Minnesota Fast Facts

Date Admitted to the Union:

May 11, 1858 - Minnesota was the 32nd state.

Minnesota State Capital:

St. Paul

State Nickname:

Gopher State

State Motto:

L'Etoile du Nord.
Translation: The North Star

Minnesota State Bird:

Common Loon

Minnesota State Flower:

Pink and White Lady's Slipper

Minnesota State Tree:

Norway Pine

Cities With Population Over 100,000:

• Minneapolis
• Saint Paul

Famous People From Minnesota :

• Warren Burger, Supreme Court Justice
• F. Scott Fitzgerald, Author
• Garrison Keillor, Humorist
• Sinclair Lewis, Author of The Jungle
• Walter Mondale, Vice President Under Jimmy Carter
• Charles Schulz, Cartoonist