欧博官网Minnesota Facts & Figures
Minneapolis, largest city in Minnesota: 425,104
St. Paul, state capital: 300,353
Rochester, home of Mayo Clinic: 111,907
Bloomington, home of Mall of America: 87,224
Duluth, major shipping port on Lake Superior: 86,597
Minnesota WatersMinnesota's lakes and rivers are part of what this state is all about. One of Minnesota's nicknames is "Land of 10,000 Lakes," but it really has lots more. It's on the shore of the biggest of the Great Lakes, Lake Superior. And, it's where the world's third-largest river, the Mississippi, begins.
Here are some facts about Minnesota's waters:
Number of lakes: 11,842 (over 10 acres)
Rivers and streams add up to 69,200 miles
Mississippi River: 680 miles of its 2,552 total miles flow through Minnesota.
Lake Superior is the world's largest freshwater lake. It's at the end of the St. Lawrence Seaway, which brings boats from around the world to the port of Duluth, Minn.
Minnesota's rivers and streams flow in three directions: north to Hudson Bay in Canada, east to the Atlantic Ocean, and south to the Gulf of Mexico.
EconomyTourism: $16 billion industry in Minnesota
2020 Tourism and the Economy Fact Sheet, featuring 2018 state sales tax and jobs data
Other major industries: healthcare and medical equipment, high technology, finance and insurance, forest products, printing and publishing, food products, iron ore mining
Minnesota businesses: Minnesota is home to some of the biggest companies in the U.S., including Target, Best Buy, 3M, General Mills, Medtronic, Hormel Foods, Ameriprise Financial, Ecolab and St. Jude Medical.
Agriculture: Top crops include corn, soybeans, sugar beets, wheat. Major livestock includes hogs, dairy cows, beef cattle, turkeys.
ClimateTwin Cities average temperatures: High – Low
January: 24°F / 7°F (-4.4°C / -13.9°C)
May: 70°F / 48°F (21.1°C / 8.9°C)
August: 80°F / 61°F (26.7°C / 16.1°C)
October: 59°F / 39°F (15°C / -16.1°C)
Average annual snowfall: 36-70 inches (91-178 cm)
Normal annual precipitation: 18-32 inches (46-81 cm)
Temperatures are usually slightly warmer south of the Twin Cities, and cooler in northern parts of the state.