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

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

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

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

Government and politics of Minnesota

Politics of Minnesota

Branches of the government of Minnesota

Government of Minnesota

Executive branch of the government of Minnesota

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

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 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

The arts 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

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
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

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

^ 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.