver</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chaska,_Minnesota" title="Chaska, Minnesota">Chaska</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">108,626 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">106,922 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7000159000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+1.59%</span> </td> <td>376 sq mi (970 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7002288898936170212♠"></span>289/sq mi (112/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sherburne_County,_Minnesota" title="Sherburne County, Minnesota">Sherburne</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elk_River,_Minnesota" title="Elk River, Minnesota">Elk River</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">99,074 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">97,183 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7000195000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+1.95%</span> </td> <td>451 sq mi (1,170 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7002219676274944567♠"></span>220/sq mi (85/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Croix_County,_Wisconsin" title="St. Croix County, Wisconsin">St. Croix, WI</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hudson,_Wisconsin" title="Hudson, Wisconsin">Hudson</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">95,044 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">93,536 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7000161000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+1.61%</span> </td> <td>736 sq mi (1,910 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7002129135869565217♠"></span>129/sq mi (50/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chisago_County,_Minnesota" title="Chisago County, Minnesota">Chisago</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_City,_Minnesota" title="Center City, Minnesota">Center City</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">57,469 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">56,621 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7000150000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+1.50%</span> </td> <td>442 sq mi (1,140 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7002130020361990950♠"></span>130/sq mi (50/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pierce_County,_Wisconsin" title="Pierce County, Wisconsin">Pierce, WI</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellsworth,_Wisconsin" title="Ellsworth, Wisconsin">Ellsworth</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">42,587 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">42,212 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="6999890000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+0.89%</span> </td> <td>592 sq mi (1,530 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001719375000000000♠"></span>72/sq mi (28/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Isanti_County,_Minnesota" title="Isanti County, Minnesota">Isanti</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Minnesota" title="Cambridge, Minnesota">Cambridge</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">41,906 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">41,135 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7000187000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+1.87%</span> </td> <td>452 sq mi (1,170 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001927123893805309♠"></span>93/sq mi (36/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Le_Sueur_County,_Minnesota" title="Le Sueur County, Minnesota">Le Sueur</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Le_Center,_Minnesota" title="Le Center, Minnesota">Le Center</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28,841 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28,674 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="6999580000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+0.58%</span> </td> <td>449 sq mi (1,160 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001642338530066815♠"></span>64/sq mi (25/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mille_Lacs_County,_Minnesota" title="Mille Lacs County, Minnesota">Mille Lacs</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milaca,_Minnesota" title="Milaca, Minnesota">Milaca</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">26,867 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">26,459 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7000154000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+1.54%</span> </td> <td>682 sq mi (1,770 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001393944281524926♠"></span>39/sq mi (15/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="background:#fbfbbb"> <td><b>Total</b> </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:right;background-color:#fbfbbb;">3,690,512 </td> <td style="text-align:right;background-color:#fbfbbb;">3,690,261 </td> <td style="text-align:right;background-color:#fbfbbb;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="6998100000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+0.01%</span> </td> <td>8,093 sq mi (20,960 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7002456012850611639♠"></span>456/sq mi (176/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Combined_Statistical_Area">Combined Statistical Area</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Combined Statistical Area"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN–WI Combined Statistical Area</b> is made up of 19 counties in Minnesota and two counties in Wisconsin. The statistical area includes two <a href="/wiki/United_States_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="United States metropolitan area">metropolitan areas</a> and four <a href="/wiki/United_States_micropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="United States micropolitan area">micropolitan areas</a>. As of the 2010 census, the CSA had a population of 3,682,928 (though a July 1, 2012 estimate placed it at 3,691,918). In 2013, the Owatonna Micropolitan Statistical Area was added.<sup id="cite_ref-PopEstCSA_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PopEstCSA-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Statistical Area </th> <th>2021 Estimate </th> <th>2020 Census </th> <th>Change </th> <th>Area </th> <th>Density </th></tr> <tr> <td>Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington MN–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,690,512 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,690,261 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="6998100000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+0.01%</span> </td> <td>8,093 sq mi (20,960 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7002456012850611639♠"></span>456/sq mi (176/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Cloud,_MN_Metropolitan_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area">St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area</a> (<a href="/wiki/Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Stearns County, Minnesota">Stearns</a> and <a href="/wiki/Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Benton County, Minnesota">Benton</a> counties) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">200,406 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">199,801 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="6999300000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+0.30%</span> </td> <td>1,803 sq mi (4,670 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7002111151414309484♠"></span>111/sq mi (43/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Faribault-Northfield,_MN_Micropolitan_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Faribault-Northfield, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area">Faribault-Northfield, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rice_County,_Minnesota" title="Rice County, Minnesota">Rice County</a>) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">67,262 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">67,097 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="6999250000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+0.25%</span> </td> <td>516 sq mi (1,340 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7002130352713178294♠"></span>130/sq mi (50/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Wing,_MN_Micropolitan_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Wing, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area">Red Wing, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area</a> (<a href="/wiki/Goodhue_County,_Minnesota" title="Goodhue County, Minnesota">Goodhue County</a>) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">47,968 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">47,582 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="6999810000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+0.81%</span> </td> <td>780 sq mi (2,000 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001614974358974359♠"></span>61/sq mi (24/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Owatonna,_MN_Micropolitan_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Owatonna, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area">Owatonna, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area</a> (<a href="/wiki/Steele_County,_Minnesota" title="Steele County, Minnesota">Steele County</a>) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">37,349 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">37,406 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="3000850000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:red">−0.15%</span> </td> <td>432 sq mi (1,120 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001864560185185185♠"></span>86/sq mi (33/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hutchinson,_MN_Micropolitan_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Hutchinson, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area">Hutchinson, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area</a> (<a href="/wiki/McLeod_County,_Minnesota" title="McLeod County, Minnesota">McLeod County</a>) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">36,735 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">36,771 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="3000900000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:red">−0.10%</span> </td> <td>506 sq mi (1,310 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001725988142292490♠"></span>73/sq mi (28/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="background:#fbfbbb"> <td><b>Total</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;background-color:#fbfbbb;">4,080,232 </td> <td style="text-align:right;background-color:#fbfbbb;">4,078,788 </td> <td style="text-align:right;background-color:#fbfbbb;"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="6998400000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+0.04%</span> </td> <td>12,130 sq mi (31,400 km<sup>2</sup>) </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7002336375267930750♠"></span>336/sq mi (130/km<sup>2</sup>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Note: Owatonna MSA was not part of CSA in 2010. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cities_and_suburbs">Cities and suburbs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Cities and suburbs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are approximately 218 incorporated municipalities in the Twin Cities metropolitan region. This includes <a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">census-designated places</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_villages_in_Wisconsin" title="List of villages in Wisconsin">villages in Wisconsin</a>, but excludes unincorporated towns in Wisconsin, known as <a href="/wiki/Civil_townships" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil townships">civil townships</a> in other states. Population numbers are from the 2020 census.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Principal cities</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a> (429,954)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul</a> (311,527)</li></ul> <p><b>Places with 50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants</b> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 18em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bloomington,_Minnesota" title="Bloomington, Minnesota">Bloomington</a> (89,987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Park,_Minnesota" title="Brooklyn Park, Minnesota">Brooklyn Park</a> (86,478)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth,_Minnesota" title="Plymouth, Minnesota">Plymouth</a> (81,026)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodbury,_Minnesota" title="Woodbury, Minnesota">Woodbury</a> (75,102)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maple_Grove,_Minnesota" title="Maple Grove, Minnesota">Maple Grove</a> (70,253)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blaine,_Minnesota" title="Blaine, Minnesota">Blaine</a> (70,222)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeville,_Minnesota" title="Lakeville, Minnesota">Lakeville</a> (69,490)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eagan,_Minnesota" title="Eagan, Minnesota">Eagan</a> (68,855)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burnsville,_Minnesota" title="Burnsville, Minnesota">Burnsville</a> (64,317)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eden_Prairie,_Minnesota" title="Eden Prairie, Minnesota">Eden Prairie</a> (64,198)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coon_Rapids,_Minnesota" title="Coon Rapids, Minnesota">Coon Rapids</a> (63,599)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apple_Valley,_Minnesota" title="Apple Valley, Minnesota">Apple Valley</a> (56,374)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnetonka,_Minnesota" title="Minnetonka, Minnesota">Minnetonka</a> (53,781)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edina,_Minnesota" title="Edina, Minnesota">Edina</a> (53,494)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Park,_Minnesota" title="St. Louis Park, Minnesota">St. Louis Park</a> (50,010)</li></ul> </div> <p><b>Places with 25,000 to 49,999 inhabitants</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 18em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shakopee,_Minnesota" title="Shakopee, Minnesota">Shakopee</a> (43,698)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maplewood,_Minnesota" title="Maplewood, Minnesota">Maplewood</a> (42,088)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cottage_Grove,_Minnesota" title="Cottage Grove, Minnesota">Cottage Grove</a> (38,839)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richfield,_Minnesota" title="Richfield, Minnesota">Richfield</a> (36,994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roseville,_Minnesota" title="Roseville, Minnesota">Roseville</a> (36,254)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inver_Grove_Heights,_Minnesota" title="Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota">Inver Grove Heights</a> (35,801)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Center,_Minnesota" title="Brooklyn Center, Minnesota">Brooklyn Center</a> (33,782)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andover,_Minnesota" title="Andover, Minnesota">Andover</a> (32,601)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savage,_Minnesota" title="Savage, Minnesota">Savage</a> (32,465)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fridley,_Minnesota" title="Fridley, Minnesota">Fridley</a> (29,590)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakdale,_Minnesota" title="Oakdale, Minnesota">Oakdale</a> (28,303)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaska,_Minnesota" title="Chaska, Minnesota">Chaska</a> (27,810)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramsey,_Minnesota" title="Ramsey, Minnesota">Ramsey</a> (27,646)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prior_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Prior Lake, Minnesota">Prior Lake</a> (27,617)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoreview,_Minnesota" title="Shoreview, Minnesota">Shoreview</a> (26,921)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chanhassen,_Minnesota" title="Chanhassen, Minnesota">Chanhassen</a> (25,947)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elk_River,_Minnesota" title="Elk River, Minnesota">Elk River</a> (25,835)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosemount,_Minnesota" title="Rosemount, Minnesota">Rosemount</a> (25,650)</li></ul> </div> <p><b>Places with 10,000 to 24,999 inhabitants</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 18em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/White_Bear_Lake,_Minnesota" title="White Bear Lake, Minnesota">White Bear Lake</a> (24,883)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champlin,_Minnesota" title="Champlin, Minnesota">Champlin</a> (23,919)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farmington,_Minnesota" title="Farmington, Minnesota">Farmington</a> (23,632)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Brighton,_Minnesota" title="New Brighton, Minnesota">New Brighton</a> (23,454)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crystal,_Minnesota" title="Crystal, Minnesota">Crystal</a> (23,330)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Valley,_Minnesota" title="Golden Valley, Minnesota">Golden Valley</a> (22,552)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hastings,_Minnesota" title="Hastings, Minnesota">Hastings</a> (22,154)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Hope,_Minnesota" title="New Hope, Minnesota">New Hope</a> (21,986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Heights,_Minnesota" title="Columbia Heights, Minnesota">Columbia Heights</a> (21,973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lino_Lakes,_Minnesota" title="Lino Lakes, Minnesota">Lino Lakes</a> (21,399)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_St._Paul,_Minnesota" title="South St. Paul, Minnesota">South St. Paul</a> (20,759)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_St._Paul,_Minnesota" title="West St. Paul, Minnesota">West St. Paul</a> (20,615)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forest_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Forest Lake, Minnesota">Forest Lake</a> (20,611)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otsego,_Minnesota" title="Otsego, Minnesota">Otsego</a> (19,956)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stillwater,_Minnesota" title="Stillwater, Minnesota">Stillwater</a> (19,394)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopkins,_Minnesota" title="Hopkins, Minnesota">Hopkins</a> (19,079)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Michael,_Minnesota" title="St. Michael, Minnesota">St. Michael</a> (18,235)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anoka,_Minnesota" title="Anoka, Minnesota">Anoka</a> (17,921)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ham_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Ham Lake, Minnesota">Ham Lake</a> (16,464)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_Falls,_Wisconsin" title="River Falls, Wisconsin">River Falls, Wisconsin</a> (16,182)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_Minnesota" title="Buffalo, Minnesota">Buffalo</a> (16,168)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugo,_Minnesota" title="Hugo, Minnesota">Hugo</a> (15,766)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hudson,_Wisconsin" title="Hudson, Wisconsin">Hudson, Wisconsin</a> (14,755)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robbinsdale,_Minnesota" title="Robbinsdale, Minnesota">Robbinsdale</a> (14,646)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monticello,_Minnesota" title="Monticello, Minnesota">Monticello</a> (14,455)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rogers,_Minnesota" title="Rogers, Minnesota">Rogers</a> (13,295)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mounds_View,_Minnesota" title="Mounds View, Minnesota">Mounds View</a> (13,249)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waconia,_Minnesota" title="Waconia, Minnesota">Waconia</a> (13,033)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadnais_Heights,_Minnesota" title="Vadnais Heights, Minnesota">Vadnais Heights</a> (12,912)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_St._Paul,_Minnesota" title="North St. Paul, Minnesota">North St. Paul</a> (12,364)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Bethel,_Minnesota" title="East Bethel, Minnesota">East Bethel</a> (11,786)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mendota_Heights,_Minnesota" title="Mendota Heights, Minnesota">Mendota Heights</a> (11,744)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Big Lake, Minnesota">Big Lake</a> (11,686)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Elmo,_Minnesota" title="Lake Elmo, Minnesota">Lake Elmo</a> (11,335)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Canada,_Minnesota" title="Little Canada, Minnesota">Little Canada</a> (10,819)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Branch,_Minnesota" title="North