MINNESOTA

By: Summer vonfischer

State SymbolsState Tree: Red Pine State Bird: Loon

State SymbolsState Insect: Monarch

Butterfly State Fish: Walleye

State SymbolsState Rock: Lake Superior Agate

State Flower: Showy Lady Slipper

The state nickname is

The statehood dateDecember 10, 1817

Bordering StatesNorth Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin

Minnesota is in the Midwest Region.

The state’s capital is St. Paul. It is a beautiful place to go.

The population is 4,919,479 (2006).

Largest City: Minneapolis

Population:382,578

The state flag is…

The Vikings or a big part of Minnesota's history

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