Outline of Minnesota

See also: Index of Minnesota-related articles

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Minnesota:

Flag of Minnesota

State Seal

Minnesota – U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. 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 Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state on May 11, 1858. Known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, the state's name comes from a Dakota word for "sky-tinted water".

General reference

An enlargeable map of Minnesota

• Names
  • Common name: Minnesota
    • Pronunciation: /mɪnɪˈsoʊtə/
  • Official name: State of Minnesota
  • Abbreviations and name codes
    • Postal symbol: MN
    • ISO 3166-2 code: US-MN
    • Internet second-level domain: .mn.us
  • Nicknames
    • Butter Country
    • Bread and Butter State
    • Bread Basket of the Nation
    • Gopher State
    • Land of 10,000 Lakes (currently used on license plates)
    • Land of Lakes
    • Land of Sky-Blue Waters
    • North Star State
    • State of Hockey
• Adjectival: Minnesota
• Demonym: Minnesotan

Geography of Minnesota

Geography of Minnesota

• Minnesota is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
• Location
  • Northern hemisphere
  • Western hemisphere
    • Americas
      • North America
        • Anglo America
        • Northern America
          • United States of America
            • Contiguous United States
              • Canada–US border
              • Central United States
                • West North Central States
              • Midwestern United States
                • Upper Midwest
          • Great Lakes Region
• Population of Minnesota: 5,303,925 (2010 U.S. Census)
• Area of Minnesota:
• Atlas of Minnesota

Places in Minnesota

• Historic places in Minnesota
  • Ghost towns in Minnesota
  • National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota
  • Forts in Minnesota
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota
    • Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
• National Natural Landmarks in Minnesota
• State forests in Minnesota
• State parks in Minnesota
• County and regional parks in Minnesota

Environment of Minnesota

Environment of Minnesota

• Climate of Minnesota
  • Climate change
  • Weather records of Minnesota
• Natural history of Minnesota
• Geology of Minnesota
• Protected areas in Minnesota
  • State forests of Minnesota
• Superfund sites in Minnesota
• Wildlife of Minnesota
  • Flora of Minnesota
    • Aquatic plants of Minnesota
    • Trees of Minnesota by family (by scientific name)
    • Wildflowers of Minnesota
    • Grasses, sedges, and rushes of Minnesota
  • Fauna of Minnesota
    • Amphibians of Minnesota
    • Ants of Minnesota
    • Birds of Minnesota
    • Fish of Minnesota
    • Mammals of Minnesota
    • Reptiles of Minnesota
      • Snakes of Minnesota

Natural geographic features of Minnesota

• Ecoregions of Minnesota
• Lakes of Minnesota
• Rivers of Minnesota
• Streams of Minnesota

Regions of Minnesota

Regions of Minnesota

• Central Minnesota
• Eastern Minnesota
  • Twin Cities Metropolitan Region
• Northern Minnesota
  • Arrowhead Region
  • Red River Valley
  • Northwest Angle
• Southern Minnesota
  • Southeastern Minnesota

Administrative divisions of Minnesota

An enlargeable map of the 87 counties of Minnesota

• The 87 counties of the state of Minnesota
  • Municipalities in Minnesota
    • Cities in Minnesota
      • State capital of Minnesota: Saint Paul
      • Largest city of Minnesota: Minneapolis
      • City nicknames in Minnesota
    • Towns in Minnesota
  • List of townships in Minnesota

Demography of Minnesota

Demographics of Minnesota

Government and politics of Minnesota

Politics of Minnesota

• Form of government: U.S. state government
• United States congressional delegations from Minnesota
• Minnesota State Capitol
• Elections in Minnesota
  • Electoral reform in Minnesota
• Political party strength in Minnesota

Branches of the government of Minnesota

Government of Minnesota

Executive branch of the government of Minnesota

• Governor of Minnesota
  • Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Secretary of State of Minnesota
• State departments
  • Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
  • Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
  • Minnesota Department of Transportation
  • Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
  • Minnesota Indian Affairs Council
  • Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
  • Minnesota State Lottery
  • Minnesota State Patrol

Legislative branch of the government of Minnesota

• Minnesota Legislature (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Minnesota Senate
  • Lower house: Minnesota House of Representatives

Judicial branch of the government of Minnesota

Courts of Minnesota

• Supreme Court of Minnesota

Law and order in Minnesota

Law of Minnesota

• Cannabis in Minnesota
• Constitution of Minnesota
• Crime in Minnesota
• Gun laws in Minnesota
• Law enforcement in Minnesota
  • Law enforcement agencies in Minnesota
    • Minnesota State Police
  • Prisons in Minnesota
• Same-sex marriage in Minnesota

