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Eagle Mountain is the highest natural point in Minnesota at 701 m (2,301 ft). The hill is located in the Arrowhead Region within the Superior National Forest, a forest along the border of Minnesota and the Canadian province of Ontario.
Image: Skye Marthaler

 

Minnesota State Map

More about Minnesota State



Some Geography

Minnesota's landscape is characterized by its diverse natural beauty. The state is known for its vast forests, numerous lakes, and rolling plains. The northern part of Minnesota features dense pine forests, rocky shores along Lake Superior, and rugged terrain. To the south, the landscape changes to fertile farmland with expansive fields of corn and soybeans. Minnesota is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes," with countless pristine lakes scattered across the state, offering opportunities for boating, fishing and recreational activities.


Area
Minnesota occupies an area of 225,181 km² (86,939 sq mi) ^[1], compared it is somewhat smaller than Romania (238,391 km²) or just slightly larger than the US state of Utah. The state would fit into Texas about three times.


Mountains
In the Arrowhead Region, a triangle-shaped region in the northeastern part of the state, is Minnesota's only mountain range, the Sawtooth Mountains, a series of hills and small mountains on the North Shore of Lake Superior.

Northwest of the Sawtooth Mountains lies a major iron ore mining area of the United States, the Mesabi Range, collectively known as the Iron Range; it is the largest of three iron ranges in northern Minnesota.


Highest point
The highest point is "Eagle Mountain" at 701 m (2,301 ft), part of the Misquah Hills, located in the northeastern corner of the state.


Lakes

Minnesota landscape in lake-rich Kandiyohi County.
Image: noshaThe "Land of 10,000 Lakes" is abundant with water, the state counts exactly 11,842 lakes, which are larger than ten acres (40,000 m²) in size.
Some of the largest lakes besides Lake Superior are the Lake of the Woods (partly in Canada), the Leech Lake, Mille Lacs, Lake Winnibigoshish, and the Upper and Lower Red Lake. Lake Itasca, a small glacial lake, is the source of North America's longest river, the Mississippi.


Rivers
Besides the Mississippi, other major rivers are the Red River (aka Red River of the North), which forms the border with North Dakota and a short section of the border with South Dakota. The Rainy River defines a long section of the United States border with Canada, separating north eastern Minnesota and Northwestern Ontario. The Minnesota River and the St. Croix River are both tributaries of the Mississippi River.



 

Population


The "North Star State" (its other nickname) has a population of 5.61 million people (est. 2018); ^[2]
The capital of Minnesota is Saint Paul. The state's largest city is Minneapolis; the largest urban area is the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, also known as Twin Cities, with a population of 3.1 million; this corresponds to approximately more than half of the state's entire population.

The remainder of the state is known as the Outstate or Greater Minnesota, much less urbanized and populated than the Twin Cities.

The population of Minnesota is predominantly white (84%), African-American (7%), Hispanics or Latino (5.6%), and Asian (5.2%). ^[3]


The busiest airport in the state is Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport (Wold-Chamberlain Field; IATA code: MSP).


Cities and Towns in Minnesota

The map shows the location of following cities and towns in Minnesota:

Largest city is Minneapolis (425,000),
Capital and second largest city is Saint Paul (303,000), Rochester (117,000), Bloomington (86,000), Duluth (86,000). Population figures 2018

Other cities and towns in Minnesota

Aitkin, Albert Lea, Alexandria, Anoka, Austin, Bagley, Baudette, Bemidji, Blue Earth, Brainerd, Breckenridge, Brooklyn Park, Burnsville, Cloquet, Coon Rapids, Crookston, Detroit Lakes, East Grand Forks, Eden Prairie, Elk River, Ely, Fairmont, Faribault, Fergus Falls, Grand Marais, Grand Portage, Grand Rapids, Granite Falls, Hallock, Hibbing, Hutchinson, International Falls, Lakeville, Litchfield, Little Falls, Luverne, Madison, Mahnomen, Mankato, Marshall, Milaca, Montevideo, Moorhead, Morris, New Ulm, Northfield, Northome, Olivia, Ortonville, Owatonna, Park Rapids, Pine City, Pipestone, Preston, Red Wing, Redwood Falls, Roseau, Sauk Centre, St. Cloud, St. James, St. Peter, Thief River Falls, Two Harbors, Virginia, Wadena, Walker, Warren, Warroad, Willmar, Windom, Winona, and Worthington.


Lakefront skyline of Duluth, a major port city at Lake Superior in Minnesota.
Image: Tony Webster