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Encyclopedia - Crookston, Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Crookston, Minnesota - History
The present day site of Crookston first saw settlement by non-Indian people around 1872. The town was incorporated on April 1, 1879 as "Q...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anoka, Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Anoka, Minnesota - Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 18,076 people, 7,262 households, and 4,408 families residing in the city. The population density is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crookston, Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Crookston, Minnesota - Geography
Crookston sits in the fertile Red River Valley. The Valley was once a part of glacial Lake Agassiz. As Lake Agassiz receded, it left behi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crookston, Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Crookston, Minnesota - Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 8,192 people, 3,078 households, and 1,819 families residing in the city. The population density is 6...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anoka, Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Anoka, Minnesota - History
The site which is now Anoka was first settled by whites in 1844. By the mid-1850s, a town had grown, including a school, store, and flour...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minnesota: Encyclopedia - Minnesota
Norm Coleman (R) Minnesota is the 32nd state of the United States, having joined the Union on May 11, 1858. Its name is from the Dakota p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Minnesota - History
Main article: History of Minnesota Minnesota - History prior to joining the United States. Before European colonization, the area now k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Minnesota - Demographics
As of 2004, the state's population was estimated to be 5,100,958 (1.75% of the total national population), the population had increased 7...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Minnesota - Culture
Stereotypical Minnesotan traits include Lutheranism (26 percent of the state's population is Lutheran) "Minnesota nice," "hot dish (a Min...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Minnesota - Law And Government
As in the national government of the United States, power in Minnesota is divided into three main branches: Executive, Legislative, and J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Minnesota - Geography
See: List of Minnesota counties Minnesota covers 79,610 square miles (2.25% of the United States). It is famous for its lakes, having in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Minnesota - Economy
The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that Minnesota's total state product in 2003 was $211 billion. Per capita personal income in 20...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Minnesota - Education
Minnesota - Colleges and Universities. University of Minnesota system (U of M) University of Minnesota Crookston University of Minneso...   » Read the article