Branch, Minnesota">North Branch</a> (10,787)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria,_Minnesota" title="Victoria, Minnesota">Victoria</a> (10,546)</li></ul> </div> <p><b>Places with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"></p><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 18em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arden_Hills,_Minnesota" title="Arden Hills, Minnesota">Arden Hills</a> (9,939)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Minnesota" title="Cambridge, Minnesota">Cambridge</a> (9,611)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mound,_Minnesota" title="Mound, Minnesota">Mound</a> (9,398)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Anthony,_Minnesota" title="St. Anthony, Minnesota">St. Anthony</a> (9,257)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oak_Grove,_Minnesota" title="Oak Grove, Minnesota">Oak Grove</a> (8,929)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orono,_Minnesota" title="Orono, Minnesota">Orono</a> (8,315)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnetrista,_Minnesota" title="Minnetrista, Minnesota">Minnetrista</a> (8,262)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Prague,_Minnesota" title="New Prague, Minnesota">New Prague</a> (8,162)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Francis,_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Francis, Minnesota">Saint Francis</a> (8,142)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahtomedi,_Minnesota" title="Mahtomedi, Minnesota">Mahtomedi</a> (8,138)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wyoming,_Minnesota" title="Wyoming, Minnesota">Wyoming</a> (8,032)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albertville,_Minnesota" title="Albertville, Minnesota">Albertville</a> (7,896)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shorewood,_Minnesota" title="Shorewood, Minnesota">Shorewood</a> (7,783)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belle_Plaine,_Minnesota" title="Belle Plaine, Minnesota">Belle Plaine</a> (7,395)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dayton,_Minnesota" title="Dayton, Minnesota">Dayton</a> (7,262)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spring_Lake_Park,_Minnesota" title="Spring Lake Park, Minnesota">Spring Lake Park</a> (7,188)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medina,_Minnesota" title="Medina, Minnesota">Medina</a> (6,837)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isanti,_Minnesota" title="Isanti, Minnesota">Isanti</a> (6,804)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordan,_Minnesota" title="Jordan, Minnesota">Jordan</a> (6,656)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delano,_Minnesota" title="Delano, Minnesota">Delano</a> (6,484)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zimmerman,_Minnesota" title="Zimmerman, Minnesota">Zimmerman</a> (6,189)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corcoran,_Minnesota" title="Corcoran, Minnesota">Corcoran</a> (6,185)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carver,_Minnesota" title="Carver, Minnesota">Carver</a> (5,839)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chisago_City,_Minnesota" title="Chisago City, Minnesota">Chisago City</a> (5,558)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul_Park,_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Paul Park, Minnesota">Saint Paul Park</a> (5,544)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_Heights,_Minnesota" title="Falcon Heights, Minnesota">Falcon Heights</a> (5,369)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Oaks,_Minnesota" title="North Oaks, Minnesota">North Oaks</a> (5,272)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Circle_Pines,_Minnesota" title="Circle Pines, Minnesota">Circle Pines</a> (5,025)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindstrom,_Minnesota" title="Lindstrom, Minnesota">Lindstrom</a> (4,888)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Becker,_Minnesota" title="Becker, Minnesota">Becker</a> (4,877)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oak_Park_Heights,_Minnesota" title="Oak Park Heights, Minnesota">Oak Park Heights</a> (4,849)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elko_New_Market,_Minnesota" title="Elko New Market, Minnesota">Elko New Market</a> (4,846)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princeton,_Minnesota" title="Princeton, Minnesota">Princeton</a> (4,819)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lonsdale,_Minnesota" title="Lonsdale, Minnesota">Lonsdale</a> (4,686)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watertown,_Minnesota" title="Watertown, Minnesota">Watertown</a> (4,659)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nowthen,_Minnesota" title="Nowthen, Minnesota">Nowthen</a> (4,536)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockford,_Minnesota" title="Rockford, Minnesota">Rockford</a> (4,500)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayzata,_Minnesota" title="Wayzata, Minnesota">Wayzata</a> (4,434)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prescott,_Wisconsin" title="Prescott, Wisconsin">Prescott, Wisconsin</a> (4,258)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Sueur,_Minnesota" title="Le Sueur, Minnesota">Le Sueur</a> (4,213)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Minnesota" title="Columbus, Minnesota">Columbus</a> (4,159)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayport,_Minnesota" title="Bayport, Minnesota">Bayport</a> (4,024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scandia,_Minnesota" title="Scandia, Minnesota">Scandia</a> (3,984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant,_Minnesota" title="Grant, Minnesota">Grant</a> (3,966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deephaven,_Minnesota" title="Deephaven, Minnesota">Deephaven</a> (3,899)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centerville,_Minnesota" title="Centerville, Minnesota">Centerville</a> (3,896)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwood_Young_America,_Minnesota" title="Norwood Young America, Minnesota">Norwood Young America</a> (3,863)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport,_Minnesota" title="Newport, Minnesota">Newport</a> (3,797)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montrose,_Minnesota" title="Montrose, Minnesota">Montrose</a> (3,775)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence,_Minnesota" title="Independence, Minnesota">Independence</a> (3,755)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanover,_Minnesota" title="Hanover, Minnesota">Hanover</a> (3,548)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annandale,_Minnesota" title="Annandale, Minnesota">Annandale</a> (3,330)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery,_Minnesota" title="Montgomery, Minnesota">Montgomery</a> (3,249)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rush_City,_Minnesota" title="Rush City, Minnesota">Rush City</a> (3,072)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Afton,_Minnesota" title="Afton, Minnesota">Afton</a> (2,955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenfield,_Minnesota" title="Greenfield, Minnesota">Greenfield</a> (2,923)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milaca,_Minnesota" title="Milaca, Minnesota">Milaca</a> (2,901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cokato,_Minnesota" title="Cokato, Minnesota">Cokato</a> (2,799)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osseo,_Minnesota" title="Osseo, Minnesota">Osseo</a> (2,688)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Center,_Minnesota" title="Le Center, Minnesota">Le Center</a> (2,517)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayer,_Minnesota" title="Mayer, Minnesota">Mayer</a> (2,453)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Excelsior,_Minnesota" title="Excelsior, Minnesota">Excelsior</a> (2,355)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Bonifacius,_Minnesota" title="St. Bonifacius, Minnesota">St. Bonifacius</a> (2,307)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lauderdale,_Minnesota" title="Lauderdale, Minnesota">Lauderdale</a> (2,271)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Minnesota" title="Lexington, Minnesota">Lexington</a> (2,248)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maple_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Maple Lake, Minnesota">Maple Lake</a> (2,159)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Howard Lake, Minnesota">Howard Lake</a> (2,071)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cologne,_Minnesota" title="Cologne, Minnesota">Cologne</a> (2,047)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clearwater,_Minnesota" title="Clearwater, Minnesota">Clearwater</a> (1,855)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterville,_Minnesota" title="Waterville, Minnesota">Waterville</a> (1,849)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Braham,_Minnesota" title="Braham, Minnesota">Braham</a> (1,820)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maple_Plain,_Minnesota" title="Maple Plain, Minnesota">Maple Plain</a> (1,743)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Long Lake, Minnesota">Long Lake</a> (1,741)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spring_Park,_Minnesota" title="Spring Park, Minnesota">Spring Park</a> (1,734)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeland,_Minnesota" title="Lakeland, Minnesota">Lakeland</a> (1,710)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stacy,_Minnesota" title="Stacy, Minnesota">Stacy</a> (1,470)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tonka_Bay,_Minnesota" title="Tonka Bay, Minnesota">Tonka Bay</a> (1,442)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waverly,_Minnesota" title="Waverly, Minnesota">Waverly</a> (1,410)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dellwood,_Minnesota" title="Dellwood, Minnesota">Dellwood</a> (1,171)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shafer,_Minnesota" title="Shafer, Minnesota">Shafer</a> (1,142)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harris,_Minnesota" title="Harris, Minnesota">Harris</a> (1,111)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylors_Falls,_Minnesota" title="Taylors Falls, Minnesota">Taylors Falls</a> (1,055)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_St._Croix_Beach,_Minnesota" title="Lake St. Croix Beach, Minnesota">Lake St. Croix Beach</a> (1,043)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vineland,_Minnesota" title="Vineland, Minnesota">Vineland</a> (1,001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilltop,_Minnesota" title="Hilltop, Minnesota">Hilltop</a> (958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onamia,_Minnesota" title="Onamia, Minnesota">Onamia</a> (878)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birchwood_Village,_Minnesota" title="Birchwood Village, Minnesota">Birchwood Village</a> (863)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landfall,_Minnesota" title="Landfall, Minnesota">Landfall</a> (843)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lilydale,_Minnesota" title="Lilydale, Minnesota">Lilydale</a> (809)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loretto,_Minnesota" title="Loretto, Minnesota">Loretto</a> (762)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isle,_Minnesota" title="Isle, Minnesota">Isle</a> (751)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenwood,_Minnesota" title="Greenwood, Minnesota">Greenwood</a> (726)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasota,_Minnesota" title="Kasota, Minnesota">Kasota</a> (718)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Minnesota" title="Cleveland, Minnesota">Cleveland</a> (700)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampton,_Minnesota" title="Hampton, Minnesota">Hampton</a> (687)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Center_City,_Minnesota" title="Center City, Minnesota">Center City</a> (672)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_on_St._Croix,_Minnesota" title="Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota">Marine on St. Croix</a> (664)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elysian,_Minnesota" title="Elysian, Minnesota">Elysian</a> (650)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clear_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Clear Lake, Minnesota">Clear Lake</a> (573)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gem_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Gem Lake, Minnesota">Gem Lake</a> (567)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamburg,_Minnesota" title="Hamburg, Minnesota">Hamburg</a> (566)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreston,_Minnesota" title="Foreston, Minnesota">Foreston</a> (559)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnetonka_Beach,_Minnesota" title="Minnetonka Beach, Minnesota">Minnetonka Beach</a> (546)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunfish_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Sunfish Lake, Minnesota">Sunfish Lake</a> (522)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willernie,_Minnesota" title="Willernie, Minnesota">Willernie</a> (515)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethel,_Minnesota" title="Bethel, Minnesota">Bethel</a> (476)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randolph,_Minnesota" title="Randolph, Minnesota">Randolph</a> (466)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Germany,_Minnesota" title="New Germany, Minnesota">New Germany</a> (464)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vermillion,_Minnesota" title="Vermillion, Minnesota">Vermillion</a> (441)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodland,_Minnesota" title="Woodland, Minnesota">Woodland</a> (439)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pine_Springs,_Minnesota" title="Pine Springs, Minnesota">Pine Springs</a> (377)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Shores,_Minnesota" title="Lakeland Shores, Minnesota">Lakeland Shores</a> (339)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medicine_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Medicine Lake, Minnesota">Medicine Lake</a> (337)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Marys_Point,_Minnesota" title="St. Marys Point, Minnesota">St. Marys Point</a> (321)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wahkon,_Minnesota" title="Wahkon, Minnesota">Wahkon</a> (256)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pease,_Minnesota" title="Pease, Minnesota">Pease</a> (248)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Haven,_Minnesota" title="South Haven, Minnesota">South Haven</a> (192)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mendota,_Minnesota" title="Mendota, Minnesota">Mendota</a> (157)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilkenny,_Minnesota" title="Kilkenny, Minnesota">Kilkenny</a> (148)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coates,_Minnesota" title="Coates, Minnesota">Coates</a> (147)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miesville,_Minnesota" title="Miesville, Minnesota">Miesville</a> (138)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heidelberg,_Minnesota" title="Heidelberg, Minnesota">Heidelberg</a> (137)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bock,_Minnesota" title="Bock, Minnesota">Bock</a> (104)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Trier,_Minnesota" title="New Trier, Minnesota">New Trier</a> (86)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Minnesota" title="Culture of Minnesota">Culture of Minnesota</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fine_and_performing_arts">Fine and performing arts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Fine and performing arts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Guthrie-North.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Guthrie-North.jpg/220px-Guthrie-North.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Guthrie-North.jpg/330px-Guthrie-North.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Guthrie-North.jpg/440px-Guthrie-North.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1326" data-file-height="904" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Guthrie_Theater" title="Guthrie Theater">Guthrie Theater</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a> in <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, Minnesota">Minneapolis</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area <a href="/wiki/Fine_art" title="Fine art">fine art</a> museums include the <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Institute_of_Art" title="Minneapolis Institute of Art">Minneapolis Institute of Art</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Walker_Art_Center" title="Walker Art Center">Walker Art Center</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Frederick_R._Weisman_Art_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum">Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Museum_of_American_Art" title="Minnesota Museum of American Art">Minnesota Museum of American Art</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Museum_of_Russian_Art" title="The Museum of Russian Art">The Museum of Russian Art</a>. Other museums include <a href="/wiki/American_Swedish_Institute" title="American Swedish Institute">American Swedish Institute</a>, <a href="/wiki/Science_Museum_of_Minnesota" title="Science Museum of Minnesota">Science Museum of Minnesota</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Children%27s_Museum" title="Minnesota Children's Museum">Minnesota Children's Museum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bell_Museum_of_Natural_History" title="Bell Museum of Natural History">Bell Museum</a> (natural history and planetarium) and <a href="/wiki/The_Bakken" title="The Bakken">The Bakken Museum</a> (science and technology). The <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Orchestra" title="Minnesota Orchestra">Minnesota Orchestra</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul_Chamber_Orchestra" title="Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra">Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra</a> are full-time professional <a href="/wiki/Musical_ensemble" title="Musical ensemble">musical ensembles</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Guthrie_Theater" title="Guthrie Theater">Guthrie Theater</a> is a world-class regional theater overlooking the Mississippi River. The <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Fringe_Festival" title="Minnesota Fringe Festival">Minnesota Fringe Festival</a> is an annual celebration of <a href="/wiki/Theatre" title="Theatre">theatre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dance" title="Dance">dance</a>, <a href="/wiki/Improvisation" title="Improvisation">improvisation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Puppetry" title="Puppetry">puppetry</a>, kids' shows, <a href="/wiki/Visual_art" class="mw-redirect" title="Visual art">visual art</a>, and musicals.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Twin Cities is also the home of <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Public_Radio" title="Minnesota Public Radio">Minnesota Public Radio (MPR)</a>, the nation's second-largest public radio station. It has both a <a href="/wiki/KSJN" title="KSJN">classical station</a> and a contemporary station, <a href="/wiki/KCMP" title="KCMP">The Current</a>, which plays music from regional and other contemporary artists. The <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Public_Radio" title="Minnesota Public Radio">MPR</a> program <i><a href="/wiki/A_Prairie_Home_Companion" title="A Prairie Home Companion">A Prairie Home Companion</a></i>, hosted by Minnesota native <a href="/wiki/Garrison_Keillor" title="Garrison Keillor">Garrison Keillor</a>, aired live for many years from the <a href="/wiki/Fitzgerald_Theater" title="Fitzgerald Theater">Fitzgerald Theater</a> in <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul</a>. The show ended its run in 2016, with its successor <i><a href="/wiki/Live_from_Here" title="Live from Here">Live from Here</a></i> also airing from the same venue. This radio program was the basis of the 2006 film <a href="/wiki/A_Prairie_Home_Companion_(film)" title="A Prairie Home Companion (film)"><i>A Prairie Home Companion</i></a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Brave_New_Workshop" title="Brave New Workshop">The Brave New Workshop Comedy Theater</a> is a sketch and improvisational comedy theater in Minneapolis. It is the nation's oldest comedy theater. </p><p><a href="/wiki/KCMP" title="KCMP">The Current</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Walker_Art_Center" title="Walker Art Center">Walker Art Center</a> host the annual music festival <a href="/wiki/Rock_the_Garden" title="Rock the Garden">Rock the Garden</a>, which features nationally recognized and local artists. The festival has been held annually since 2008 and has featured artists such as <a href="/wiki/Lizzo" title="Lizzo">Lizzo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hippo_Campus" title="Hippo Campus">Hippo Campus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chance_the_Rapper" title="Chance the Rapper">Chance the Rapper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bon_Iver" title="Bon Iver">Bon Iver</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Flaming_Lips" title="The Flaming Lips">The Flaming Lips</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wilco" title="Wilco">Wilco</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sonic_Youth" title="Sonic Youth">Sonic Youth</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint_Mary_(Minneapolis)" title="Basilica of Saint Mary (Minneapolis)">Basilica of Saint Mary</a> in Minneapolis hosts the annual <a href="/wiki/Basilica_Block_Party" title="Basilica Block Party">Basilica Block Party</a>, another music festival, which has featured nationally recognized artists such as <a href="/wiki/Weezer" title="Weezer">Weezer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andy_Grammer" title="Andy Grammer">Andy Grammer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Death_Cab_for_Cutie" title="Death Cab for Cutie">Death Cab for Cutie</a> and <a href="/wiki/Panic!