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class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:248px;max-width:248px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:152px;max-width:152px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Minnesota.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Minnesota.svg/150px-Flag_of_Minnesota.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Minnesota.svg/225px-Flag_of_Minnesota.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Minnesota.svg/300px-Flag_of_Minnesota.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Minnesota" title="Flag of Minnesota">Flag of Minnesota</a></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:92px;max-width:92px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Minnesota.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Seal_of_Minnesota.svg/90px-Seal_of_Minnesota.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Seal_of_Minnesota.svg/135px-Seal_of_Minnesota.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Seal_of_Minnesota.svg/180px-Seal_of_Minnesota.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1201" data-file-height="1201" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Seal_of_Minnesota" title="Seal of Minnesota">State Seal</a></div></div></div></div></div> <p>The following <a href="/wiki/Outline_(list)" title="Outline (list)">outline</a> is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Minnesota: </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> located in the <a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwestern United States</a>. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Territory" title="Minnesota Territory">Minnesota Territory</a> and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state on May 11, 1858. Known as the <b>Land of 10,000 Lakes</b>, the state's name comes from a <a href="/wiki/Dakota_language" title="Dakota language">Dakota</a> word for "sky-tinted water". </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-2"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="General_reference">General reference</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: General reference"><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:Map_of_Minnesota_NA.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Map_of_Minnesota_NA.png/220px-Map_of_Minnesota_NA.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Map_of_Minnesota_NA.png/330px-Map_of_Minnesota_NA.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Map_of_Minnesota_NA.png/440px-Map_of_Minnesota_NA.png 2x" data-file-width="2122" data-file-height="1640" /></a><figcaption>An enlargeable map of Minnesota</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>Names <ul><li>Common name: <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> <ul><li>Pronunciation: <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'m' in 'my'">m</span><span title="/ɪ/: 'i' in 'kit'">ɪ</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span><span title="/ɪ/: 'i' in 'kit'">ɪ</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="/oʊ/: 'o' in 'code'">oʊ</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span></span>/</a></span> <span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" 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title="File:En-us-Minnesota.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-AHDEL_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AHDEL-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._state#List_of_states" title="U.S. state">Official name</a>: <a href="/wiki/State_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Minnesota">State of Minnesota</a></li> <li>Abbreviations and name codes <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_abbreviations" class="mw-redirect" title="List of U.S. state abbreviations">Postal symbol</a>: MN</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:US#Codes" title="ISO 3166-2:US">ISO 3166-2 code</a>: <a href="/wiki/US-MN" class="mw-redirect" title="US-MN">US-MN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">Internet</a> <a href="/wiki/Second-level_domain" title="Second-level domain">second-level domain</a>: <a href="/wiki/.mn.us" class="mw-redirect" title=".mn.us">.mn.us</a></li></ul></li> <li>Nicknames <ul><li>Butter Country</li> <li>Bread and Butter State</li> <li>Bread Basket of the Nation</li> <li>Gopher State</li> <li>Land of 10,000 Lakes (currently used on <a href="/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Minnesota" title="Vehicle registration plates of Minnesota">license plates</a>)</li> <li>Land of Lakes</li> <li>Land of Sky-Blue Waters</li> <li><b>North Star State</b></li> <li>State of Hockey<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></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adjectivals_and_demonyms_for_U.S._states" class="mw-redirect" title="Adjectivals and demonyms for U.S. states">Adjectival</a>: <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adjectivals_and_demonyms_for_U.S._states" class="mw-redirect" title="Adjectivals and demonyms for U.S. states">Demonym</a>: <a href="/wiki/Minnesotan" title="Minnesotan">Minnesotan</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography_of_Minnesota">Geography of Minnesota</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography of Minnesota"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Minnesota" title="Geography of Minnesota">Geography of Minnesota</a> </p> <ul><li>Minnesota is: a <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a>, a <a href="/wiki/State_(administrative_division)" class="mw-redirect" title="State (administrative division)">federal state</a> of the United States of America</li> <li>Location <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northern_hemisphere" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern hemisphere">Northern hemisphere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_hemisphere" class="mw-redirect" title="Western hemisphere">Western hemisphere</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Americas" title="Americas">Americas</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anglo_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Anglo America">Anglo America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_America" title="Northern America">Northern America</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="United States of America">United States of America</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Contiguous_United_States" title="Contiguous United States">Contiguous United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93United_States_border" title="Canada–United States border">Canada–US border</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_United_States" title="Central United