# Minnesota Celebrates 164th Anniversary of Statehood (1858): May 11, 2022

| Minnesota 164th Anniversary of Statehood (1858):May 11, 2022
Minnesota joined the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.

**Nicknames:** "the Land of 10,000 Lakes," "the North Star State," "the Gopher State"**State Motto:** "L’etoile du Nord" (French for “Star of the North”)**State Bird:** Common loon**State Butterfly:** Monarch**State Fish:** Walleye**State Flower:** Pink and white lady's slipper**State Tree:** Norway pine**State Fruit:** Honeycrisp apple**State Grain:** Wild rice**State Mushroom:** Morel**State Muffin:** Blueberry**State Drink:** Milk**State Gemstone:** Lake Superior agate**State Sport:** Ice hockey

The area of Minnesota was partially included in the original territory of the United States, being part of lands ceded by four states to the United States and designated in 1787 as the "Territory northwest of the River Ohio." The United States acquired the remainder of the area from France in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase and by a convention signed with Great Britain in 1818 that extended the northern boundary along the 49th parallel westward from a line drawn due north from the source of the Mississippi River. Minnesota Territory was organized on March 3, 1849, from unorganized area formerly within Iowa and Wisconsin territories. The territory included all of the present-day state of Minnesota, the eastern part of North Dakota and South Dakota, and a small part of Nebraska. Minnesota Territory was reduced in size in 1854 when the portion in present-day Nebraska was included in Nebraska Territory. The remaining part of Minnesota Territory was not assigned until the organization of Dakota Territory in 1861; in 1860 Census reports, the area was identified as "unorganized Dakota."

Census data for Minnesota are available beginning with the 1850 Census. The 1850 population is for the entire area of Minnesota Territory, including population in area not in the present state.

Data for the legally established state of Minnesota are available beginning with the 1860 Census.
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**Minnesota** has a land area of 79,604.8 square miles and a water area of 7,311.7 square miles. It is the 14th largest state by area. Minnesota is bordered by **Wisconsin**, **Iowa**, **North Dakota**, **South Dakota**, and **Michigan**.
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36.8%
The percentage of people in Minnesota who have obtained at least a bachelor's degree
2,485,558
The total number of housing units in Minnesota
66.5%
The percentage of the labor force in Minnesota who are employed
2020 Census: The Population of Minnesota
The number of people living in Minnesota was 5,706,494 as of April 1, 2020, an increase of 7.6% since the 2010 Census. View Minnesota’s population change by decade.
**Minnesota Population**Minnesota’s Population at 5,706,494 in 2020, Up 7.6% Since 2010
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**Did you know?**
- The numeric change in population for Minnesota from 2010-2020 was  402,569 .
- The percentage of the population aged 18 and older in Minnesota was  76.9% , a total of  4,389,033 adults . This was an increase of  9.2%  from the 2010 Census population aged 18 and older in Minnesota.
**Minnesota Demographics**You May Be Interested InAbout the Geographic Areas
Minnesota has 13 federally recognized American Indian areas. There are 11 federally recognized American Indian area reservations, 8 with off-reservation trust land. There is one trust land. In addition, there is one off-reservation trust land associated with a reservation in a neighboring state.

Minnesota has 8 metropolitan statistical areas, 17 micropolitan statistical areas, and 2 combined statistical areas. There are 87 counties in Minnesota. All counties are functioning governmental units, each governed by a county board of commissioners.
**More Geographic Info**View Minnesota Statistics in Our COVID-19 Data Hub
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