_at_the_Disco" title="Panic! at the Disco">Panic! at the Disco</a>. The festival is used as a fundraiser for the restoration of the basilica.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The event draws about 25,000 people to the downtown area. </p><p>The Twin Cities area has a number of venues where artists come to perform. Minneapolis is home to <a href="/wiki/First_Avenue_(nightclub)" title="First Avenue (nightclub)">First Avenue</a>. First Avenue is known for being the starting venue for many famous artists and bands from the area, including <a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Replacements_(band)" title="The Replacements (band)">The Replacements</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atmosphere_(music_group)" title="Atmosphere (music group)">Atmosphere</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Manny_Phesto" title="Manny Phesto">Manny Phesto</a>. It became one of the most recognizable venues in Minnesota after the release of the Prince movie <a href="/wiki/Purple_Rain_(film)" title="Purple Rain (film)">Purple Rain</a>, in which it is featured. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Outdoors">Outdoors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Outdoors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bounce-Saint_Paul-2006-05-11.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Bounce-Saint_Paul-2006-05-11.jpg/220px-Bounce-Saint_Paul-2006-05-11.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Bounce-Saint_Paul-2006-05-11.jpg/330px-Bounce-Saint_Paul-2006-05-11.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Bounce-Saint_Paul-2006-05-11.jpg/440px-Bounce-Saint_Paul-2006-05-11.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1481" data-file-height="932" /></a><figcaption>A Saint Paul Bouncing Team aerialist exhibition in <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">St. Paul</a></figcaption></figure> <p>There are numerous lakes in the region, and some cities in the area have extensive park systems for recreation. Organized recreation includes the <a href="/wiki/Great_River_Energy_bicycle_festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Great River Energy bicycle festival">Great River Energy bicycle festival</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Twin_Cities_Marathon" title="Twin Cities Marathon">Twin Cities Marathon</a>, and the U.S. <a href="/wiki/Pond_hockey" title="Pond hockey">pond hockey</a> championships. Some studies have shown that area residents take advantage of this, and are among the most physically fit in the country, but others have disputed that. Medicine is a major industry in the region and the southeasterly city of <a href="/wiki/Rochester,_Minnesota" title="Rochester, Minnesota">Rochester</a>, as the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota" title="University of Minnesota">University of Minnesota</a> has joined other colleges and hospitals in doing significant research, and major <a href="/wiki/Medical_device" title="Medical device">medical device</a> manufacturers started in the region (the most prominent is <a href="/wiki/Medtronic" title="Medtronic">Medtronic</a>).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Technical innovators have brought important advances in computing, including the <a href="/wiki/Cray" title="Cray">Cray</a> line of <a href="/wiki/Supercomputers" class="mw-redirect" title="Supercomputers">supercomputers</a>. </p><p>Many Twin Cities residents own or share cabins and other properties along lakes and forested areas in central and northern Minnesota, and weekend trips "up North" happen in the warmer months. <a href="/wiki/Ice_fishing" title="Ice fishing">Ice fishing</a> is a major winter pastime, although overambitious fishers sometimes find themselves in danger when they venture onto the ice too early or too late. Hunting, snowmobiling, <a href="/wiki/All-terrain_vehicle" title="All-terrain vehicle">ATV</a> riding and other outdoor activities are also popular. This connection to the outdoors also brings a strong sense of <a href="/wiki/Environmentalism" title="Environmentalism">environmentalism</a> to many Minnesotans. </p><p>In 2011 and 2012, the <a href="/wiki/American_College_of_Sports_Medicine" title="American College of Sports Medicine">American College of Sports Medicine</a> named Minneapolis–Saint Paul the nation's healthiest metropolitan area.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports">Sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Sports_in_Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul" title="Sports in Minneapolis–Saint Paul">Sports in Minneapolis–Saint Paul</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sports_in_Minnesota" title="Sports in Minnesota">Sports in Minnesota</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Minneapolis_Millers_1905.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Minneapolis_Millers_1905.jpg/300px-Minneapolis_Millers_1905.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Minneapolis_Millers_1905.jpg/450px-Minneapolis_Millers_1905.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Minneapolis_Millers_1905.jpg/600px-Minneapolis_Millers_1905.jpg 2x" data-file-width="682" data-file-height="356" /></a><figcaption>The 1905 <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Millers" title="Minneapolis Millers">Minneapolis Millers</a> baseball team</figcaption></figure> <p>The Twin Cities is one of <a href="/wiki/U.S._cities_with_teams_from_four_major_league_sports" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. cities with teams from four major league sports">12 American metropolitan areas</a> with teams in all four <a href="/wiki/Major_professional_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States_and_Canada" title="Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada">major professional sports</a>—baseball (MLB), football (NFL), basketball (NBA) and ice hockey (NHL). Including Major League Soccer (MLS), it is one of 11 metro areas with five major professional sports teams. To avoid favoring either city, most teams based in the area use only the word "Minnesota" in their names, rather than "Minneapolis" or "St. Paul". </p><p>Minneapolis was the site of two <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowls</a>—<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXVI" title="Super Bowl XXVI">Super Bowl XXVI</a> in 1992 and <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LII" title="Super Bowl LII">Super Bowl LII</a> in 2018. It is the farthest north that a Super Bowl has ever been played. The <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a> have played in four Super Bowls—<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_IV" title="Super Bowl IV">IV</a> in 1970, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_VIII" title="Super Bowl VIII">VIII</a> in 1974, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_IX" title="Super Bowl IX">IX</a> in 1975 and <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XI" title="Super Bowl XI">XI</a> in 1977. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> has been played in the Twin Cities three times—1965, 1987 and 1991—as have three <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">Major League Baseball All-Star Games</a>—1965, 1985 and 2014. <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a> All-Star games were hosted in 1972 and 2004, <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a> All-Star game in 1994, <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women's National Basketball Association">WNBA</a> All-Star game in 2018 and <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a> All-Star game in 2022. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="Stanley Cup Finals">Stanley Cup Finals</a> have been played in the Twin Cities twice, in 1981 and 1991. The <a href="/wiki/NHL_Stadium_Series" title="NHL Stadium Series">NHL Stadium Series</a> had a game in the Twin Cities in 2016, and the <a href="/wiki/NHL_Winter_Classic" title="NHL Winter Classic">NHL Winter Classic</a> was played at <a href="/wiki/Target_Field" title="Target Field">Target Field</a> in 2022. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">Final Four</a> Men's National College Athletics Association (NCAA) basketball tournament has been hosted by Minneapolis four times—1951, 1992, 2001 and 2019—and the Women's twice, in 1995 and 2022. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Ice_Hockey_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament">Frozen Four</a> Men's NCAA hockey tournament has been hosted by the Twin Cities nine times—1958, 1966, 1989, 1991, 1994, 2002, 2011, 2018 and 2024. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mnrg0301_195840.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Mnrg0301_195840.jpg/220px-Mnrg0301_195840.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Mnrg0301_195840.jpg/330px-Mnrg0301_195840.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Mnrg0301_195840.jpg/440px-Mnrg0301_195840.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="531" /></a><figcaption>Over 3,700 fans attend the opening bout of the 2007 <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_RollerGirls" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota RollerGirls">Minnesota RollerGirls</a> season</figcaption></figure> <p>Major golf tournaments hosted in the Twin Cities include: <a href="/wiki/U.S._Open_(golf)" title="U.S. Open (golf)">U.S. Open</a>—1916, 1930, 1970, 1991; <a href="/wiki/U.S._Women%27s_Open" title="U.S. Women's Open">U.S. Women's Open</a>—1966, 1977, 2008; <a href="/wiki/PGA_Championship" title="PGA Championship">PGA Championship</a>—1932, 1954, 2002, 2009; <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_PGA_Championship" title="Women's PGA Championship">Women's PGA Championship</a>, 2019; <a href="/wiki/Walker_Cup" title="Walker Cup">Walker Cup</a>, 1957; <a href="/wiki/Solheim_Cup" title="Solheim Cup">Solheim Cup</a>, 2002; and the <a href="/wiki/Ryder_Cup" title="Ryder Cup">Ryder Cup</a>, 2016. The Ryder Cup is scheduled to return in 2028. </p><p>The 1998 <a href="/wiki/World_Figure_Skating_Championships" title="World Figure Skating Championships">World Figure Skating Championships</a> were held at the <a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a> in Minneapolis. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/X_Games_Minneapolis_2017" title="X Games Minneapolis 2017">2017</a>, <a href="/wiki/X_Games_Minneapolis_2018" title="X Games Minneapolis 2018">2018</a> and 2019 X Games were held in Minneapolis. The 2020 X Games were canceled due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>. </p><p>The Twin Cities host three nationally competing <a href="/wiki/Roller_Derby" class="mw-redirect" title="Roller Derby">Roller Derby</a> leagues: the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Roller_Derby" title="Minnesota Roller Derby">Minnesota Roller Derby</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Flat_Track_Derby_Association" title="Women's Flat Track Derby Association">Women's Flat Track Derby Association</a> Division 1, the <a href="/wiki/North_Star_Roller_Derby" title="North Star Roller Derby">North Star Roller Derby</a> of WFTDA Division 2, and Minnesota Men's Roller Derby, a league of the <a href="/wiki/Men%27s_Roller_Derby_Association" title="Men's Roller Derby Association">Men's Roller Derby Association</a>. MNRD and NSRD have four home teams each: the Dagger Dolls, Garda Belts, Rockits, and Atomic Bombshells of MNRD and the Banger Sisters, Delta Delta Di, Kilmores, and Violent Femmes of NSRD, as well as two traveling teams each. MMRD has three home teams: The Gentlemen's Club, Destruction Workers, and Thunderjacks, and two traveling teams. </p><p>The annual <a href="/wiki/Twin_Cities_Marathon" title="Twin Cities Marathon">Twin Cities Marathon</a> is held in the fall with a course running through Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Minneapolis was the birthplace of <a href="/wiki/Rollerblade" title="Rollerblade">Rollerblade</a> and is a center for <a href="/wiki/Inline_skating" title="Inline skating">inline skating</a>, as well as home to the most golfers per capita of any U.S. city.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, <a href="/wiki/Water_skiing" title="Water skiing">water skiing</a> got its start on <a href="/wiki/Lake_Pepin" title="Lake Pepin">Lake Pepin</a>, a lake southeast of the metropolitan area, in the Mississippi River about 50 miles (80 km) downstream from Saint Paul.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some other sports teams gained their names from being in Minnesota before relocating. The <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> get their name from once being based in Minneapolis, the City of Lakes. The <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Stars" title="Dallas Stars">Dallas Stars</a> also derived their name from their tenure as a Minnesota team, the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_North_Stars" title="Minnesota North Stars">Minnesota North Stars</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Professional_sports_teams_in_Minneapolis–Saint_Paul"><span id="Professional_sports_teams_in_Minneapolis.E2.80.93Saint_Paul"></span>Professional sports teams in Minneapolis–Saint Paul</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Professional sports teams in Minneapolis–Saint Paul"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Club </th> <th>Sport </th> <th>League </th> <th>Venue </th> <th>City </th> <th>Since </th> <th>Titles </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Target_Field" title="Target Field">Target Field</a> </td> <td>Minneapolis </td> <td>1961 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1987_World_Series" title="1987 World Series">1987</a>, <a href="/wiki/1991_World_Series" title="1991 World Series">1991</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Paul_Saints" title="St. Paul Saints">St. Paul Saints</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CHS_Field" title="CHS Field">CHS Field</a> </td> <td>St. Paul </td> <td>1993 </td> <td>2019 <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/American_Association_of_Professional_Baseball" title="American Association of Professional Baseball">AA</a>)</span><br />1993, 1995, 1996, and 2004 <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Northern_League_(baseball,_1993%E2%80%932010)" title="Northern League (baseball, 1993–2010)">NL</a>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/U.S._Bank_Stadium" title="U.S. Bank Stadium">U.S. Bank Stadium</a> </td> <td>Minneapolis </td> <td>1961 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1969_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1969 NFL Championship Game">1969</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Not <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vixen" title="Minnesota Vixen">Minnesota Vixen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Football_Alliance" title="Women's Football Alliance">Women's Football Alliance</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sea_Foam_Stadium" title="Sea Foam Stadium">Sea Foam Stadium</a> </td> <td>St. Paul </td> <td>1999 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a> </td> <td>Minneapolis </td> <td>1989 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women's National Basketball Association">Women's National Basketball Association</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a> </td> <td>Minneapolis </td> <td>1999 </td> <td>2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Wild" title="Minnesota Wild">Minnesota Wild</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">Ice hockey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Xcel_Energy_Center" title="Xcel Energy Center">Xcel Energy Center</a> </td> <td>St. Paul </td> <td>2000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/PWHL_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="PWHL Minnesota">Minnesota Frost</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">Ice hockey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Professional_Women%27s_Hockey_League" title="Professional Women's Hockey League">Professional Women's Hockey League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Xcel_Energy_Center" title="Xcel Energy Center">Xcel Energy Center</a> </td> <td>St. Paul </td> <td>2023 </td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_United_FC" title="Minnesota United FC">Minnesota United FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Soccer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allianz_Field" title="Allianz Field">Allianz Field</a> </td> <td>St. Paul </td> <td>2015 </td> <td>2011 <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="North American Soccer League (2011–2017)">NASL</a>)</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>The Twin Cities are also home of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Minnesota Golden Gophers">University of Minnesota Golden Gophers</a> who play in the <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Ten">Big Ten</a> Conference. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Media">Media</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Media_in_Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul" title="Media in Minneapolis–Saint Paul">Media in Minneapolis–Saint Paul</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Print">Print</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Print"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Twin Cities have two major daily newspapers: the <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Tribune" class="mw-redirect" title="Star Tribune">Star Tribune</a></i> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul_Pioneer_Press" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Paul Pioneer Press">Saint Paul Pioneer Press</a></i>. The <i><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Daily" title="Minnesota Daily">Minnesota Daily</a></i> serves the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_system" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Minnesota system">University of Minnesota</a>'s Twin Cities campus and surrounding neighborhoods. There is one general-interest neighborhood weekly newspaper still in the cities: The <i><a href="/wiki/East_Side_Review" title="East Side Review">East Side Review</a></i>, devoted to the 90,000 residents in St. Paul's eastern third. Other weekly papers are devoted to specific audiences/demographics, including (until 2020) <i><a href="/wiki/City_Pages" title="City Pages">City Pages</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Television">Television</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:KARE-TV-MN_State_Fair_20060826.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/KARE-TV-MN_State_Fair_20060826.jpg/220px-KARE-TV-MN_State_Fair_20060826.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/KARE-TV-MN_State_Fair_20060826.jpg/330px-KARE-TV-MN_State_Fair_20060826.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/KARE-TV-MN_State_Fair_20060826.jpg/440px-KARE-TV-MN_State_Fair_20060826.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1055" data-file-height="773" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/KARE_(TV)" title="KARE (TV)">KARE</a> television broadcast, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Fair" title="Minnesota State Fair">Minnesota State Fair</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The region is the 15th-largest television market, according to Nielsen Media Research. Three <a href="/wiki/Duopoly_(broadcasting)" title="Duopoly (broadcasting)">duopolies</a> exist in the Twin Cities: <a href="/wiki/Twin_Cities_PBS" title="Twin Cities PBS">Twin Cities PBS</a> operates <a href="/wiki/Twin_Cities_PBS" title="Twin Cities PBS">KTCA and KTCI</a> (channels 2.1 and 2.4),<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Saint Paul-based <a href="/wiki/Hubbard_Broadcasting" title="Hubbard Broadcasting">Hubbard Broadcasting</a> (founded by <a href="/wiki/Stanley_E._Hubbard" title="Stanley E. Hubbard">Stanley E. Hubbard</a>) owns <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> affiliate <a href="/wiki/KSTP-TV" title="KSTP-TV">KSTP-TV</a> (channel 5) and <a href="/wiki/Independent_station_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent station (North America)">independent station</a> <a href="/wiki/KSTC-TV" title="KSTC-TV">KSTC-TV</a> (channel 5.2),<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Fox_Television_Stations" title="Fox Television Stations">Fox Television Stations</a> operates <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> <a href="/wiki/Owned-and-operated_station" title="Owned-and-operated station">owned-and-operated station</a> <a href="/wiki/KMSP-TV" title="KMSP-TV">KMSP-TV</a> (channel 9) and <a href="/wiki/MyNetworkTV" title="MyNetworkTV">MyNetworkTV</a> O&O <a href="/wiki/WFTC" title="WFTC">WFTC</a> (channel 9.2)<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>. Diversified from radio, KSTP-TV was the first television station to operate in the region and the 17th to sign on in the U.S., initially reaching 3,000 sets when Hubbard signed on the station in April 1948.