Minnesota Trivia:


Capital : Saint Paul
State Tree : Red Pine
State Flower : Pink And White Ladyslipper
State Insect : Monarch Butterfly
State Bird : Loon

Minnesota People:


Minnesota has a total population of 5,167,101 (2006 est) and ranks 21st in population of U.S. states. By age, 1,257,264 (24.3%) Minnesotans are under 18 years of age, 3,282,443 (63.6%) are age 19 to 64, and 627,394 (12.1%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 50.3%, and males 49.7% of the total population.


Minnesota Population By Age and Gender

AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under24.3  
65 and older12.1  
19 to 6463.6  
Female50.3  
Male49.7  

60,491 (1.2%) Minnesotans are American Indian or Alaska Native, 181,065 (3.5%) are Asian, 231,053 (4.5%) are Black, 2,766 (0.1%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 4,615,613 (89.3%) are White, 76,113 (1.5%) are of mixed race.
 

Minnesota Population By Race

RacePopulation
WhiteMinnesota White population 4,615,6134,615,613  
BlackMinnesota Black population 231,053231,053
AsianMinnesota Asian population 181,065181,065
MixedMinnesota Mixed population 76,11376,113
American IndianMinnesota American Indian population 60,49160,491
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderMinnesota Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 2,7662,766

196,135 (3.8%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.

5.3% of Minnesotans were born in a foreign country.

8.5% of Minnesotans over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

87.9% of Minnesotans over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 27.4% have bachelor's degrees or higher.

Minnesota had 70,624 births and 37,034 deaths in 2004.

Minnesota Land:


Minnesota has a land area of 79,610 square miles and is ranked 14th amoung U.S. states in total area. Minnesota has a population density of 62 people per square mile. Minnesota had 27,512,270 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 0.54% of the total area.