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The Midwest > Minnesota > Geography

MINNESOTAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Land area > Km² 218,601 [12th of 55]
Area > Percentage water 8.43 [19th of 52]
Area > Total area > Km² 225,365 [12th of 56]
Area > Total area > Miles² 87,014 [12th of 56]
Area > Water area > Km² 18,981 [8th of 52]
Capitals > Capital since 1,849
Capitals > Date of statehood 1,858
Capitals > Metropolitan population 3,502,891 [4th of 41]
Capitals > Most populous city No
Capitals > Municipal population 287,151 [13th of 50]
Geographic centers > Location
10 miles southwest of Brainerd
Geographic regions
The Midwest
Land Acreage > Total 54.009 million acres [12th of 45]
Land Acreage > Total Cropland 21.413 million acres [6th of 43]
Land Acreage > Total Forest Land 16.23 million acres [16th of 44]
Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land 3.434 million acres [23rd of 43]
Land area 79,610 sq mi [14th of 56]
Land borders
North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin; international borders: Canada
Largest cities (with populations) Minneapolis - 373,943
May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes > Number 3 [17th of 26]
Mean County Area 2,588.17 sq.km. [18th of 49]
Percentage of area water 8.43% [16th of 50]
State capitals (with populations) St. Paul - 276,963
Tornadoes > Fatalities 87 [18th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Fatalities (per capita) 16.95 per 1 million people [17th of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries 1,707 [19th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Injuries (per capita) 332.567 per 1 million people [15th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage $1,015,354,624.00 [6th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per $ GDP) $45,001.87 per $10 million of GDP [9th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per capita) $19,781.69 per 100 people [7th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number 832 [18th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total number (per capita) 16.209 per 100,000 people [17th of 55]
Total area 86,939 sq mi [12th of 50]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number 22 [38th of 51]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated 22 [37th of 51]
Water area 7,329 sq mi [8th of 50]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by area; Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States; Wikipedia: Geographic centers of the United States; US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: List of May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

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