States">Central United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/West_North_Central_States" class="mw-redirect" title="West North Central States">West North Central States</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwestern United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Midwest" title="Upper Midwest">Upper Midwest</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Lakes_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Lakes Region">Great Lakes Region</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota#Population" title="Demographics of Minnesota">Population of Minnesota</a>: 5,303,925 (2010 U.S. Census<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>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Minnesota#Area" title="Geography of Minnesota">Area of Minnesota</a>:</li> <li><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Atlas_of_Minnesota" class="extiw" title="commons:Atlas of Minnesota">Atlas of Minnesota</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Places_in_Minnesota">Places in Minnesota</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Places in Minnesota"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Historic places in Minnesota <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ghost_towns_in_Minnesota" title="List of ghost towns in Minnesota">Ghost towns in Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Historic_Landmarks_in_Minnesota" title="List of National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota">National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_forts_in_Minnesota#Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="List of forts in Minnesota">Forts in Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Minnesota" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota">National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_bridges_on_the_National_Register_of_Historic_Places_in_Minnesota" title="List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota">Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Natural_Landmarks_in_Minnesota" title="List of National Natural Landmarks in Minnesota">National Natural Landmarks in Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_state_forests" title="List of Minnesota state forests">State forests in Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_state_parks" title="List of Minnesota state parks">State parks in Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_county_and_regional_parks_in_Minnesota" title="List of county and regional parks in Minnesota">County and regional parks in Minnesota</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Environment_of_Minnesota">Environment of Minnesota</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Environment of Minnesota"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Environment_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Environment of Minnesota">Environment of Minnesota</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_Minnesota" title="Climate of Minnesota">Climate of Minnesota</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_Minnesota" title="Climate change in Minnesota">Climate change</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_weather_records" title="List of Minnesota weather records">Weather records of Minnesota</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natural_history_of_Minnesota" title="Natural history of Minnesota">Natural history of Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geology_of_Minnesota" title="Geology of Minnesota">Geology of Minnesota</a></li> <li>Protected areas in Minnesota <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_state_forests" title="List of Minnesota state forests">State forests of Minnesota</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Superfund_sites_in_Minnesota" title="List of Superfund sites in Minnesota">Superfund sites in Minnesota</a></li> <li>Wildlife of Minnesota <ul><li>Flora of Minnesota <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_aquatic_plants" title="List of Minnesota aquatic plants">Aquatic plants of Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_trees" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Minnesota trees">Trees of Minnesota by family</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_trees_by_scientific_name" title="List of Minnesota trees by scientific name">by scientific name</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_wild_flowers" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Minnesota wild flowers">Wildflowers of Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_grasses,_sedges,_and_rushes" title="List of Minnesota grasses, sedges, and rushes">Grasses, sedges, and rushes of Minnesota</a></li></ul></li> <li>Fauna of Minnesota <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_amphibians" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Minnesota amphibians">Amphibians of Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_ants" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Minnesota ants">Ants of Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Minnesota" title="List of birds of Minnesota">Birds of Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_fish" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Minnesota fish">Fish of Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mammals_of_Minnesota" title="List of mammals of Minnesota">Mammals of Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_reptiles" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Minnesota reptiles">Reptiles of Minnesota</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_snakes_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="List of snakes of Minnesota">Snakes of Minnesota</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Natural_geographic_features_of_Minnesota">Natural geographic features of Minnesota</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Natural geographic features of Minnesota"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ecoregions_in_Minnesota" title="List of ecoregions in Minnesota">Ecoregions of Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lakes_in_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lakes in Minnesota">Lakes of Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Minnesota" title="List of rivers of Minnesota">Rivers of Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_streams" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Minnesota streams">Streams of Minnesota</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regions_of_Minnesota">Regions of Minnesota</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Regions of Minnesota"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Regions of Minnesota">Regions of