Military in Minnesota

• Minnesota Air National Guard
• Minnesota Army National Guard

History of Minnesota

History of Minnesota

History of Minnesota, by period

• Prehistory of Minnesota
  • Indigenous peoples
• English territory of Rupert's Land, 1670–1707
• French colony of Canada, (1685–1699)
• French colony of Louisiane, (1699–1764)
  • Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
  • Treaty of Paris of 1763
• British territory of Rupert's Land, (1707–1818)-1870
  • History of the area of Minnesota east of the Mississippi River from 1763 to 1849:
  • British (though predominantly Francophone) Province of Quebec, (1763–1783)-1791
• American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
  • United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
  • Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
    • Unorganized territory of the United States, 1783–1787
  • Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, (1787–1800)-1803
  • Territory of Indiana, (1800–1809)-1816
  • Territory of Illinois, 1809–1818
    • War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
      • Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
    • Anglo-American Convention of 1818
      • Northwest Angle
  • Territory of Michigan, 1805-(1818–1836)-1837
    • Winnebago War, 1827
    • Black Hawk War, 1832
  • Territory of Wisconsin, 1836–1848
    • Webster–Ashburton Treaty of 1842
      • Boundary Waters
    • Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
  • Unorganized Territory, 1821-(1848–1849)-1854
  • History of the area of Minnesota west of the Mississippi River from 1764 to 1849:
  • Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Luisiana, 1764–1803
    • Third Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1800
  • French district of Haute-Louisiane, 1803
    • Louisiana Purchase of 1803
• Unorganized U.S. territory created by the Louisiana Purchase, 1803–1804
  • District of Louisiana, 1804–1805
  • Territory of Louisiana, 1805–1812
  • Territory of Missouri, 1812–1821
    • War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
      • Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
    • Anglo-American Convention of 1818
      • Red River Valley of Rupert's Land
  • Unorganized Territory, (1821–1834)-1854
  • Territory of Michigan, 1805-(1834–1838)-1837
  • Territory of Iowa, 1838–1846
  • Unorganized Territory, 1821-(1846–1849)-1854
    • Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
• Territory of Minnesota, 1849–1858
• State of Minnesota becomes 32nd State admitted to the United States of America on May 11, 1858
  • American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
    • Minnesota in the American Civil War

History of Minnesota, by region

• By City
  • History of Minneapolis
  • History of Northfield, Minnesota
  • History of Richfield, Minnesota
  • History of Saint Paul, Minnesota

History of Minnesota, by subject

• List of Minnesota state legislatures
• History of music of Minnesota
• History of sports in Minnesota
  • History of the Minnesota Twins
    • Minnesota Twins Draft History
  • History of the Minnesota Vikings
• Natural history of Minnesota

Culture of Minnesota

Culture of Minnesota

• Cuisine of Minnesota
• Museums in Minnesota
• Religion in Minnesota
  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
    • Franciscan Brothers of Peace
  • Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
    • Minnesota North District
    • Minnesota South District
  • Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota
  • Orthodox Church in America Diocese of the Midwest
  • Synagogues in Minnesota
• Scouting in Minnesota
• State symbols of Minnesota
  • Flag of the State of Minnesota
  • Great Seal of the State of Minnesota

The arts in Minnesota

• Music of Minnesota
• Theater in Minnesota

Sports in Minnesota

Sports in Minnesota

• American football

• NFL – Minnesota Vikings
• NCAA – Minnesota Golden Gophers football
• Women's Football Alliance – Minnesota Vixen

• Baseball

• MLB – Minnesota Twins
• NCAA – Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball

• Basketball

• NBA – Minnesota Timberwolves
• NCAA – Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball, Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
• WNBA – Minnesota Lynx

• Ice hockey

• NHL – Minnesota Wild
• NCAA – Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey, Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey
• National Women's Hockey League – Minnesota Whitecaps

• Soccer

• MLS – Minnesota United FC

• Rugby football

• Minnesota Rugby Football Union – Blue Ox RFC, Minneapolis Mayhem

Economy and infrastructure of Minnesota

Economy of Minnesota

• Communications in Minnesota
  • Newspapers in Minnesota
  • Radio stations in Minnesota
  • Television stations in Minnesota
• Energy in Minnesota
  • Power stations in Minnesota
  • Solar power in Minnesota
  • Wind power in Minnesota
• Health care in Minnesota
  • Hospitals in Minnesota
• Transportation in Minnesota
  • Bicycling in Minnesota
    • Rail trails in Minnesota
  • Airports in Minnesota
  • Rail transport in Minnesota
    • Railroads in Minnesota
    • Passenger rail in Minnesota
  • Roads in Minnesota
    • U.S. Highways in Minnesota
    • Interstate Highways in Minnesota
    • State highways in Minnesota

Education in Minnesota

Education in Minnesota

• Schools in Minnesota
  • School districts in Minnesota
    • High schools in Minnesota
  • Colleges and universities in Minnesota
    • University of Minnesota system
      • University of Minnesota
      • University of Minnesota Duluth
      • University of Minnesota Morris
      • University of Minnesota Crookston
      • University of Minnesota Rochester
    • Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system
      • St. Cloud State University
      • Minnesota State University, Mankato
      • Winona State University
      • Metropolitan State University
      • Minnesota State University Moorhead
      • Southwest Minnesota State University
      • Bemidji State University

See also

• Topic overview:
  • Minnesota
  • Index of Minnesota-related articles
• All pages with titles beginning with Minnesota
• All pages with titles containing Minnesota

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Minnesota