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Transmitters-downtown-Minneapolis.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Transmitters-downtown-Minneapolis.jpg/220px-Transmitters-downtown-Minneapolis.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Transmitters-downtown-Minneapolis.jpg/330px-Transmitters-downtown-Minneapolis.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Transmitters-downtown-Minneapolis.jpg/440px-Transmitters-downtown-Minneapolis.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/WCCO-TV" title="WCCO-TV">WCCO-TV</a> building in <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, Minnesota">Minneapolis</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The only local television station in the area that operates its main studio in Minneapolis is <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> O&O <a href="/wiki/WCCO-TV" title="WCCO-TV">WCCO-TV</a> (channel 4), while Saint Paul is home to KSTP/KSTC, KTCA/KTCI, and <a href="/wiki/The_CW" title="The CW">CW</a> affiliate <a href="/wiki/WUCW" title="WUCW">WUCW</a> (channel 23, owned by <a href="/wiki/Sinclair_Broadcast_Group" title="Sinclair Broadcast Group">Sinclair Broadcast Group</a>). The other major television stations are based in nearby suburban areas: <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> affiliate <a href="/wiki/KARE_(TV)" title="KARE (TV)">KARE</a> (channel 11, owned by <a href="/wiki/Tegna,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Tegna, Inc.">Tegna</a>) operates a broadcasting complex in <a href="/wiki/Golden_Valley,_Minnesota" title="Golden Valley, Minnesota">Golden Valley</a>, while KMSP/WFTC operates from a facility in <a href="/wiki/Eden_Prairie,_Minnesota" title="Eden Prairie, Minnesota">Eden Prairie</a>. </p><p>For much of the last two decades, WCCO and KARE have had the most popular evening newscasts in the area, while KSTP has struggled to maintain decent ratings on its news programs. Since becoming an independent station in 1979, after losing the ABC affiliation to KSTP in a three-station affiliation swap that resulted in NBC moving from KSTP to then-independent WTCN (now KARE), KMSP has carried a nightly prime time newscast (originally airing at 9:30 p.m. before moving to 9:00 p.m. upon trading time slots with the now-canceled <i><a href="/wiki/Independent_Network_News_(TV_program)" title="Independent Network News (TV program)">Independent Network News</a></i> in 1982). It remained the top-rated newscast in the 9:00 hour long after it gained competition from then-Fox affiliate WFTC (which launched a standalone news department in April 2001, later absorbed into KMSP's existing news operation after Fox acquired both stations that year from <a href="/wiki/IHeartMedia" title="IHeartMedia">Clear Channel Television</a> and <a href="/wiki/BHC_Communications" title="BHC Communications">United Television</a>, respectively) and independent KSTC (which began airing a newscast produced by sister station KSTP in 2001). </p><p>Communities in the region have their own <a href="/wiki/Public,_educational,_and_government_access" class="mw-redirect" title="Public, educational, and government access">public, educational, and government access</a> (PEG) <a href="/wiki/Cable_television" title="Cable television">cable television</a> channels. One, the Metro Cable Network, is available on channel 6 on cable systems across the seven-county region. </p><p>Several television programs that originated in the Twin Cities have aired nationally on broadcast and cable networks. KTCA created the science program <i><a href="/wiki/Newton%27s_Apple" title="Newton's Apple">Newton's Apple</a></i> and distributes a children's program today. A few unusual comedic shows also originated in the area. In the 1980s, KTMA (later KLGT and KMWB, now WUCW) created a number of low-budget shows, including <i><a href="/wiki/Mystery_Science_Theater_3000" title="Mystery Science Theater 3000">Mystery Science Theater 3000</a></i>, a satirical <a href="/wiki/B-movie" class="mw-redirect" title="B-movie">B-movie</a> showcase that achieved <a href="/wiki/Cult_following" title="Cult following">cult classic</a> status during its 1989–96 national cable run on <a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central" title="Comedy Central">Comedy Central</a>. The short-lived <i><a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Bowl" title="Let's Bowl">Let's Bowl</a></i> started on KARE and later ran on KLGT and <a href="/wiki/St._Cloud,_Minnesota" title="St. Cloud, Minnesota">St. Cloud</a>-licensed KXLI-TV (channel 41, now <a href="/wiki/Ion_Television" title="Ion Television">Ion</a> O&O <a href="/wiki/KPXM-TV" title="KPXM-TV">KPXM-TV</a>), before airing on Comedy Central from 2001 to 2002; it was a panel discussion featuring critical and humorous analysis of TV commercials. The advertising-focused panel discussion series <i><a href="/wiki/Mental_Engineering" title="Mental Engineering">Mental Engineering</a></i> originated on the Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN) cable access channel in 1997 before being syndicated nationally to PBS member stations from 2001 to 2008. </p><p>From 1984 to 2002, Hubbard Broadcasting and <a href="/wiki/Viacom_(1952%E2%80%932005)" title="Viacom (1952–2005)">Viacom</a> operated CONUS Communications, a <a href="/wiki/Electronic_news_gathering" title="Electronic news gathering">satellite news gathering</a> and news video-sharing service for local television stations throughout the nation. In 1989, the venture launched <a href="/wiki/All_News_Channel" title="All News Channel">All News Channel</a> (ANC), a syndicated television news service that operated from the company's St. Paul broadcast facility and used some on-air staff previously employed by KSTP. Similar in format to then-competitor CNN Headline News (now <a href="/wiki/HLN_(TV_network)" title="HLN (TV network)">HLN</a>), ANC produced rolling half-hour national newscasts that were syndicated to local stations (most of which, as KSTP did throughout its existence, aired them as overnight filler programming); Hubbard shut down most of CONUS's operations and ANC in 2002, citing the dominance of network-run affiliate wire services (such as <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN Newsource</a>), but it maintains a digital archive of its news library.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1994, Hubbard launched <a href="/wiki/United_States_Satellite_Broadcasting" title="United States Satellite Broadcasting">United States Satellite Broadcasting</a> (USSB), a <a href="/wiki/Satellite_television" title="Satellite television">satellite television</a> provider offering premium channels from <a href="/wiki/Home_Box_Office,_Inc." title="Home Box Office, Inc.">Home Box Office, Inc.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Showtime_Networks" title="Showtime Networks">Showtime Networks</a>, pay-per-view movies and events, a limited selection of basic cable channels (mainly those in which Viacom held full or partial ownership interest, such as <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lifetime_(TV_network)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lifetime (TV network)">Lifetime</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon" title="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a>), and All News Channel. Founded in 1981 by then-Hubbard President <a href="/wiki/Stanley_S._Hubbard" class="mw-redirect" title="Stanley S. Hubbard">Stanley S. Hubbard</a>, USSB and competitor <a href="/wiki/DirecTV" title="DirecTV">DirecTV</a> used the <a href="/wiki/Digital_Satellite_Service" title="Digital Satellite Service">Digital Satellite System</a> (DSS) infrastructure, allowing customers to optionally subscribe to both services. Hubbard sold USSB's assets to then-DirecTV parent <a href="/wiki/Hughes_Electronics" title="Hughes Electronics">Hughes Electronics</a> in 1999, leading the latter provider to add USSB's remaining channels. (Viacom moved its basic channels over to DirecTV the previous year.)<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Radio">Radio</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Radio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Twin Cities radio market was ranked 15th by Nielsen in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2018, the area's top five morning radio shows were all FM stations: <a href="/wiki/KSTP-FM" title="KSTP-FM">KSTP</a> (94.5), <a href="/wiki/KFXN-FM" title="KFXN-FM">KFXN</a> (100.3), <a href="/wiki/KQQL" title="KQQL">KQQL</a> (107.9), <a href="/wiki/KDWB-FM" title="KDWB-FM">KDWB</a> (101.3), and <a href="/wiki/KXXR" title="KXXR">KXXR</a> (93.7).<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three of those stations are owned by iHeartRadio. Most stations broadcast on air and online, as livestreams from their websites. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MPR-2006-12-19.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/MPR-2006-12-19.jpg/220px-MPR-2006-12-19.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/MPR-2006-12-19.jpg/330px-MPR-2006-12-19.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/MPR-2006-12-19.jpg/440px-MPR-2006-12-19.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Public_Radio" title="Minnesota Public Radio">Minnesota Public Radio</a> in <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">St. Paul</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In addition to owning KSTP television, Hubbard Broadcasting also operates two radio stations that share call letters (which reference their shared <a href="/wiki/City_of_license" title="City of license">licensed city</a>, St. Paul) with its co-owned television outlet: <a href="/wiki/KSTP_(AM)" title="KSTP (AM)">KSTP</a> (1500 AM) maintains a sports radio format as an <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Radio" title="ESPN Radio">ESPN Radio</a> affiliate, and KSTP-FM maintains a <a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop music</a> format. In 1985, Hubbard—valued at $400 million—was one of the nation's larger corporate media companies; in 2005, valued at $1.2 billion, Hubbard was a fairly small major-market media operation.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The Twin Cities have a mix of commercial and non-commercial radio stations. The market is dominated by <a href="/wiki/IHeartMedia" title="IHeartMedia">iHeartMedia</a>, which operates seven stations (including <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_hit_radio" title="Contemporary hit radio">contemporary hits</a> outlet KDWB, <a href="/wiki/Sports_radio" title="Sports radio">sports radio</a> outlet KFXN, <a href="/wiki/Classic_hits" title="Classic hits">classic hits</a> outlet KQQL, and news/talk station <a href="/wiki/KTLK" title="KTLK">KTLK</a>). Two small, independent stations are award winners—<a href="/wiki/KUOM" title="KUOM">KUOM</a> (770 AM; relayed in St. Paul on 100.7 FM and in Minneapolis on 104.5 FM), operated by the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota" title="University of Minnesota">University of Minnesota</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Community_radio" title="Community radio">community radio</a> outlet <a href="/wiki/KFAI" title="KFAI">KFAI</a> (90.3) in <a href="/wiki/Cedar-Riverside,_Minneapolis" title="Cedar-Riverside, Minneapolis">Cedar–Riverside</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Public_Radio" title="Minnesota Public Radio">Minnesota Public Radio</a> (MPR)—a regional public radio network that transmits on 46 affiliate stations across the state—broadcasts on three stations in the area, each with distinct programming formats: <a href="/wiki/KNOW-FM" title="KNOW-FM">KNOW</a> (91.1 FM) serves as the flagship station of MPR's news and information service, MPR News, featuring locally produced and <a href="/wiki/NPR" title="NPR">NPR</a>-distributed news and talk programs; <a href="/wiki/KSJN" title="KSJN">KSJN</a> (91.5 FM) serves as the flagship of MPR's <a href="/wiki/Classical_music" title="Classical music">classical music</a> service, "YourClassical MPR"; and <a href="/wiki/Northfield,_Minnesota" title="Northfield, Minnesota">Northfield</a>-licensed <a href="/wiki/KCMP" title="KCMP">KCMP</a> (89.3 FM) maintains an <a href="/wiki/Adult_album_alternative" title="Adult album alternative">adult album alternative</a> format branded as "The Current". (In addition to being relayed on MPR stations in <a href="/wiki/Duluth,_Minnesota" title="Duluth, Minnesota">Duluth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rochester,_Minnesota" title="Rochester, Minnesota">Rochester</a>, KCMP's "Current" programming is also carried in the Los Angeles market on an <a href="/wiki/HD_Radio" title="HD Radio">HD</a> subchannel of educational FM station <a href="/wiki/KPCC-FM" class="mw-redirect" title="KPCC-FM">KPCC</a>.) MPR was first nationally known for the variety show <i><a href="/wiki/A_Prairie_Home_Companion" title="A Prairie Home Companion">A Prairie Home Companion</a></i>, which ceased production in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-guardian2016_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian2016-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Doing business as <a href="/wiki/American_Public_Media" title="American Public Media">American Public Media</a>, the company is the second-largest producer of NPR content, after National Public Radio (of which MPR is an affiliate). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Independent_media">Independent media</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Independent media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Twin Cities is home to many independent media organizations, including <a href="/wiki/The_UpTake" title="The UpTake">The UpTake</a> and <i><a href="/wiki/MinnPost" title="MinnPost">MinnPost</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Population">Population</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>MSA Historical Population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a></th><td>4,491</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>77,565</td><td></td><td>1,627.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>167,674</td><td></td><td>116.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>284,766</td><td></td><td>69.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>540,232</td><td></td><td>89.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>649,735</td><td></td><td>20.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>808,388</td><td></td><td>24.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>921,031</td><td></td><td>13.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>1,069,845</td><td></td><td>16.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>1,162,361</td><td></td><td>8.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>1,346,285</td><td></td><td>15.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>1,697,403</td><td></td><td>26.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>2,079,826</td><td></td><td>22.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>2,255,502</td><td></td><td>8.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>2,595,799</td><td></td><td>15.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>3,031,918</td><td></td><td>16.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>3,346,859</td><td></td><td>10.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>3,690,261</td><td></td><td>10.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2022 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">3,693,729</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2018_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2018-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>0.1%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">Note: This is the historical population of the counties<br /> currently making up the metropolitan area, not the size<br /> of the metropolitan area at the time. U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-U.S._Decennial_Census_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-U.S._Decennial_Census-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1790–1960<sup id="cite_ref-Historical_Census_Browser_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Historical_Census_Browser-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1900–1990<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1990–2000<sup id="cite_ref-auto_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2010–2020</td></tr> </tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1224496135"> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>CSA Historical Population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a></th><td>4,909</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>100,503</td><td></td><td>1,947.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>227,182</td><td></td><td>126.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>374,208</td><td></td><td>64.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>651,160</td><td></td><td>74.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>780,923</td><td></td><td>19.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>943,975</td><td></td><td>20.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>1,070,395</td><td></td><td>13.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>1,228,835</td><td></td><td>14.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>1,330,771</td><td></td><td>8.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>1,523,428</td><td></td><td>14.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>1,891,459</td><td></td><td>24.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>2,300,115</td><td></td><td>21.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>2,503,343</td><td></td><td>8.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>2,866,678</td><td></td><td>14.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>3,335,000</td><td></td><td>16.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>3,682,928</td><td></td><td>10.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>4,078,788</td><td></td><td>10.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2022 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">4,080,232</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2018_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2018-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>0.0%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">Note: This is the historical population of the counties<br /> currently making up the CSA, not the size<br /> of the metropolitan area at the time. U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-U.S._Decennial_Census_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-U.S._Decennial_Census-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1790–1960<sup id="cite_ref-Historical_Census_Browser_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Historical_Census_Browser-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1900–1990<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_61-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1990–2000<sup id="cite_ref-auto_62-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2010–2020</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Place_of_birth">Place of birth</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Place of birth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>About 93% of the metropolitan area's population is native to the United States, including 0.6% born in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, or abroad to American parents. The rest of the population is foreign-born. </p><p>The highest percentages of immigrants came from Asia (38.2%), Latin America (25.4%), and Africa (20.1%); smaller percentages of newcomers came from Europe (13.1%), other parts of North America (3.0%), and Oceania (0.2%).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Church_in_Chaska-20070203.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Church_in_Chaska-20070203.jpg/220px-Church_in_Chaska-20070203.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Church_in_Chaska-20070203.jpg/330px-Church_in_Chaska-20070203.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Church_in_Chaska-20070203.jpg/440px-Church_in_Chaska-20070203.