Minnesota</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Minnesota" title="Central Minnesota">Central Minnesota</a></li> <li>Eastern Minnesota <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis-St._Paul" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis-St. Paul">Twin Cities Metropolitan Region</a></li></ul></li> <li>Northern Minnesota <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arrowhead_Region" title="Arrowhead Region">Arrowhead Region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_River_Valley" title="Red River Valley">Red River Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Angle" title="Northwest Angle">Northwest Angle</a></li></ul></li> <li>Southern Minnesota <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Southeastern Minnesota">Southeastern Minnesota</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Administrative_divisions_of_Minnesota">Administrative divisions of Minnesota</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Administrative divisions of Minnesota"><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:Minnesota-counties-map.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Minnesota-counties-map.png/220px-Minnesota-counties-map.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="249" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Minnesota-counties-map.png/330px-Minnesota-counties-map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Minnesota-counties-map.png/440px-Minnesota-counties-map.png 2x" data-file-width="765" data-file-height="865" /></a><figcaption>An enlargeable map of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Minnesota" title="List of counties in Minnesota">87 counties</a> of Minnesota</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>The 87 <a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Minnesota" title="List of counties in Minnesota">counties of the state of Minnesota</a> <ul><li>Municipalities in Minnesota <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Minnesota" title="List of cities in Minnesota">Cities in Minnesota</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_capitals_in_the_United_States#State_capitals" title="List of capitals in the United States">State capital</a> of Minnesota: <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_largest_cities_of_U.S._states_by_population" class="mw-redirect" title="List of largest cities of U.S. states by population">Largest city</a> of Minnesota: <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_city_nicknames_in_the_United_States#Minnesota" title="List of city nicknames in the United States">City nicknames in Minnesota</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_towns_in_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="List of towns in Minnesota">Towns in Minnesota</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_townships_in_Minnesota" title="List of townships in Minnesota">List of townships in Minnesota</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Demography_of_Minnesota">Demography of Minnesota</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Demography of Minnesota"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota" title="Demographics of Minnesota">Demographics of Minnesota</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government_and_politics_of_Minnesota">Government and politics of Minnesota</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Government and politics of Minnesota"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Minnesota" title="Politics of Minnesota">Politics of Minnesota</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Form_of_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Form of government">Form of government</a>: <a href="/wiki/State_governments_of_the_United_States" title="State governments of the United States">U.S. state government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_Minnesota" title="United States congressional delegations from Minnesota">United States congressional delegations from Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Capitol" title="Minnesota State Capitol">Minnesota State Capitol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Minnesota" title="Elections in Minnesota">Elections in Minnesota</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_reform_in_Minnesota" title="Electoral reform in Minnesota">Electoral reform in Minnesota</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_Minnesota" title="Political party strength in Minnesota">Political party strength in Minnesota</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Branches_of_the_government_of_Minnesota">Branches of the government of Minnesota</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Branches of the government of Minnesota"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Minnesota">Government of Minnesota</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Executive_branch_of_the_government_of_Minnesota">Executive branch of the government of Minnesota</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Executive branch of the government of Minnesota"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Minnesota" title="Governor of Minnesota">Governor of Minnesota</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Minnesota" title="Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota">Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State of Minnesota">Secretary of State of Minnesota</a></li></ul></li> <li>State departments <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Department_of_Employment_and_Economic_Development" title="Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development">Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Department_of_Natural_Resources" title="Minnesota Department of Natural Resources">Minnesota Department of Natural Resources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Department_of_Transportation" title="Minnesota Department of Transportation">Minnesota Department of Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Housing_Finance_Agency" title="Minnesota Housing Finance Agency">Minnesota Housing Finance Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Indian_Affairs_Council" title="Minnesota Indian Affairs Council">Minnesota Indian Affairs Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Public_Utilities_Commission" title="Minnesota Public Utilities Commission">Minnesota Public Utilities Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Lottery" title="Minnesota State Lottery">Minnesota State Lottery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Patrol" title="Minnesota State Patrol">Minnesota State Patrol</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Legislative_branch_of_the_government_of_Minnesota">Legislative branch of the