Outline of Minnesota

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

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[edit]

Names
Common name: Minnesota
Pronunciation: /mɪnɪˈsoʊtə/ [1]

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[2]
Adjectival: Minnesota
Demonym: Minnesotan

Geography of Minnesota[edit]

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^[3])
Area of Minnesota:
Atlas of Minnesota

Places in Minnesota[edit]

Environment of Minnesota[edit]

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
- Fauna of Minnesota

Natural geographic features of Minnesota[edit]

Government and politics of Minnesota[edit]

Politics of Minnesota

Branches of the government of Minnesota[edit]

Government of Minnesota

Executive branch of the government of Minnesota[edit]

Legislative branch of the government of Minnesota[edit]

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

Judicial branch of the government of Minnesota[edit]

Courts of Minnesota

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Law and order in Minnesota[edit]

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[edit]

History of Minnesota[edit]

History of Minnesota

History of Minnesota, by period[edit]

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[edit]

By City

History of Minnesota, by subject[edit]

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[edit]

Culture of Minnesota

The arts in Minnesota[edit]

Sports in Minnesota[edit]

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

Soccer

MLS – Minnesota United FC

Rugby football

Minnesota Rugby Football Union – Blue Ox RFC, Minneapolis Mayhem

Economy and infrastructure of Minnesota[edit]

Economy of Minnesota

Communications in Minnesota
Energy 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

Education in Minnesota[edit]

Education in Minnesota

Schools in Minnesota
- School districts in Minnesota
  - High schools in Minnesota
- Colleges and universities in Minnesota
  - University of Minnesota system
  - Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system

References[edit]

^ Minnesota. Dictionary.com. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
^ Jess Myers, Hockey roots run deep in Minnesota, ESPN.com, February 10, 2004
^ "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Minnesota". Archived from the original on 2006-12-02.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Atlas of Minnesota

[AHDEL-1] Minnesota. Dictionary.com. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.

[2] Jess Myers, Hockey roots run deep in Minnesota, ESPN.com, February 10, 2004

[3] "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Minnesota". Archived from the original on 2006-12-02.

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