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Minnesota is a 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. Known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, the state's name comes from a Dakota word for "sky-tinted water".
Ancestries claimed by less than 3% of the population include American, Italian, Dutch, and Czech, each between 2 and 3%; Danish, Sub-Saharan African and East African, Scottish, French Canadian, Scotch-Irish and Mexican, each between 1 and 1.9%; and less than 1% each for Russian, Welsh, Bosnian, Swiss, Arab, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Greek, Slovak, Lithuanian, Portuguese, and West Indian.
Minnesotan musicians of many genres include rock star Prince, pop songwriters Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, indie rock artists Jonny Lang and Soul Asylum, independent hip-hop labels Rhymesayers Entertainment.
Once primarily a producer of raw materials, Minnesota's economy has transformed in the last 200 years to emphasize finished products and services. Perhaps the most significant characteristic of the economy is its diversity; the relative outputs of its business sectors closely match the United States as a whole. The economy of Minnesota had a gross domestic product of $262 billion in 2008.
Keith Ellison (DFL) was elected as the first African American U.S. Representative from Minnesota as well as the first Muslim elected to Congress nationwide.
The per capita personal income in 2008 was $42,772, the tenth-highest in the nation. The three-year median household income from 2002 to 2004 was $55,914, ranking fifth in the U.S. and first among the 36 states not on the Atlantic coast. White families earned more income than the national average but among the population under age 18, more than 20% of Asians and Hispanics, more than 40% of African Americans and more than 40% of Native American females in Minnesota lived in poverty.
Minnesota endures temperature extremes characteristic of its continental climate; with cold winters and hot summers. The record high and low span is 174 degrees Fahrenheit (from -60 °F at Tower on February 2, 1996 to 114 °F at Moorhead on July 6, 1936) Fahrenheit.
Minnesota's first female African American lawyer was a leader in the fight for civil rights.
The Ugly Side of Relief - North Minneapolis, MN
St. Paul firefighter Al Boney found an old photograph of black firefighters that revealed the presence of an all-black fire station about 100 years before blacks were thought to have been on the force.
DEMOGRAPHICS & QUICK FACTS
Demographics of Minnesota
By Race
White
Black
American Indian
Asian
Hispanic
total population
85.6%
4.4%
1.0%
3.5%
4.0%
Because Hispanics could be counted in other races, the totals above could possibly be more than 100%. If you would like a detailed listing of all ethnic groups in the U.S., please Click Here.
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