government of Minnesota</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Legislative branch of the government of Minnesota"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Legislature" title="Minnesota Legislature">Minnesota Legislature</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicameral">bicameral</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">Upper house</a>: <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Senate" title="Minnesota Senate">Minnesota Senate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_house" title="Lower house">Lower house</a>: <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives" title="Minnesota House of Representatives">Minnesota House of Representatives</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Judicial_branch_of_the_government_of_Minnesota">Judicial branch of the government of Minnesota</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Judicial branch of the government of Minnesota"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Courts_of_Minnesota" title="Courts of Minnesota">Courts of Minnesota</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Supreme_Court" title="Minnesota Supreme Court">Supreme Court of Minnesota</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Law_and_order_in_Minnesota">Law and order in Minnesota</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Law and order in Minnesota"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Law of Minnesota </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cannabis_in_Minnesota" title="Cannabis in Minnesota">Cannabis in Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Constitution of Minnesota">Constitution of Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Minnesota" title="Crime in Minnesota">Crime in Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_laws_in_the_United_States_(by_state)#Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Gun laws in the United States (by state)">Gun laws in Minnesota</a></li> <li>Law enforcement in Minnesota <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_law_enforcement_agencies_in_Minnesota" title="List of law enforcement agencies in Minnesota">Law enforcement agencies in Minnesota</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Police" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota State Police">Minnesota State Police</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_state_prisons" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Minnesota state prisons">Prisons in Minnesota</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Minnesota" title="Same-sex marriage in Minnesota">Same-sex marriage in Minnesota</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Military_in_Minnesota">Military in Minnesota</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Military in Minnesota"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Air_National_Guard" title="Minnesota Air National Guard">Minnesota Air National Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Army_National_Guard" title="Minnesota Army National Guard">Minnesota Army National Guard</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_of_Minnesota">History of Minnesota</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: History of Minnesota"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/History_of_Minnesota" title="History of Minnesota">History of Minnesota</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History_of_Minnesota,_by_period"><span id="History_of_Minnesota.2C_by_period"></span>History of Minnesota, by period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: History of Minnesota, by period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prehistory_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Prehistory of Minnesota">Prehistory of Minnesota</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Minnesota#Native_American_inhabitation" title="History of Minnesota">Indigenous peoples</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">English</a> territory of <a href="/wiki/Rupert%27s_Land" title="Rupert's Land">Rupert's Land</a>, 1670–1707</li> <li><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">French</a> colony of <a href="/wiki/Canada,_New_France" class="mw-redirect" title="Canada, New France">Canada</a>, (1685–1699)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">French</a> colony of <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_(New_France)" title="Louisiana (New France)">Louisiane</a>, (1699–1764) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Fontainebleau_of_1762" class="mw-redirect" title="Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762">Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1763)" title="Treaty of Paris (1763)">Treaty of Paris of 1763</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> territory of <a href="/wiki/Rupert%27s_Land" title="Rupert's Land">Rupert's Land</a>, (1707–1818)-1870 <ul><li>History of the area of Minnesota east of the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a> from 1763 to 1849:</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> (though predominantly <a href="/wiki/Francophone" class="mw-redirect" title="Francophone">Francophone</a>) <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Quebec_(1763%E2%80%931791)" title="Province of Quebec (1763–1791)">Province of Quebec</a>, (1763–1783)-1791</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a>, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence" title="United States Declaration of Independence">United States Declaration of Independence</a>, July 4, 1776</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1783)" title="Treaty of Paris (1783)">Treaty of Paris</a>, September 3, 1783 <ul><li>Unorganized territory of the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, 1783–1787</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territory_Northwest_of_the_River_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory Northwest of the River Ohio">Territory Northwest of the River Ohio</a>, (1787–1800)-1803</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Indiana">Territory of Indiana</a>, (1800–1809)-1816</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Illinois">Territory of Illinois</a>, 1809–1818 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a>, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Ghent" title="Treaty of Ghent">Treaty of Ghent</a>, December 24, 1814</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglo-American_Convention_of_1818" class="mw-redirect" title="Anglo-American Convention of 1818">Anglo-American Convention of 1818</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Angle" title="Northwest Angle">Northwest Angle</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Michigan">Territory