Minnesota |
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| Area | 86,943 sq. miles |
| Population | 4,919,479 |
| Major Cities and their Mayors | Minneapolis, 372,811,
Mayor R.T. Rybak; |
| Major Industries | The state's farms rank high in yields of corn, wheat, rye, alfalfa, sugar beets, soybeans, and dairy products. Mines in a few square miles of land in the north produce more than 75% of the nation's iron ore. Minnesota's factories produce nonelectrical machinery, fabricated metals, flour-mill products, plastics, electronic computers, scientific instruments, and processed foods. The state is also a leader in the printing and paper-products industries. Tourism is a major revenue producer in Minnesota, with arts, fishing, hunting, water sports, and winter sports bringing in millions of visitors each year. |
| State Capitol (Seat of government) | St. Paul |
| Governor | Tim Pawlenty, (R) |
| U.S. Senators | Amy Klobuchar, (D) (to Jan. 2013) |
| U.S. House of Representatives | Tim Walz (D) |
| Secretary of State | Mark Ritchie, (D) |
| Attorney General | Lori Swanson, (D) |
| State Assembly Representatives |
The state senate: The state legislature: |
| State Counties | Aitkin County, Anoka County, Becker County, Beltrami County, Benton County, Big Stone County, Blue Earth County, Brown County, Carlton County, Carver County, Cass County, Chippewa County, Chisago County, Clay County, Clearwater County, Cook County, Cottonwood County, Crow Wing County, Dakota County, Dodge County, Douglas County, Faribault County, Fillmore County, Freeborn County, Goodhue County, Grant County, Hennepin County, Houston County, Hubbard County, Isanti County, Itasca County, Jackson County, Kanabec County, Kandiyohi County, Kittson County, Koochiching County, Lac qui Parle County, Lake of the Woods County, Lake County, Le Sueur County, Lincoln County, Lyon County, Mahnomen County, Marshall County, Martin County, McLeod County, Meeker County, Mille Lacs County, Morrison County, Mower County, Murray County, Nicollet County, Nobles County, Norman County, Olmsted County, Otter Tail County, Pennington County, Pine County, Pipestone County, Polk County, Pope County, Ramsey County, Red Lake County, Redwood County, Renville County, Rice County, Rock County, Roseau County, Scott County, Sherburne County, Sibley County, St. Louis County, Stearns County, Steele County, Stevens County, Swift County, Todd County, Traverse County, Wabasha County, Wadena County, Waseca County, Washington County, Watonwan County, Wilkin County, Winona County, Wright County, Yellow Medicine County |
| State Supreme Court | Chief Justice Eric J. Magnuson, |
| Major Newspapers | Star Tribune, |
| Major television networks | ABC network: |
| Local issues | |
| Landmarks/images | The Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, the Institute of Arts, Walker Art Center, Minnehaha Park, and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis; Mayo Clinic in Rochester; Boundary Waters Canoe Area, the Minnesota Zoological Gardens; and the state's more than 10,000 lakes. |
| 2010 Senate and House races | [To be posted] |
| Download call sheet | You can download a call sheet for your praye/spiritual work, when you sign up to adopt a state. (It's free) |
| Download fact sheet | You can download this fact sheet when you adopt the state. |
| Visualizations | You can have access to view some visualizations online, when you sign up to adopt a state. There are also two DVDs you can purchase with higher quality video visualizations of all the U.S. States that you can use in your services and prayer work. |
