Paul State Size Total (Land + Water): 86,939 sq miles; Land Only: 79,610 sq miles Number of Counties 87 Time Zone Central Time Zone Bordering States Iowa, Michigan (water border), North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin Highest Point Eagle Mountain, 2,302 feet Tallest Building IDS Tower ...
The Minnesota state constitution was first adopted in 1857 and ratified by Congress at the time of statehood in 1858. In 1974 it was revised, and it has been amended several times. The constitution provides for an executive branch which has the governor, a lieutenant governor, a secretary of...
Abbott’s decision came after three dozen counties in his state passed resolutions calling for the dramatic action. The Republican governor said the declaration allows him to send National Guard troops to the border, treat drug cartels as terrorist organization and to build his own border wall sepa...
Spruce budworm damaged more acres in 2024 than it has since 1961. This damage was concentrated in St. Louis, Lake, and Cook counties. Emerald ash borer was discovered in five additional counties, increasing the number of Minnesota counties with known EAB infestation to 53. Oak wilt was confir...
“big woods” of the early 19th cent. have been to a large extent felled. The state is roughly 30% forestland and has two national forests. The high days of logging in Minnesota, immortalized in the legend of PaulBunyan, were brief, but they helped build a number of large fortunes, ...
Boats, jet ski's, water skiing, and other water fun happen in a good chunk of Minnesota. Sadly, the following four counties in the state are missing all of these water features thanks to zero natural lakes: Mower County Austin,Minnesotais the county seat. According to the 2020 census, th...
With data from Lumina Foundation, we have the most educated to least educated counties across Minnesota. The rankings are based on the percentage of the population that has an Associate's degree or higher.
More than a third of counties in the U.S. don't have a hospital or birth center that offers obstetric care or any obstetric health care providers, one report says. Nov 27, 2023 Plymouth woman turns pain of pregnancy loss into purpose by making blankets for others ...
But Trump came within striking distance in 2016, narrowly losing by 1.5 points to Hillary Clinton and transformed the map,flipping rural countiesthat voted for President Barack Obama in 2012 in his favor, mirroring similar trends across the country. Trump lost the state by less than 45,000 ...
Major areas of Swedish settlement were in several counties immediately north of the Twin Cities and scattered locations in west-central and northwestern Minnesota. A substantial number of Finns settled in northeastern Minnesota, Poles in southeastern and central Minnesota, Bohemians south of the Twin ...