of Michigan</a>, 1805-(1818–1836)-1837 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Winnebago_War" title="Winnebago War">Winnebago War</a>, 1827</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Hawk_War" title="Black Hawk War">Black Hawk War</a>, 1832</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Wisconsin">Territory of Wisconsin</a>, 1836–1848 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Webster%E2%80%93Ashburton_Treaty" title="Webster–Ashburton Treaty">Webster–Ashburton Treaty</a> of 1842 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boundary_Waters" title="Boundary Waters">Boundary Waters</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War" title="Mexican–American War">Mexican–American War</a>, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States#Formerly_unorganized_territories" title="Territories of the United States">Unorganized Territory</a>, 1821-(1848–1849)-1854</li> <li>History of the area of Minnesota west of the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a> from 1764 to 1849:</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spanish</a> (though predominantly <a href="/wiki/Francophone" class="mw-redirect" title="Francophone">Francophone</a>) district of <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_(New_Spain)" title="Louisiana (New Spain)">Alta Luisiana</a>, 1764–1803 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Third_Treaty_of_San_Ildefonso" title="Third Treaty of San Ildefonso">Third Treaty of San Ildefonso</a> of 1800</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">French</a> district of <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_(New_France)" title="Louisiana (New France)">Haute-Louisiane</a>, 1803 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase" title="Louisiana Purchase">Louisiana Purchase</a> of 1803</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States" title="Territories of the United States">Unorganized U.S. territory</a> created by the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase" title="Louisiana Purchase">Louisiana Purchase</a>, 1803–1804 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/District_of_Louisiana" title="District of Louisiana">District of Louisiana</a>, 1804–1805</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Louisiana">Territory of Louisiana</a>, 1805–1812</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Missouri">Territory of Missouri</a>, 1812–1821 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a>, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Ghent" title="Treaty of Ghent">Treaty of Ghent</a>, December 24, 1814</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglo-American_Convention_of_1818" class="mw-redirect" title="Anglo-American Convention of 1818">Anglo-American Convention of 1818</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Red_River_Valley" title="Red River Valley">Red River Valley</a> of <a href="/wiki/Rupert%27s_Land" title="Rupert's Land">Rupert's Land</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States#Formerly_unorganized_territories" title="Territories of the United States">Unorganized Territory</a>, (1821–1834)-1854</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Michigan">Territory of Michigan</a>, 1805-(1834–1838)-1837</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Iowa">Territory of Iowa</a>, 1838–1846</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States#Formerly_unorganized_territories" title="Territories of the United States">Unorganized Territory</a>, 1821-(1846–1849)-1854 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War" title="Mexican–American War">Mexican–American War</a>, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Minnesota">Territory of Minnesota</a>, 1849–1858</li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Minnesota#Statehood" title="History of Minnesota">State of Minnesota</a> becomes <a href="/wiki/32nd_State" class="mw-redirect" title="32nd State">32nd State</a> admitted to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="United States of America">United States of America</a> on May 11, 1858 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_in_the_American_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota in the American Civil War">Minnesota in the American Civil War</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History_of_Minnesota,_by_region"><span id="History_of_Minnesota.2C_by_region"></span>History of Minnesota, by region</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: History of Minnesota, by region"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>By City <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Minneapolis" title="History of Minneapolis">History of Minneapolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Northfield,_Minnesota_history" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeline of Northfield, Minnesota history">History of Northfield, Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Richfield,_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Richfield, Minnesota">History of Richfield, Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="History of Saint Paul, Minnesota">History of Saint Paul, Minnesota</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History_of_Minnesota,_by_subject"><span id="History_of_Minnesota.2C_by_subject"></span>History of Minnesota, by subject</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: History of Minnesota, by subject"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_state_legislatures" title="List of Minnesota state legislatures">List of Minnesota state legislatures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_music_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="History of music of Minnesota">History of music of Minnesota</a></li> <li>History of sports in Minnesota <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Minnesota_Twins" title="History of the Minnesota Twins">History of the Minnesota Twins</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins_Draft_History" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota Twins Draft History">Minnesota Twins Draft History</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Minnesota_Vikings" title="History of the Minnesota Vikings">History of the Minnesota Vikings</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natural_history_of_Minnesota" title="Natural history of Minnesota">Natural history of Minnesota</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture_of_Minnesota">Culture of Minnesota</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Culture of Minnesota"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Minnesota" title="Culture of Minnesota">Culture of