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Guardian Angels Catholic Church in <a href="/wiki/Chaska,_Minnesota" title="Chaska, Minnesota">Chaska</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Minneapolis–Saint Paul is a major center for religion in the state, especially <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a>. The state headquarters of five major Christian churches are there: the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Saint_Paul_and_Minneapolis" title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Episcopal_Diocese_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota">Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Presbyterian" class="mw-redirect" title="Presbyterian">Presbyterian</a> Synod of Lakes and Prairies, and <a href="/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> (LDS Church). The Presbyterian and LDS churches both have <a href="/wiki/Mission_(Christianity)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mission (Christianity)">missions</a> in Saint Paul, Minneapolis, and Bloomington, as does the Orthodox Church in America. </p><p>The headquarters of the former <a href="/wiki/American_Lutheran_Church" title="American Lutheran Church">American Lutheran Church (ALC)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_(United_States)" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church (United States)">Evangelical Lutheran Church</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lutheran_Free_Church" title="Lutheran Free Church">Lutheran Free Church</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Augustana_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church">Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church</a> were in Minneapolis; the headquarters of <a href="/wiki/Augsburg_Fortress" class="mw-redirect" title="Augsburg Fortress">Augsburg Fortress</a> publishing house still is. The <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Area_Synod" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Area Synod">Minneapolis Area Synod</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul_Area_Synod" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Paul Area Synod">Saint Paul Area Synod</a> are the largest and third-largest synods of the <a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in America">Evangelical Lutheran Church in America</a> (<a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in America">ELCA</a>), respectively. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Free_Church_of_America" title="Evangelical Free Church of America">Evangelical Free Church of America</a> is headquartered in Bloomington, and the <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Free_Lutheran_Congregations" title="Association of Free Lutheran Congregations">Association of Free Lutheran Congregations</a> is headquartered in Plymouth, along with its seminary and a Bible School. </p><p>The Twin Cities are home to a <a href="/wiki/Judaism" title="Judaism">Jewish</a> population of approximately 64,800, with about 31% of Jewish households in Minneapolis suburbs, 24% in Minneapolis, 16% in St. Paul, 14% in the St. Paul suburbs, and 15% in outer suburbs.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is also a Hindu temple in the Twin Cities suburb of <a href="/wiki/Maple_Grove,_Minnesota" title="Maple Grove, Minnesota">Maple Grove</a>. The Twin Cities' sole <a href="/wiki/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikh</a> <a href="/wiki/Gurdwara" title="Gurdwara">gurdwara</a> is in Bloomington.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A recent influx of immigrants from <a href="/wiki/Laos" title="Laos">Laos</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_Africa" title="North Africa">North Africa</a> has brought many more religions to the area. There are several <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islamic</a> <a href="/wiki/Masjid" class="mw-redirect" title="Masjid">masjids</a> in the area. There is a temple for the religion of <a href="/wiki/Eckankar" title="Eckankar">Eckankar</a> in the suburb of <a href="/wiki/Chanhassen" class="mw-redirect" title="Chanhassen">Chanhassen</a> known as the <a href="/wiki/Temple_of_Eck" title="Temple of Eck">Temple of Eck</a>. In addition, many <a href="/wiki/Hmong_people" title="Hmong people">Hmong</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tibet" title="Tibet">Tibetan</a> <a href="/wiki/Buddhist" class="mw-redirect" title="Buddhist">Buddhist</a> peoples live in Saint Paul; a Hmong Buddhist temple opened in suburban <a href="/wiki/Roseville,_Minnesota" title="Roseville, Minnesota">Roseville</a> in 1995. The LDS <a href="/wiki/St._Paul_Minnesota_Temple" title="St. Paul Minnesota Temple">St. Paul Minnesota Temple</a> opened in <a href="/wiki/Oakdale,_Minnesota" title="Oakdale, Minnesota">Oakdale</a>, a suburb east of Saint Paul, in 2000. There are several <a href="/wiki/Unitarian_Universalist" class="mw-redirect" title="Unitarian Universalist">Unitarian Universalist</a> communities, such as the <a href="/wiki/First_Unitarian_Society_of_Minneapolis" title="First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis">First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis</a>, as well as several <a href="/wiki/Paganism" title="Paganism">Pagan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Buddhist" class="mw-redirect" title="Buddhist">Buddhist</a> groups. Minneapolis–Saint Paul has been called <a href="/wiki/Paganistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Paganistan">Paganistan</a> due to the large numbers of Pagans living there.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An estimated 20,000 Pagans live in the area.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Minneapolis is where the <a href="/wiki/Billy_Graham_Evangelistic_Association" title="Billy Graham Evangelistic Association">Billy Graham Evangelistic Association</a> started and was its home for more than 50 years. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Minnesota" title="Politics of Minnesota">Politics of Minnesota</a></div><p>The <a href="/wiki/2008_Republican_National_Convention" title="2008 Republican National Convention">2008 Republican National Convention</a> was held at the <a href="/wiki/Xcel_Energy_Center" title="Xcel Energy Center">Xcel Energy Center</a> in Saint Paul. Minneapolis and Saint Paul had submitted combined bids to host the <a href="/wiki/2008_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2008 Democratic National Convention">2008 Democratic National Convention</a> and the Republican National Convention. Minneapolis hosted the <a href="/wiki/1892_Republican_National_Convention" title="1892 Republican National Convention">1892 Republican National Convention</a>. </p><table class="wikitable floatright"> <caption>Presidential elections results in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Third_Party_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Party (United States)">Third parties</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election" title="2020 United States presidential election">2020</a></b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>64.7%</b> <i>1,151,270</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">30.7% <i>546,632</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;">4.6% <i>82,186</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election" title="2016 United States presidential election">2016</a></b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>55.3%</b> <i>910,105</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">35.8% <i>589,018</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;">8.9% <i>146,155</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election" title="2012 United States presidential election">2012</a></b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>56.9%</b> <i>934,437</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">40.8% <i>670,433</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;">2.3% <i>37,955</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election" title="2008 United States presidential election">2008</a></b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>58.0%</b> <i>927,825</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">40.3% <i>644,931</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;">1.7% <i>27,725</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election" title="2004 United States presidential election">2004</a></b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>54.6%</b> <i>842,339</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">44.3% <i>683,336</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;">1.2% <i>18,250</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election" title="2000 United States presidential election">2000</a></b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51.0%</b> <i>679,125</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">42.5% <i>566,078</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;">6.5% <i>86,612</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election" title="1996 United States presidential election">1996</a></b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>53.5%</b> <i>631,387</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">33.6% <i>396,163</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;">12.9% <i>152,329</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election" title="1992 United States presidential election">1992</a></b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>45.9%</b> <i>583,255</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">30.5% <i>387,262</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;">23.6% <i>299,436</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election" title="1988 United States presidential election">1988</a></b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>54.8%</b> <i>611,367</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">44.2% <i>493,864</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;">1.0% <i>10,944</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election" title="1984 United States presidential election">1984</a></b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>52.2%</b> <i>558,158</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">47.2% <i>504,867</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;">0.6% <i>6,887</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election" title="1980 United States presidential election">1980</a></b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>49.1%</b> <i>494,701</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">38.7% <i>389,211</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;">12.2% <i>123,090</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election" title="1976 United States presidential election">1976</a></b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>55.1%</b> <i>527,428</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">41.8% <i>399,846</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;">3.0% <i>29,089</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election" title="1972 United States presidential election">1972</a></b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">47.3% <i>398,544</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>50.4%</b> <i>424,178</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;">2.3% <i>19,122</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Like most major metropolitan areas, the Twin Cities is a stronghold for the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a>, known in Minnesota as the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party" title="Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party">Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party</a>. At the state level, DFLers in the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Legislature" title="Minnesota Legislature">Minnesota legislature</a> have increasingly relied on the Twin Cities to build majorities. Outside of the staunchly liberal urban core, the suburbs of the Twin Cities have been historically competitive for both the DFL and the Republicans.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Minnesota" title="Economy of Minnesota">Economy of Minnesota</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_based_in_Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul" title="List of companies based in Minneapolis–Saint Paul">List of companies based in Minneapolis–Saint Paul</a></div> <p>The Minneapolis–Saint Paul area is home to 24 <a href="/wiki/Fortune_1000" title="Fortune 1000">Fortune 1000</a> headquarters. The 2022 rankings are: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>MSP<br />Rank </th> <th>Company </th> <th>City </th> <th>Sector </th> <th>Fortune<br />Rank </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Health_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="United Health Group">United Health Group</a> </td> <td>Minnetonka </td> <td>Healthcare </td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Target_Corporation" title="Target Corporation">Target</a> </td> <td>Minneapolis </td> <td>Retailing </td> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Best_Buy" title="Best Buy">Best Buy</a> </td> <td>Richfield </td> <td>Retailing </td> <td>68 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CHS_Inc." title="CHS Inc.">CHS</a> </td> <td>Inver Grove Heights </td> <td>Agricultural coop </td> <td>95 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/3M" title="3M">3M</a> </td> <td>Maplewood </td> <td>Industrial </td> <td>102 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/U_S_Bancorp" class="mw-redirect" title="U S Bancorp">U S Bancorp</a> </td> <td>Minneapolis </td> <td>Banking </td> <td>150 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/C_H_Robinson" class="mw-redirect" title="C H Robinson">C H Robinson</a> </td> <td>Eden Prairie </td> <td>Logistics </td> <td>154 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_Mills" title="General Mills">General Mills</a> </td> <td>Golden Valley </td> <td>Food </td> <td>201 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Land_O%27Lakes" title="Land O'Lakes">Land O'Lakes</a> </td> <td>Arden Hills </td> <td>Agricultural coop </td> <td>232 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ameriprise_Financial" title="Ameriprise Financial">Ameriprise Financial</a> </td> <td>Minneapolis </td> <td>Financial </td> <td>277 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Xcel_Energy" title="Xcel Energy">Xcel Energy</a> </td> <td>Minneapolis </td> <td>Energy </td> <td>278 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ecolab" title="Ecolab">Ecolab</a> </td> <td>St. Paul </td> <td>Industrial </td> <td>293 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thrivent_Financial" class="mw-redirect" title="Thrivent Financial">Thrivent Financial</a> </td> <td>Minneapolis </td> <td>Financial </td> <td>351 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Polaris_Inc." title="Polaris Inc.">Polaris</a> </td> <td>Medina </td> <td>Recreational equipment </td> <td>419 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Securian_Financial_Group" title="Securian Financial Group">Securian Financial Group</a> </td> <td>St. Paul </td> <td>Financial </td> <td>464 </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patterson_Companies" title="Patterson Companies">Patterson Companies</a> </td> <td>Mendota Heights </td> <td>Dental / Veterinary products </td> <td>429 </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bright_Health" title="Bright Health">Bright Health Group</a> </td> <td>Minneapolis </td> <td>Healthcare </td> <td>688 </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Toro_Company" title="The Toro Company">Toro</a> </td> <td>Bloomington </td> <td>Lawn care equipment </td> <td>697 </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td>APi Group </td> <td>New Brighton </td> <td>Construction </td> <td>701 </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Winnebago_Industries" title="Winnebago Industries">Winnebago Industries</a> </td> <td>Eden Prairie </td> <td>Recreational vehicles </td> <td>737 </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H.B._Fuller" title="H.B. Fuller">H.B. Fuller</a> </td> <td>Vadnais Heights </td> <td>Adhesives </td> <td>787 </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donaldson_Company" title="Donaldson Company">Donaldson Company</a> </td> <td>Bloomington </td> <td>Filtration </td> <td>861 </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vista_Outdoor" title="Vista Outdoor">Vista Outdoor</a> </td> <td>Anoka </td> <td>Recreational equipment </td> <td>975 </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sleep_Number" title="Sleep Number">Sleep Number</a> </td> <td>Minneapolis </td> <td>Bedding </td> <td>982 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Private companies headquartered in the Twin Cities area include <a href="/wiki/Cargill" title="Cargill">Cargill</a>, the country's largest private company, <a href="/wiki/Carlson_Companies" class="mw-redirect" title="Carlson Companies">Carlson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Radisson_Hotel_Group" title="Radisson Hotel Group">Radisson Hotel Group</a>, <a href="/wiki/Holiday_Stationstores" title="Holiday Stationstores">Holiday Stationstores</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Andersen_Corporation" title="Andersen Corporation">Andersen</a>. Foreign companies with U.S. headquarters in the Twin Cities include <a href="/wiki/Aimia_(company)" class="mw-redirect" title="Aimia (company)">Aimia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Allianz_Life" title="Allianz Life">Allianz Life</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Pacific" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Pacific">Canadian Pacific</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coloplast" title="Coloplast">Coloplast</a>, <a href="/wiki/Medtronic" title="Medtronic">Medtronic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pearson_VUE" class="mw-redirect" title="Pearson VUE">Pearson VUE</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pentair" title="Pentair">Pentair</a>. </p><p>The Twin Cities' economy is the nation's 13th-largest<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and ranks second in the <a href="/wiki/Midwest" class="mw-redirect" title="Midwest">Midwest</a> after Chicago. The Minneapolis–Saint Paul area is also North America's second-largest medical device manufacturing center<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the fourth-largest U.S. banking center, based on total assets of banks headquartered in the area, after New York, San Francisco, and <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Federal_Reserve_Bank_of_Minneapolis" title="Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis">Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis</a> covers the 9th District of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Reserve_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Reserve System">Federal Reserve System</a>, which is made up of Minnesota, <a href="/wiki/Montana" title="Montana">Montana</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota">North</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota" title="South Dakota">South Dakota</a>, northwestern <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Upper_Peninsula" class="mw-redirect" title="Upper Peninsula">Upper Peninsula</a> of <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a>. Its geographical territory is the third-largest of the 12 Federal Reserve banks. