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Minnesota: flag seal of Minnesota The loon is the state bird of Minnesota. Minnesota's state flower is the pink-and-white lady's slipper. Minnesota Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen: Spoonbridge and Cherry Minnesota: Split Rock Lighthouse Lake Itasca Physical features of Minnesota Minnesota: Rice Lake
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Also Known As North Star State
Capital St. Paul
Population1 (2020) 5,706,494; (2024 est.) 5,793,151
Governor Tim Walz (Democrat)
Date Of Admission May 11, 1858
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) • Tina Smith (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)
State Nickname North Star State • Gopher State • Land of 10,000 Lakes • Land of Sky-blue Waters
State Motto "L’Étoile du Nord (The North Star)"
State Bird common loon
State Flower pink and white lady’s slipper
State Song “Hail! Minnesota”
Seats In U.S. House Of Representatives 8 (of 435)
Time Zone Central (GMT − 6 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km) 225,161
Total Area (Sq Mi) 86,935
1Excluding military abroad.

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Minnesota: flag
seal of Minnesota
The loon is the state bird of Minnesota.
Minnesota's state flower is the pink-and-white lady's slipper.
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Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen: Spoonbridge and Cherry
Minnesota: Split Rock Lighthouse
Lake Itasca
Physical features of Minnesota
Minnesota: Rice Lake
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