Minnesota

Irish–Danish–German Heritage

Minnesota lies in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Saint Paul.

Relevant families:

Christianssen
Kempf
Olsen₁ [Olson]
Path
Peters
Pierson
Rupert

Relevant counties:

[Image: Saint Paul and river] — Saint Paul, capital of Minnesota

Maps:

[Image: Map of United States] — Map of United States highlighting Minnesota

[Image: Cropped map of United States] — Map of United States highlighting Minnesota

Profile of Minnesota
^aMore specifically, the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” has 11,842 lakes (Facts & Figures).
Capital	Saint Paul
Capital		Source: State Capitals of the Fifty States, About Education, About.com, http://geography.about.com/od/lists/a/statecapitals.htm.
Admission to the Union	11 May 1858 (32nd admitted state)
Admission to the Union		Source: States and Their Admission to the Union, About Education, About.com, http://americanhistory.about.com/od/states/a/state_admission.htm.
Nickname	North Star State
	Land of 10,000 Lakes^a
	Gopher State
		Source: Facts & Figures, Explore Minnesota, http://www.exploreminnesota.com/media-room/facts-figures/.
Motto	L’Etoile du Nord (French, “Star of the North”)
Motto		Source: Facts & Figures, Explore Minnesota, http://www.exploreminnesota.com/media-room/facts-figures/.
Population	2010 U.S. Census: 5,303,925 (21st most populous state)
Population		Source: Resident Population Data (Text Version) – 2010 Census, United States Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php.

Minnesota. Minnesota is a Sioux Indian word meaning “muddy water,” “cloudy water” or “sky-tinted water.” Hennepin and LaSalle saw the Minnesota River in 1680, and LaHonton, LeSueur and Carver, later. In 1812 the United States first exercised authority in the territory. Fort Snelling was built in 1819 and named by the United States authorities for Colonel Josiah Snelling who built the fort. It was a protection for the early settlers, traders, etc., on the upper waters of the Mississippi and Minnesota (St. Peter) Rivers.

Population of Minnesota and the United States
Census date	Minnesota	United States
Sources: United States Census Bureau data from: Forstall 1996, (PDF) vii and 2–4. Resident Population Data – 2010 Census, http://www.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php.
2 August 1790	—	3,929,214
4 August 1800	—	5,308,483
6 August 1810	—	7,239,881
7 August 1820	—	9,638,453
1 June 1830	—	12,860,702
1 June 1840	—	17,063,353
1 June 1850	6,077	23,191,876
1 June 1860	172,023	31,443,321
1 June 1870	439,706	38,558,371
1 June 1880	780,773	50,189,209
1 June 1890	1,310,283	62,979,766
1 June 1900	1,751,394	76,212,168
15 April 1910	2,075,708	92,228,496
1 January 1920	2,387,125	106,021,537
1 April 1930	2,563,953	123,202,624
1 April 1940	2,792,300	132,164,569
1 April 1950	2,982,483	151,325,798
1 April 1960	3,413,864	179,323,175
1 April 1970	3,804,971	203,211,926
1 April 1980	4,075,970	226,545,805
1 April 1990	4,375,099	248,709,873
1 April 2000	4,919,479	281,421,906
1 April 2010	5,303,925	308,745,538

[Image: Map of Minnesota] — Map of counties of Minnesota

The following is a Victorian trade card for Arbuckle Bros. coffee of New York City:

[Image: Minnesota map and industry (flour mills and packing flour)] — Minnesota trade card

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Reference list

Anonymous. 1908. A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. 2nd ed. Chicago, IL: unknown publisher, http://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ.
Forstall, Richard L, compiler and editor. 1996, March. Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790–1990. Washington, D.C.: United States Census Bureau, (PDF) http://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/PopulationofStatesandCounties oftheUnitedStates1790-1990.pdf [text spreadsheet of United States and state data: http://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/Population_PartII.txt; text spreadsheet of state and county data: http://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/Population_PartIII.txt].
Resident Population Data (Text Version) – 2010 Census, United States Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php.

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