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colleges_and_universities">Colleges and universities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Colleges and universities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adler_Graduate_School" title="Adler Graduate School">Adler Graduate School</a> – Minnetonka</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anoka-Ramsey_Community_College" title="Anoka-Ramsey Community College">Anoka-Ramsey Community College</a> – Coon Rapids and Cambridge</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anoka_Technical_College" title="Anoka Technical College">Anoka Technical College</a> – Anoka</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augsburg_University" title="Augsburg University">Augsburg University</a> – Minneapolis</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethany_Global_University" title="Bethany Global University">Bethany Global University</a> - Bloomington</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethel_University_(Minnesota)" title="Bethel University (Minnesota)">Bethel University</a> – Arden Hills</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capella_University" title="Capella University">Capella University</a> – Minneapolis</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Century_College" title="Century College">Century College</a> – White Bear Lake</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concordia_University,_St._Paul" title="Concordia University, St. Paul">Concordia University</a> – Saint Paul</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crown_College_(Minnesota)" title="Crown College (Minnesota)">Crown College</a> – St. Bonifacius</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dakota_County_Technical_College" title="Dakota County Technical College">Dakota County Technical College</a> – Rosemount</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunwoody_College_of_Technology" title="Dunwoody College of Technology">Dunwoody College of Technology</a> – Minneapolis</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamline_University" title="Hamline University">Hamline University</a> – Saint Paul</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hennepin_Technical_College" title="Hennepin Technical College">Hennepin Technical College</a> – Eden Prairie and Brooklyn Park</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inver_Hills_Community_College" title="Inver Hills Community College">Inver Hills Community College</a> – Inver Grove Heights</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luther_Seminary" title="Luther Seminary">Luther Seminary</a> – Saint Paul</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macalester_College" title="Macalester College">Macalester College</a> – Saint Paul</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_State_University" title="Metropolitan State University">Metropolitan State University</a> – Saint Paul and Minneapolis</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_College_of_Art_and_Design" title="Minneapolis College of Art and Design">Minneapolis College of Art and Design</a> – Minneapolis</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Community_and_Technical_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Community and Technical College">Minneapolis College</a> – Minneapolis</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_University,_Mankato" title="Minnesota State University, Mankato">Minnesota State University</a> – Edina</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Hamline_School_of_Law" title="Mitchell Hamline School of Law">Mitchell Hamline School of Law</a> – Saint Paul</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Normandale_Community_College" title="Normandale Community College">Normandale Community College</a> – Bloomington</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Central_University" title="North Central University">North Central University</a> – Minneapolis</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Hennepin_Community_College" title="North Hennepin Community College">North Hennepin Community College</a> – Brooklyn Park</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwestern_Health_Sciences_University" title="Northwestern Health Sciences University">Northwestern Health Sciences University</a> – Bloomington</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rasmussen_University" title="Rasmussen University">Rasmussen University</a> – Bloomington, Blaine, Brooklyn Park, Eagan and Lake Elmo</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Catherine_University" title="St. Catherine University">St. Catherine University</a> – Saint Paul and Minneapolis</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Cloud_State_University" title="St. Cloud State University">St. Cloud State University</a> – St. Cloud and Maple Grove</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Mary%27s_University_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Mary's University of Minnesota">St. Mary's University of Minnesota</a> – Minneapolis</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul_College" title="Saint Paul College">Saint Paul College</a> – Saint Paul</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Theological_Seminary_of_the_Twin_Cities" title="United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities">United Theological Seminary</a> – Saint Paul</li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota" title="University of Minnesota">University of Minnesota</a> – Minneapolis and Saint Paul (Falcon Heights)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Northwestern_%E2%80%93_St._Paul" title="University of Northwestern – St. Paul">University of Northwestern – St. Paul</a> – Roseville</li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_St._Thomas_(Minnesota)" title="University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)">University of St. Thomas</a> – Saint Paul and Minneapolis</li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin%E2%80%93River_Falls" title="University of Wisconsin–River Falls">University of Wisconsin</a> – River Falls and Hudson</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walden_University" title="Walden University">Walden University</a> – Minneapolis</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Libraries">Libraries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Libraries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Libraries,_with_numbers_of_branches"><span id="Libraries.2C_with_numbers_of_branches"></span>Libraries, with numbers of branches</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Libraries, with numbers of branches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anoka_County_Library" class="mw-redirect" title="Anoka County Library">Anoka County Library</a> - 9</li> <li>Bayport Public Library - 1</li> <li>Carver County Library - 6</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dakota_County_Library" title="Dakota County Library">Dakota County Library</a> - 10</li> <li>East Central Regional Library - 8</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hennepin_County_Library" title="Hennepin County Library">Hennepin County Library</a> - 41</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramsey_County_Library" title="Ramsey County Library">Ramsey County Library</a> - 7</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Paul_Public_Library" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Paul Public Library">St. Paul Public Library</a> - 13</li> <li>Scott County Library - 7</li> <li>Stillwater Public Library - 1</li> <li>Washington County Library - 7</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Buildings_and_structures">Buildings and structures</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Buildings and structures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Minneapolis-skyline-2006-07-17.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Minneapolis-skyline-2006-07-17.jpg/220px-Minneapolis-skyline-2006-07-17.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Minneapolis-skyline-2006-07-17.jpg/330px-Minneapolis-skyline-2006-07-17.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Minneapolis-skyline-2006-07-17.jpg/440px-Minneapolis-skyline-2006-07-17.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="440" /></a><figcaption>The tallest buildings in <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, Minnesota">Minneapolis</a> are, left to right, the <a href="/wiki/IDS_Center" title="IDS Center">IDS Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Capella_Tower" title="Capella Tower">Capella Tower</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Minneapolis)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Minneapolis)">Wells Fargo Center</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The 11 tallest buildings and 16 of the 17 tallest buildings in the area are in <a href="/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Minneapolis" title="List of tallest buildings in Minneapolis">downtown Minneapolis</a>. There is some dispute over which building is the tallest—most Minnesotans think of the <a href="/wiki/IDS_Center" title="IDS Center">IDS Center</a> if asked, but most sources seem to agree that <a href="/wiki/Capella_Tower" title="Capella Tower">Capella Tower</a> is slightly taller. In early 2005, it was found that the <a href="/wiki/IDS_Center" title="IDS Center">IDS Center</a> is taller by a 16-foot (5 m) washroom garage on top, bringing its height to 792 feet (241 m). <a href="/wiki/Capella_Tower" title="Capella Tower">Capella Tower</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Minneapolis)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Minneapolis)">Wells Fargo Center</a> differ in height by a foot or two. The tallest building <a href="/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Saint_Paul" title="List of tallest buildings in Saint Paul">in St. Paul</a> is <a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Place" title="Wells Fargo Place">Wells Fargo Place</a>, at 471 feet (144 m). </p><p>Buildings have gone up and been torn down rapidly across the region. Some city blocks have been demolished six or seven times since the mid-19th century.<sup id="cite_ref-Millett_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Millett-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> No single architectural style dominates the region. The cities have a mishmash of different designs, although structures from a few eras stand out. There were once many stone buildings in the <a href="/wiki/Richardsonian_Romanesque" title="Richardsonian Romanesque">Richardsonian Romanesque</a> style (or at least Romanesque-inspired variants). <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_City_Hall" title="Minneapolis City Hall">Minneapolis City Hall</a> is one prominent example of this, though buildings of all types—including personal residences such as the <a href="/wiki/James_J._Hill_House" title="James J. Hill House">James J. Hill House</a>—were similarly designed.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A few decades later, <a href="/wiki/Art_Deco" title="Art Deco">Art Deco</a> brought several structures that survive today, including <a href="/wiki/St._Paul_City_Hall" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Paul City Hall">St. Paul City Hall</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Foshay_Tower" title="Foshay Tower">Foshay Tower</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Post_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Post Office">Minneapolis Post Office</a>. The style of buildings in the two cities varies greatly. In Minneapolis, the trend has been toward sleek lines and modern glass facades, while Saint Paul tends to follow a more traditional style to better accompany its older structures. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Walker_Art_Center-Minneapolis-061230.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Walker_Art_Center-Minneapolis-061230.jpg/220px-Walker_Art_Center-Minneapolis-061230.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Walker_Art_Center-Minneapolis-061230.jpg/330px-Walker_Art_Center-Minneapolis-061230.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Walker_Art_Center-Minneapolis-061230.jpg/440px-Walker_Art_Center-Minneapolis-061230.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Walker_Art_Center" title="Walker Art Center">Walker Art Center</a> on <a href="/wiki/Hennepin_Avenue" title="Hennepin Avenue">Hennepin Avenue</a> in <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, Minnesota">Minneapolis</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Saint Paul and especially Minneapolis underwent massive <a href="/wiki/Urban_renewal" title="Urban renewal">urban renewal</a> projects in the post-<a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> era, so a vast number of buildings are now lost to history. Some of the larger and harder to demolish structures have survived.<sup id="cite_ref-Millett_72-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Millett-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In fact, the area might be signified more by bridges than buildings. A series of <a href="/wiki/Reinforced_concrete" title="Reinforced concrete">reinforced concrete</a> <a href="/wiki/Arch" title="Arch">arch</a> spans crossing the Mississippi River were built in the 1920s and 1930s. They still carry daily traffic. A number have undergone major repair work, but retain the original design. Several are listed on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a>, including the <a href="/wiki/10th_Avenue_Bridge" title="10th Avenue Bridge">10th Avenue Bridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Intercity_Bridge" title="Intercity Bridge">Intercity Bridge</a> (Ford Parkway), <a href="/wiki/Robert_Street_Bridge" title="Robert Street Bridge">Robert Street Bridge</a>, and the longest, the 4,119 ft (1,255 m) <a href="/wiki/Mendota_Bridge" title="Mendota Bridge">Mendota Bridge</a>. The area is also noted for having the first known permanent crossing of the Mississippi. That structure is long gone, but a series of <a href="/wiki/Hennepin_Avenue_Bridge" title="Hennepin Avenue Bridge">Hennepin Avenue Bridges</a> have since been built at the site. Both downtowns have extensive networks of enclosed pedestrian bridges known as <a href="/wiki/Skyway" title="Skyway">skyways</a>. </p><p>Several prominent Minneapolis buildings helped modernize the city. These include the <a href="/wiki/Walker_Art_Center" title="Walker Art Center">Walker Art Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Public_Library" title="Minneapolis Public Library">Central Public Library</a>, <a href="/wiki/Weisman_Art_Museum" title="Weisman Art Museum">Weisman Art Museum</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Guthrie_Theater" title="Guthrie Theater">Guthrie Theater</a>. Opening in April 2005, the new Walker Art Center, nearly double its former size, includes increased indoor and outdoor facilities. The Walker is recognized internationally as a singular model of a multidisciplinary arts organization and a national leader for its innovative approaches to audience engagement. The Guthrie received a large amount of media coverage for its opening in June 2006.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> It was designed by <a href="/wiki/Jean_Nouvel" title="Jean Nouvel">Jean Nouvel</a> and is a 285,000 square feet (26,500 m<sup>2</sup>) facility that houses three theaters: the theater's signature thrust stage, seating 1,100; a 700-seat proscenium stage; and a black-box studio with flexible seating. In 2002, the <a href="/wiki/National_Trust_for_Historic_Preservation" title="National Trust for Historic Preservation">National Trust for Historic Preservation</a> put the old Guthrie building on its list of the most endangered historic properties in the U.S. in response to plans the Walker announced to expand on the land occupied by the theater. The original Guthrie building was torn down in 2006.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Healthcare">Healthcare</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Healthcare"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hospitals_with_Numbers_of_Beds">Hospitals with Numbers of Beds</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Hospitals with Numbers of Beds"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <p><i>Trauma Centers</i> - <i>Level I *; Level II **</i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Allina_Health" title="Allina Health">Allina Health</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abbott_Northwestern_Hospital" title="Abbott Northwestern Hospital">Abbott Northwestern Hospital</a> - Minneapolis - 686</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercy_Hospital_(Minnesota)" title="Mercy Hospital (Minnesota)">Mercy Hospital</a> - Coon Rapids - 271 **</li> <li>Mercy Hospital (Unity Campus) - Fridley - 164</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phillips_Eye_Institute" title="Phillips Eye Institute">Phillips Eye Institute</a> - Minneapolis - 8</li> <li>Regina Hospital - Hastings - 43</li> <li>St.Francis Regional Medical Center - Shakopee - 89</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Hospital" title="United Hospital">United Hospital</a> - St. Paul - 556</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Children%27s_Minnesota" title="Children's Minnesota">Children's Minnesota</a> - 381 </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Children%27s_Minnesota" title="Children's Minnesota">Children's Minnesota Hospital</a> - Minneapolis</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Children%27s_Minnesota" title="Children's Minnesota">Children's Minnesota Hospital</a> - St. Paul</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Gillette_Children%27s_Specialty_Healthcare" title="Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare">Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gillette_Children%27s_Specialty_Healthcare" title="Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare">Gillette Children's Hospital</a> - St. Paul - 60</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/HealthPartners" title="HealthPartners">HealthPartners</a> Park Nicollet </p> <ul><li>Lakeview Hospital - Stillwater - 90</li> <li>Methodist Hospital - St. Louis Park - 361</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_Hospital" title="Regions Hospital">Regions Hospital</a> - St. Paul - 552 *</li> <li>St. Francis Regional Medical Center - Shakopee - 89</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Hennepin_County_Medical_Center" title="Hennepin County Medical Center">Hennepin Healthcare</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hennepin_County_Medical_Center" title="Hennepin County Medical Center">Hennepin County Medical Center</a> - Minneapolis - 484 *</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/M_Health_Fairview" title="M Health Fairview">M Health Fairview</a> </p> <ul><li>M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center - Wyoming - 61</li> <li>M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital - Burnsville - 171</li> <li>M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital - Edina - 334</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M_Health_Fairview_University_of_Minnesota_Medical_Center" title="M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center">M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center</a> - Minneapolis - 828 **</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M_Health_Fairview_University_of_Minnesota_Masonic_Children%27s_Hospital" title="M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital">M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital</a> - Minneapolis - 212</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Hospital_(Maplewood,_Minnesota)" title="St. John's Hospital (Maplewood, Minnesota)">St. John's Hospital</a> - Maplewood - 184</li> <li>M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital - Woodbury - 86</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/North_Memorial_Health_Hospital" title="North Memorial Health Hospital">North Memorial Health</a> </p> <ul><li>Maple Grove Hospital - Maple Grove - 130</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Memorial_Health_Hospital" title="North Memorial Health Hospital">North Memorial Health Hospital</a> - Robbinsdale - 353 *</li></ul> <p>Ridgeview Health </p> <ul><li>Ridgeview Medical Center - Waconia - 124</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Veterans_Administration_Medical_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Veterans Administration Medical Center">Veterans Administration Health Care</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Veterans_Administration_Medical_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Veterans Administration Medical Center">Veterans Administration Medical Center</a> - Minneapolis - 845</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transportation">Transportation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_Minnesota" title="Transportation in Minnesota">Transportation in Minnesota</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Roads_and_highways">Roads and highways</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Roads and highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MendotaBridge8.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/MendotaBridge8.jpg/220px-MendotaBridge8.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/MendotaBridge8.jpg/330px-MendotaBridge8.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/MendotaBridge8.jpg/440px-MendotaBridge8.