Minnesota</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Minnesota" title="Cuisine of Minnesota">Cuisine of Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Minnesota" title="List of museums in Minnesota">Museums in Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Minnesota" title="Religion in Minnesota">Religion in Minnesota</a> <ul><li><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> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Franciscan_Brothers_of_Peace" title="Franciscan Brothers of Peace">Franciscan Brothers of Peace</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lutheran_Church%E2%80%93Missouri_Synod" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod">Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_North_District_(LCMS)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota North District (LCMS)">Minnesota North District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_South_District_(LCMS)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota South District (LCMS)">Minnesota South District</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Episcopal_Diocese_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota">Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Church_in_America_Diocese_of_the_Midwest" title="Orthodox Church in America Diocese of the Midwest">Orthodox Church in America Diocese of the Midwest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_synagogues_in_Minnesota" title="List of synagogues in Minnesota">Synagogues in Minnesota</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scouting_in_Minnesota" title="Scouting in Minnesota">Scouting in Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_symbols_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="State symbols of Minnesota">State symbols of Minnesota</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_State_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Flag of the State of Minnesota">Flag of the State of Minnesota</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota"><img alt="Minnesota" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Minnesota.svg/23px-Flag_of_Minnesota.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Minnesota.svg/35px-Flag_of_Minnesota.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Minnesota.svg/46px-Flag_of_Minnesota.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Seal_of_the_State_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Seal of the State of Minnesota">Great Seal of the State of Minnesota</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_arts_in_Minnesota">The arts in Minnesota</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: The arts in Minnesota"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Vikings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a> – <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football" title="Minnesota Golden Gophers football">Minnesota Golden Gophers football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Football_Alliance" title="Women's Football Alliance">Women's Football Alliance</a> – <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vixen" title="Minnesota Vixen">Minnesota Vixen</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">MLB</a> – <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a></li> <li>NCAA – <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_baseball" title="Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball">Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a> – <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></li> <li>NCAA – <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_men%27s_basketball" title="Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball">Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_women%27s_basketball" title="Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball">Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women's National Basketball Association">WNBA</a> – <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">Ice hockey</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a> – <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Wild" title="Minnesota Wild">Minnesota Wild</a></li> <li>NCAA – <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_men%27s_ice_hockey" title="Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey">Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_women%27s_ice_hockey" title="Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey">Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Women%27s_Hockey_League_(2015%E2%80%93)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Women's Hockey League (2015–)">National Women's Hockey League</a> – <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Whitecaps" title="Minnesota Whitecaps">Minnesota Whitecaps</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soccer" class="mw-redirect" title="Soccer">Soccer</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a> – <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_United_FC" title="Minnesota United FC">Minnesota United FC</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_football" title="Rugby football">Rugby football</a></li></ul> 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title="List of radio stations in Minnesota">Radio stations in Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_Minnesota" title="List of television stations in Minnesota">Television stations in Minnesota</a></li></ul></li> <li>Energy in Minnesota <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_power_stations_in_Minnesota" title="List of power stations in Minnesota">Power stations in Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solar_power_in_Minnesota" title="Solar power in Minnesota">Solar power in Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wind_power_in_Minnesota" title="Wind power in Minnesota">Wind power in Minnesota</a></li></ul></li> <li>Health care in Minnesota <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_hospitals_in_Minnesota" title="List of hospitals in Minnesota">Hospitals in Minnesota</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_Minnesota" title="Transportation in Minnesota">Transportation in Minnesota</a> <ul><li>Bicycling in Minnesota <ul><li><a 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Dictionary.com. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Jess Myers, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/nhl/allstar2004/columns/story?id=1724057">Hockey roots run deep in Minnesota</a>, ESPN.com, February 10, 2004</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20061202001358/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/27000.html">"U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Minnesota"</a>. 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