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="583" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Mendota_Bridge" title="Mendota Bridge">Mendota Bridge</a> over the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_River" title="Minnesota River">Minnesota River</a> between <a href="/wiki/Fort_Snelling,_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Snelling, Minnesota">Fort Snelling</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mendota,_Minnesota" title="Mendota, Minnesota">Mendota</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In the 20th century, the Twin Cities area expanded outward significantly. Automobiles made it possible for suburbs to grow greatly. The area now has a number of freeways, and many <a href="/wiki/Traffic_camera" title="Traffic camera">traffic cameras</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ramp_meter" title="Ramp meter">ramp meters</a> to monitor and manage <a href="/wiki/Traffic_congestion" title="Traffic congestion">traffic congestion</a>. There is some use of HOV (<a href="/wiki/High-occupancy_vehicle" class="mw-redirect" title="High-occupancy vehicle">high-occupancy vehicle</a>) express lanes, which is becoming more common. To use an express lane, a driver must have a <a href="/wiki/MnPASS" class="mw-redirect" title="MnPASS">MnPASS</a> transponder or at least one passenger. MnPASS rates are determined by the amount of traffic on the road and/or the time of day. During non-peak times, the MnPASS express lanes, except those on <a href="/wiki/Interstate_394_(Minnesota)" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate 394 (Minnesota)">Interstate 394</a> (I-394) between <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_100" title="Minnesota State Highway 100">Minnesota Highway 100</a> (MN 100) and <a href="/wiki/Interstate_94_in_Minnesota" title="Interstate 94 in Minnesota">I-94</a>, are open to all traffic. </p><p>I-94 comes into the area from the east and heads northwest from Minneapolis. Two spur routes form the <a href="/wiki/Interstate_494" title="Interstate 494">I-494</a>/<a href="/wiki/Interstate_694" title="Interstate 694">I-694</a> loop, and I-394 continues west when I-94 turns north. <a href="/wiki/Interstate_35_in_Minnesota" title="Interstate 35 in Minnesota">I-35</a> splits in <a href="/wiki/Burnsville,_Minnesota" title="Burnsville, Minnesota">Burnsville</a> in the southern part of the region, bringing <a href="/wiki/Interstate_35E_(Minnesota)" title="Interstate 35E (Minnesota)">I-35E</a> into Saint Paul and <a href="/wiki/Interstate_35W_(Minnesota)" title="Interstate 35W (Minnesota)">I-35W</a> into Minneapolis. They rejoin to the north in <a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Minnesota" title="Columbus, Minnesota">Columbus</a> (just south of <a href="/wiki/Forest_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Forest Lake, Minnesota">Forest Lake</a>) and continue to the highway's terminus in <a href="/wiki/Duluth,_Minnesota" title="Duluth, Minnesota">Duluth</a>. This is one of only two examples of an interstate highway splitting into branches and then rejoining; the other is in <a href="/wiki/Dallas%E2%80%93Fort_Worth" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas–Fort Worth">Dallas–Fort Worth</a>, where I-35 also splits into east and west branches. </p><p>On August 1, 2007, much of the <a href="/wiki/I-35W_Mississippi_River_bridge" title="I-35W Mississippi River bridge">I-35W Mississippi River bridge</a> near downtown Minneapolis collapsed into the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a> around 6:05pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Time Zone (North America)">CDT</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/St._Anthony_Falls_(35W)_Bridge" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Anthony Falls (35W) Bridge">replacement bridge</a> opened on September 18, 2008. </p> <dl><dt>Interstates</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/I-35_%28MN%29.svg/24px-I-35_%28MN%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/I-35_%28MN%29.svg/36px-I-35_%28MN%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/I-35_%28MN%29.svg/48px-I-35_%28MN%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_35_in_Minnesota" title="Interstate 35 in Minnesota">I-35</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/I-35E_%28MN%29.svg/30px-I-35E_%28MN%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/I-35E_%28MN%29.svg/45px-I-35E_%28MN%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/I-35E_%28MN%29.svg/60px-I-35E_%28MN%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="751" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_35E_(Minnesota)" title="Interstate 35E (Minnesota)">I-35E</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/I-35W_%28MN%29.svg/30px-I-35W_%28MN%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/I-35W_%28MN%29.svg/45px-I-35W_%28MN%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/I-35W_%28MN%29.svg/60px-I-35W_%28MN%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="751" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_35W_(Minnesota)" title="Interstate 35W (Minnesota)">I-35W</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/I-94_%28MN%29.svg/24px-I-94_%28MN%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/I-94_%28MN%29.svg/36px-I-94_%28MN%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/I-94_%28MN%29.svg/48px-I-94_%28MN%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_94_in_Minnesota" title="Interstate 94 in Minnesota">I-94</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/I-394_%28MN%29.svg/30px-I-394_%28MN%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/I-394_%28MN%29.svg/45px-I-394_%28MN%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/I-394_%28MN%29.svg/60px-I-394_%28MN%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="751" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_394" title="Interstate 394">I-394</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/I-494_%28MN%29.svg/30px-I-494_%28MN%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/I-494_%28MN%29.svg/45px-I-494_%28MN%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/I-494_%28MN%29.svg/60px-I-494_%28MN%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="751" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_494" title="Interstate 494">I-494</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/I-694_%28MN%29.svg/30px-I-694_%28MN%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/I-694_%28MN%29.svg/45px-I-694_%28MN%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/I-694_%28MN%29.svg/60px-I-694_%28MN%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="751" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_694" title="Interstate 694">I-694</a></li></ul> </div> <dl><dt>U.S. Highways</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/US_10.svg/24px-US_10.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/US_10.svg/36px-US_10.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/US_10.svg/48px-US_10.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_10_in_Minnesota" title="U.S. Route 10 in Minnesota">US 10</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/US_12.svg/24px-US_12.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/US_12.svg/36px-US_12.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/US_12.svg/48px-US_12.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_12_in_Minnesota" title="U.S. Route 12 in Minnesota">US 12</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/US_52.svg/24px-US_52.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/US_52.svg/36px-US_52.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/US_52.svg/48px-US_52.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_52_in_Minnesota" title="U.S. Route 52 in Minnesota">US 52</a> (Lafayette Freeway)</li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/US_61.svg/24px-US_61.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/US_61.svg/36px-US_61.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/US_61.svg/48px-US_61.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_61_in_Minnesota" title="U.S. Route 61 in Minnesota">US 61</a> (Blues Highway)</li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/US_169_%28MN%29.svg/24px-US_169_%28MN%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/US_169_%28MN%29.svg/36px-US_169_%28MN%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/US_169_%28MN%29.svg/48px-US_169_%28MN%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_169_in_Minnesota" title="U.S. Route 169 in Minnesota">US 169</a> (Johnson Memorial Highway)</li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/US_212_%28MN%29.svg/24px-US_212_%28MN%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/US_212_%28MN%29.svg/36px-US_212_%28MN%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/US_212_%28MN%29.svg/48px-US_212_%28MN%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_212_in_Minnesota" title="U.S. Route 212 in Minnesota">US 212</a> (Minnesota Veterans Memorial Highway)</li></ul> </div> <dl><dt>Major state highways</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/MN-3.svg/24px-MN-3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/MN-3.svg/36px-MN-3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/MN-3.svg/48px-MN-3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_3" title="Minnesota State Highway 3">MN 3</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/MN-5.svg/24px-MN-5.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/MN-5.svg/36px-MN-5.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/MN-5.svg/48px-MN-5.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_5" title="Minnesota State Highway 5">MN 5</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/MN-7.svg/24px-MN-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/MN-7.svg/36px-MN-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/MN-7.svg/48px-MN-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_7" title="Minnesota State Highway 7">MN 7</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/MN-13.svg/24px-MN-13.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/MN-13.svg/36px-MN-13.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/MN-13.svg/48px-MN-13.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_13" title="Minnesota State Highway 13">MN 13</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/MN-36.svg/24px-MN-36.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/MN-36.svg/36px-MN-36.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/MN-36.svg/48px-MN-36.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_36" title="Minnesota State Highway 36">MN 36</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/MN-47.svg/24px-MN-47.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/MN-47.svg/36px-MN-47.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/MN-47.svg/48px-MN-47.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_47" title="Minnesota State Highway 47">MN 47</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/MN-51.svg/24px-MN-51.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/MN-51.svg/36px-MN-51.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/MN-51.svg/48px-MN-51.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_51" title="Minnesota State Highway 51">MN 51</a> (Snelling Avenue North)</li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/MN-55.svg/24px-MN-55.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/MN-55.svg/36px-MN-55.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/MN-55.svg/48px-MN-55.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_55" title="Minnesota State Highway 55">MN 55</a> (Olson Memorial Highway)</li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/MN-62.svg/24px-MN-62.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/MN-62.svg/36px-MN-62.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/MN-62.svg/48px-MN-62.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_62_(east)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota State Highway 62 (east)">MN 62</a> (Crosstown Highway)</li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/MN-65.svg/24px-MN-65.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/MN-65.svg/36px-MN-65.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/MN-65.svg/48px-MN-65.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_65" title="Minnesota State Highway 65">MN 65</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/MN-77.svg/24px-MN-77.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/MN-77.svg/36px-MN-77.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/MN-77.svg/48px-MN-77.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_77" title="Minnesota State Highway 77">MN 77</a> (Cedar Avenue)</li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/MN-100.svg/24px-MN-100.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/MN-100.svg/36px-MN-100.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/MN-100.svg/48px-MN-100.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_100" title="Minnesota State Highway 100">MN 100</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/MN-101.svg/24px-MN-101.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/MN-101.svg/36px-MN-101.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/MN-101.svg/48px-MN-101.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_101" title="Minnesota State Highway 101">MN 101</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/MN-120.svg/24px-MN-120.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/MN-120.svg/36px-MN-120.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/MN-120.svg/48px-MN-120.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_120" title="Minnesota State Highway 120">MN 120</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/MN-149.svg/24px-MN-149.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/MN-149.svg/36px-MN-149.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/MN-149.svg/48px-MN-149.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_149" title="Minnesota State Highway 149">MN 149</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/MN-252.svg/24px-MN-252.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/MN-252.svg/36px-MN-252.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/MN-252.svg/48px-MN-252.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_252" title="Minnesota State Highway 252">MN 252</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/MN-156.svg/24px-MN-156.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/MN-156.svg/36px-MN-156.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/MN-156.svg/48px-MN-156.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_156" title="Minnesota State Highway 156">MN 156</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/MN-280.svg/24px-MN-280.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/MN-280.svg/36px-MN-280.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/MN-280.svg/48px-MN-280.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_280" title="Minnesota State Highway 280">MN 280</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/MN-610.svg/24px-MN-610.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/MN-610.svg/36px-MN-610.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/MN-610.svg/48px-MN-610.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_610" title="Minnesota State Highway 610">MN 610</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Air_travel">Air travel</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Air travel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The main <a href="/wiki/Airport" title="Airport">airport</a> in the region is <b><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul_International_Airport" title="Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport">Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport</a></b> (MSP), a major hub for <a href="/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines" title="Delta Air Lines">Delta Air Lines</a>. The airport is also the main hub and operating base for <a href="/wiki/Sun_Country_Airlines" title="Sun Country Airlines">Sun Country Airlines</a>. There are six smaller (<a href="/wiki/Relief_airport" title="Relief airport">relief</a>) airports in the area owned and operated by the <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Airports_Commission" title="Metropolitan Airports Commission">Metropolitan Airports Commission</a> (the same agency operates MSP). Some people commute by air to the Twin Cities from northern Minnesota. </p><p>Relief airports in the metropolitan area are: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Airlake_Airport" title="Airlake Airport">Airlake Airport</a> (LVN) – <a href="/wiki/Lakeville,_Minnesota" title="Lakeville, Minnesota">Lakeville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anoka_County-Blaine_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Anoka County-Blaine Airport">Anoka County-Blaine Airport</a> (ANE) – <a href="/wiki/Blaine,_Minnesota" title="Blaine, Minnesota">Blaine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crystal_Airport_(Minnesota)" title="Crystal Airport (Minnesota)">Crystal Airport</a> (MIC) – <a href="/wiki/Crystal,_Minnesota" title="Crystal, Minnesota">Crystal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flying_Cloud_Airport" title="Flying Cloud Airport">Flying Cloud Airport</a> (FCM) – <a href="/wiki/Eden_Prairie,_Minnesota" title="Eden Prairie, Minnesota">Eden Prairie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Elmo_Airport" title="Lake Elmo Airport">Lake Elmo Airport</a> (21D) – <a href="/wiki/Lake_Elmo,_Minnesota" title="Lake Elmo, Minnesota">Lake Elmo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Paul_Downtown_Airport" title="St. Paul Downtown Airport">St. Paul Downtown Airport</a> (STP) – <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">St. Paul</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Public_transit">Public transit</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Public transit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hiawatha_Line-bike_rack-20061211.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Hiawatha_Line-bike_rack-20061211.jpg/220px-Hiawatha_Line-bike_rack-20061211.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Hiawatha_Line-bike_rack-20061211.jpg/330px-Hiawatha_Line-bike_rack-20061211.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Hiawatha_Line-bike_rack-20061211.jpg/440px-Hiawatha_Line-bike_rack-20061211.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1951" data-file-height="1503" /></a><figcaption>Bicycle rack on the <a href="/wiki/Blue_Line_(Minnesota)" class="mw-redirect" title="Blue Line (Minnesota)">METRO Blue Line</a> LRT</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Metro_Transit-Minneapolis-2005-06-04.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Metro_Transit-Minneapolis-2005-06-04.jpg/220px-Metro_Transit-Minneapolis-2005-06-04.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Metro_Transit-Minneapolis-2005-06-04.jpg/330px-Metro_Transit-Minneapolis-2005-06-04.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Metro_Transit-Minneapolis-2005-06-04.jpg/440px-Metro_Transit-Minneapolis-2005-06-04.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Metro_Transit_(Minnesota)" title="Metro Transit (Minnesota)">Metro Transit</a> storefront, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, Minnesota">Minneapolis</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Metro_Transit_(Minnesota)" title="Metro Transit (Minnesota)">Metro Transit</a>, by far the area's biggest bus service provider, owes its existence to the <a href="/wiki/Twin_City_Rapid_Transit" class="mw-redirect" title="Twin City Rapid Transit">old streetcar</a> lines in the area. Metro Transit provides about 95% of the <a href="/wiki/Public_transit" class="mw-redirect" title="Public transit">public transit</a> rides in the region, with over 900 buses, while some suburbs have other bus services. The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota" title="University of Minnesota">University of Minnesota, Twin Cities</a> operates a free bus system between its campuses. This system includes the Campus Connector <a href="/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit" title="Bus rapid transit">bus rapid transit</a> line, which travels between the Minneapolis and Saint Paul campuses by a dedicated bus line and throughout the two campuses on normal access roads. The <a href="/wiki/Metro_Blue_Line_(Minnesota)" title="Metro Blue Line (Minnesota)">METRO Blue Line</a> LRT (<a href="/wiki/Light_rail" title="Light rail">light rail</a>) began operations in June 2004, connecting downtown Minneapolis, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul_International_Airport" title="Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport">Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Mall_of_America" title="Mall of America">Mall of America</a> in Bloomington. It was followed by the <a href="/wiki/Metro_Red_Line_(Minnesota)" title="Metro Red Line (Minnesota)">METRO Red Line</a> BRT (bus rapid transitway) in 2013 connecting the Mall of America with <a href="/wiki/Lakeville,_Minnesota" title="Lakeville, Minnesota">Lakeville</a> along <a href="/wiki/Cedar_Avenue" title="Cedar Avenue">Cedar Avenue</a> through the southern suburbs. The <a href="/wiki/Metro_Green_Line_(Minnesota)" title="Metro Green Line (Minnesota)">METRO Green Line</a> LRT connecting downtown Minneapolis, the University of Minnesota campus and downtown Saint Paul along <a href="/wiki/University_Avenue_(Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul)" title="University Avenue (Minneapolis–Saint Paul)">University Avenue</a> opened in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Metro Transit operates all three lines. The <a href="/wiki/Northstar_Line" title="Northstar Line">Northstar Line</a> <a href="/wiki/Commuter_rail" title="Commuter rail">commuter rail</a> line connecting Minneapolis with <a href="/wiki/Big_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Big Lake, Minnesota">Big Lake</a> opened in 2009. </p><p>The METRO system consists of six separate projects. There are two <a href="/wiki/Light_rail" title="Light rail">light rail</a> lines: the Blue Line, which runs from <a href="/wiki/Target_Field" title="Target Field">Target Field</a> in downtown <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a> past <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis-St_Paul_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport">Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Mall_of_America" title="Mall of America">Mall of America</a>; and the Green Line, which runs from <a href="/wiki/Target_Field" title="Target Field">Target Field</a> past the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota" title="University of Minnesota">University of Minnesota</a> to <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul_Union_Depot" title="Saint Paul Union Depot">Union Depot</a> in downtown <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit" title="Bus rapid transit">BRT</a> Red Line serves as an extension of the Blue Line across the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_River" title="Minnesota River">Minnesota River</a>, where it connects with southern suburbs at four different stations. The BRT Orange Line connects downtown Minneapolis with Burnsville along I-35W. The arterial BRT A and C lines serve as upgrades to existing local bus routes and connect with the Blue and Green lines at certain shared stations. </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Metro_(Minnesota)" title="Metro (Minnesota)"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Metro_Minnesota_icon.svg/16px-Metro_Minnesota_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Metro_Minnesota_icon.svg/24px-Metro_Minnesota_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Metro_Minnesota_icon.svg/32px-Metro_Minnesota_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="31" /></a></span> <b>METRO</b> </p> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:blue; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <b><a href="/wiki/Metro_Blue_Line_(Minnesota)" title="Metro Blue Line (Minnesota)">Blue Line</a></b> LRT: <a href="/wiki/Target_Field_(Metro_Transit_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Target Field (Metro Transit station)">Target Field Station</a> – <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis-St._Paul_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport">Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mall_of_America_station" title="Mall of America station">Mall of America</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:green; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <b><a href="/wiki/Metro_Green_Line_(Minnesota)" title="Metro Green Line (Minnesota)">Green Line</a></b> LRT: Target Field Station – <a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota" title="University of Minnesota">University of Minnesota</a> – <a href="/wiki/Union_Depot_(St._Paul)" class="mw-redirect" title="Union Depot (St. Paul)">Union Depot</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:orange; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <b><a href="/wiki/Metro_Orange_Line_(Minnesota)" title="Metro Orange Line (Minnesota)">Orange Line</a></b> BRT: Downtown Minneapolis – Burnsville Heart of the City</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:red; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <b><a href="/wiki/Metro_Red_Line_(Minnesota)" title="Metro Red Line (Minnesota)">Red Line</a></b> BRT: Mall of America – <a href="/wiki/Apple_Valley_Transit_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Apple Valley Transit Station">Apple Valley Transit Station</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:grey; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <b><a href="/wiki/A_Line_(Minnesota)" class="mw-redirect" title="A Line (Minnesota)">A Line</a></b> BRT: <a href="/wiki/46th_Street_station_(Metro_Transit)" title="46th Street station (Metro Transit)">46th Street station</a> – <a href="/wiki/Rosedale_Transit_Center" title="Rosedale Transit Center">Rosedale Transit Center</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:grey; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <b><a href="/wiki/C_Line_(Minnesota)" class="mw-redirect" title="C Line (Minnesota)">C Line</a></b> BRT: Downtown Minneapolis – <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Center_Transit_Center" title="Brooklyn Center Transit Center">Brooklyn Center Transit Center</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:grey; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <b><a href="/wiki/D_Line_(Minnesota)" class="mw-redirect" title="D Line (Minnesota)">D Line</a></b> BRT: Mall of America – <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Center_Transit_Center" title="Brooklyn Center Transit Center">Brooklyn Center Transit Center</a></li></ul> <p>A variety of rail services are being pondered by state and local governments, including neighborhood streetcar systems, intercity light rail service, and <a href="/wiki/Commuter_rail" title="Commuter rail">commuter rail</a> options to <a href="/wiki/Commuter_town" title="Commuter town">exurban</a> regions. Minnesota is one of several Midwestern states considering <a href="/wiki/High-speed_rail" title="High-speed rail">high-speed rail</a> service, using Chicago as a regional hub.<sup id="cite_ref-rail_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rail-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Minneapolis–Saint Paul area has been criticized for inadequate public transportation.<sup id="cite_ref-traffic_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-traffic-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its public transportation system is less robust than those of many other cities its size. As the metro area has grown, the roads and highways have been updated and widened, but traffic volume is growing faster than the projects needed to widen them, and public transportation has not expanded commensurate with the population. Minneapolis–Saint Paul is ranked the fifth-worst for congestion growth of similar-sized U.S. metro areas.<sup id="cite_ref-traffic_78-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-traffic-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged September 2011">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> Additional lines and spurs are needed to upgrade public transportation in the Twin Cities.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Construction is underway for <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Corridor_(Minneapolis)" class="mw-redirect" title="Southwest Corridor (Minneapolis)">Green Line extension</a> connecting downtown Minneapolis to the southwest suburb of <a href="/wiki/Eden_Prairie,_Minnesota" title="Eden Prairie, Minnesota">Eden Prairie</a>. A northwest LRT (Blue Line extension) along <a href="/wiki/Bottineau_Boulevard" class="mw-redirect" title="Bottineau Boulevard">Bottineau Boulevard</a> is being planned from downtown Minneapolis to <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Park,_Minnesota" title="Brooklyn Park, Minnesota">Brooklyn Park</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Orange_Line_(Minnesota)" class="mw-redirect" title="Orange Line (Minnesota)">METRO Orange Line</a> BRT will eventually be extended to Lakeville. 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class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">KTCI formerly transmitted on UHF channel 17 from its May 1965 sign-on until February 2009, when both stations unified their respective digital channels as virtual subchannels of KTCA (mapped to 2.x, corresponding to the latter's existing virtual channel and former analog VHF allocation), while continuing to operate on separate physical channels (16 and 34, respectively).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">KSTC formerly transmitted on UHF channel 45 from its June 1994 sign-on (as KVBM) until October 2011, when both stations unified their respective digital channels as virtual subchannels of KSTP (mapped to 5.x, corresponding to the latter's existing virtual channel and former analog VHF allocation), while continuing to operate on separate physical channels (45 and 30, respectively).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">WFTC formerly transmitted on UHF channel 29 from its October 1982 sign-on (as WFBT) until June 2014, when both stations unified their respective digital channels as virtual subchannels of KMSP (mapped to 9.x, corresponding to the latter's existing virtual channel and former analog VHF allocation), while continuing to operate on separate physical channels (29 and 9, respectively).</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output 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title="Mayer, Minnesota">Mayer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medicine_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Medicine Lake, Minnesota">Medicine Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medina,_Minnesota" title="Medina, Minnesota">Medina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mendota,_Minnesota" title="Mendota, Minnesota">Mendota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mendota_Heights,_Minnesota" title="Mendota Heights, Minnesota">Mendota Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miesville,_Minnesota" title="Miesville, Minnesota">Miesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnetonka_Beach,_Minnesota" title="Minnetonka Beach, Minnesota">Minnetonka Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnetonka,_Minnesota" title="Minnetonka, Minnesota">Minnetonka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnetrista,_Minnesota" title="Minnetrista, Minnesota">Minnetrista</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monticello,_Minnesota" title="Monticello, Minnesota">Monticello</a></li> <li><a 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Paul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northfield,_Minnesota" title="Northfield, Minnesota">Northfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwood_Young_America,_Minnesota" title="Norwood Young America, Minnesota">Norwood Young America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakdale,_Minnesota" title="Oakdale, Minnesota">Oakdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oak_Grove,_Minnesota" title="Oak Grove, Minnesota">Oak Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oak_Park_Heights,_Minnesota" title="Oak Park Heights, Minnesota">Oak Park Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orono,_Minnesota" title="Orono, Minnesota">Orono</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osseo,_Minnesota" title="Osseo, Minnesota">Osseo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otsego,_Minnesota" title="Otsego, Minnesota">Otsego</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth,_Minnesota" title="Plymouth, Minnesota">Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princeton,_Minnesota" title="Princeton, Minnesota">Princeton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prior_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Prior Lake, Minnesota">Prior 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Minnesota">Vadnais Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vermillion,_Minnesota" title="Vermillion, Minnesota">Vermillion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria,_Minnesota" title="Victoria, Minnesota">Victoria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waconia,_Minnesota" title="Waconia, Minnesota">Waconia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watertown,_Minnesota" title="Watertown, Minnesota">Watertown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waverly,_Minnesota" title="Waverly, Minnesota">Waverly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayzata,_Minnesota" title="Wayzata, Minnesota">Wayzata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_St._Paul,_Minnesota" title="West St. Paul, Minnesota">West St. Paul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Bear_Lake,_Minnesota" title="White Bear Lake, Minnesota">White Bear Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodland,_Minnesota" title="Woodland, Minnesota">Woodland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodbury,_Minnesota" title="Woodbury, Minnesota">Woodbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wyoming,_Minnesota" title="Wyoming, 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href="/wiki/Metro_Transit_(Minnesota)" title="Metro Transit (Minnesota)">Metro Transit</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Metro_(Minnesota)" title="Metro (Minnesota)">Metro</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maple_Grove_Transit" title="Maple Grove Transit">Maple Grove Transit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Valley_Transit_Authority" title="Minnesota Valley Transit Authority">Minnesota Valley Transit Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_Metrolink" title="Plymouth Metrolink">Plymouth Metrolink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SouthWest_Transit" title="SouthWest Transit">SouthWest Transit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_Campus_Shuttle" title="University of Minnesota Campus Shuttle">University of Minnesota PTS</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0053A0; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Metro_(Minnesota)" title="Metro (Minnesota)"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Light rail transit</span></a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="color:inherit;background-color:#0053a0;border:1px solid #000">    </span> <a href="/wiki/Metro_Blue_Line_(Minnesota)" title="Metro Blue Line (Minnesota)">Blue Line</a></li> <li><span style="color:inherit;background-color:#008144;border:1px solid #000">    </span> <a href="/wiki/Metro_Green_Line_(Minnesota)" title="Metro Green Line (Minnesota)">Green Line</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0053A0; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Metro_(Minnesota)" title="Metro (Minnesota)"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Bus rapid transit</span></a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="color:inherit;background-color:#f68a1e;border:1px solid #000">    </span> <a href="/wiki/Metro_Orange_Line_(Minnesota)" title="Metro Orange Line (Minnesota)">Orange Line</a></li> <li><span style="color:inherit;background-color:#ed1b2e;border:1px solid #000">    </span> <a href="/wiki/Metro_Red_Line_(Minnesota)" title="Metro Red Line (Minnesota)">Red Line</a></li> <li><span style="color:inherit;background-color:#7A8690;border:1px solid #000">    </span> <a href="/wiki/Metro_A_Line_(Minnesota)" title="Metro A Line (Minnesota)">A Line</a></li> <li><span style="color:inherit;background-color:#7a8690;border:1px solid #000">    </span> <a href="/wiki/Metro_C_Line_(Minnesota)" title="Metro C Line (Minnesota)">C Line</a></li> <li><span style="color:inherit;background-color:#7a8690;border:1px solid #000">    </span> <a href="/wiki/Metro_D_Line_(Minnesota)" title="Metro D Line (Minnesota)">D Line</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/U_of_M_Transitway" title="U of M Transitway">U of M Transitway</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0053A0; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Passenger_rail_projects_in_Minnesota" title="Passenger rail projects in Minnesota"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Commuter rail</span></a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northstar_Line" title="Northstar Line">Northstar Line</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0053A0; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Amtrak" title="Amtrak"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Intercity rail</span></a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Borealis_(train)" title="Borealis (train)">Borealis</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Empire_Builder" title="Empire 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style="color:inherit;background-color:#0053a0;border:1px solid #000">    </span> <a href="/wiki/Bottineau_LRT" title="Bottineau LRT">Bottineau LRT</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2030)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0053A0; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;">Bus rapid transit</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="color:inherit;background-color:#7a8690;border:1px solid #000">    </span> <a href="/wiki/Metro_B_Line_(Minnesota)" title="Metro B Line (Minnesota)">B Line</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2025)</span></li> <li><span style="color:inherit;background-color:#7a8690;border:1px solid #000">    </span> <a href="/wiki/Metro_E_Line_(Minnesota)" title="Metro E Line (Minnesota)">E Line</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2025)</span></li> <li><span style="color:inherit;background-color:#7a8690;border:1px solid #000">    </span> <a href="/wiki/Metro_F_Line_(Minnesota)" class="mw-redirect" title="Metro F Line (Minnesota)">F Line</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(TBD)</span></li> <li><span style="color:inherit;background-color:#ebca23;border:1px solid #000">    </span> <a href="/wiki/Metro_Gold_Line_(Minnesota)" title="Metro Gold Line (Minnesota)">Gold Line</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2025)</span></li> <li><span style="color:inherit;background-color:#782b90;border:1px solid #000">    </span> <a href="/wiki/Metro_Purple_Line_(Minnesota)" title="Metro Purple Line (Minnesota)">Purple Line</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2029)</span></li> <li><span style="color:inherit;background-color:#7a8690;border:1px solid #000">    </span> <a href="/wiki/Metro_G_Line_(Minnesota)" title="Metro G Line (Minnesota)">G Line</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(TBD)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0053A0; color:#FFFFFF; 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Network">Chicago Hub Network</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Passenger_rail_projects_in_Minnesota#Proposed_regional_services" title="Passenger rail projects in Minnesota">Intercity rail projects in Minnesota</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0053A0; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;"><b>Cancelled</b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Patch_Corridor" title="Dan Patch Corridor">Dan Patch Corridor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Streetcar_System" title="Minneapolis Streetcar System">Minneapolis Modern Streetcar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverview_Corridor" title="Riverview Corridor">Riverview Corridor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zip_Rail" title="Zip Rail">Rochester Zip Rail</a></li> <li><i><a 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class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area">Fort Wayne</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Wayne,_Indiana" title="Fort Wayne, Indiana">city</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Cities" title="Fox Cities">Fox Cities</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Appleton,_Wisconsin" title="Appleton, Wisconsin">Appleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oshkosh,_Wisconsin" title="Oshkosh, Wisconsin">Oshkosh</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_metropolitan_area" title="Indianapolis metropolitan area">Indianapolis</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">city</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Michigan" title="Jackson, Michigan">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janesville,_Wisconsin" title="Janesville, Wisconsin">Janesville</a>–<a href="/wiki/Beloit,_Wisconsin" title="Beloit, Wisconsin">Beloit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kankakee-Bourbonnais-Bradley,_IL_MSA" class="mw-redirect" title="Kankakee-Bourbonnais-Bradley, IL MSA">Kankakee</a> 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Ohio">Youngstown</a></li></ul></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Minneapolis–Saint Paul</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Montreal" title="Greater Montreal">Greater Montreal</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Laval,_Quebec" title="Laval, Quebec">Laval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longueuil" title="Longueuil">Longueuil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Capital_Region_(Canada)" title="National Capital Region (Canada)">National Capital Region</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ottawa" title="Ottawa">Ottawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gatineau" title="Gatineau">Gatineau</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh%E2%80%93New_Castle%E2%80%93Weirton_combined_statistical_area" title="Pittsburgh–New Castle–Weirton combined statistical 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other metro-regions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Quebec_City%E2%80%93Windsor_Corridor" title="Quebec City–Windsor Corridor">Quebec City–Windsor Corridor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Horseshoe" title="Golden Horseshoe">Golden Horseshoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Toronto_and_Hamilton_Area" title="Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area">Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Detroit%E2%80%93Windsor" title="Detroit–Windsor">Detroit–Windsor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Pittsburgh" title="Greater Pittsburgh">Greater Pittsburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metro_East" title="Metro East">Metro East</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div><a href="/wiki/Megaregions_of_the_United_States" title="Megaregions of the United States">Other 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