Minnesota, abbreviated "MN", is in the West North Central region of the U.S. Its capital is Saint Paul.
There were 4,919,479 people in Minnesota as of the 2000 census.
The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on May 11, 1858.
Please explore the cities and towns of Minnesota, below.
(The 20 cities and towns with the most colleges.)
Note: Student counts are with available data; actual counts may be higher.
| Rank | City or Town | Colleges | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Paul Colleges | 16 | 40,506 |
| 2 | Minneapolis Colleges | 14 | 66,938 |
| 3 | Duluth Colleges | 9 | 19,809 |
| 4 | Rochester Colleges | 6 | 6,757 |
| 5 | Moorhead Colleges | 5 | 10,333 |
| 6 | Bloomington Colleges | 5 | 10,096 |
| 7 | Eagan Colleges | 5 | 72 |
| 8 | Blaine Colleges | 5 | 68 |
| 9 | Waite Park Colleges | 5 | 56 |
| 10 | Minnetonka Colleges | 5 | 21 |
| 11 | St. Cloud Colleges | 4 | 20,953 |
| 12 | Burnsville Colleges | 4 | 56 |
| 13 | Maplewood Colleges | 4 | 48 |
| 14 | Winona Colleges | 3 | 16,304 |
| 15 | Mankato Colleges | 3 | 15,126 |
| 16 | Brooklyn Park Colleges | 3 | 12,030 |
| 17 | Bemidji Colleges | 3 | 5,966 |
| 18 | Northfield Colleges | 2 | 5,034 |
| 19 | Hibbing Colleges | 2 | 1,452 |
| 20 | Woodbury Colleges | 2 | 793 |
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| City or Town | Pop. | County |
|---|---|---|
| Afton | 2,839 | Washington |
| Albert Lea | 18,356 | Freeborn |
| Albertville | 3,621 | Wright |
| Alexandria | 8,820 | Douglas |
| Andover | 26,588 | Anoka |
| Annandale | 2,684 | Wright |
| Anoka | 18,076 | Anoka |
| Apple Valley | 45,527 | Dakota |
| Appleton | 2,871 | Swift |
| Arden Hills | 9,652 | Ramsey |
| Austin | 23,314 | Mower |
| Baxter | 5,555 | Crow Wing |
| Bayport | 3,162 | Washington |
| Becker | 2,673 | Sherburne |
| Belle Plaine | 3,789 | Scott |
| Bemidji | 11,917 | Beltrami |
| Benson | 3,376 | Swift |
| Big Lake | 6,063 | Sherburne |
| Blaine | 44,942 | Anoka |
| Bloomington | 85,172 | Hennepin |
| Blue Earth | 3,621 | Faribault |
| Brainerd | 13,178 | Crow Wing |
| Breckenridge | 3,559 | Wilkin |
| Brooklyn Center | 29,172 | Hennepin |
| Brooklyn Park | 67,388 | Hennepin |
| Buffalo | 10,097 | Wright |
| Burnsville | 60,220 | Dakota |
| Byron | 3,500 | Olmsted |
| Caledonia | 2,965 | Houston |
| Cambridge | 5,520 | Isanti |
| Cannon Falls | 3,795 | Goodhue |
| Centerville | 3,202 | Anoka |
| Champlin | 22,193 | Hennepin |
| Chanhassen | 20,321 | Carver |
| Chaska | 17,449 | Carver |
| Chisago City | 2,622 | Chisago |
| Chisholm | 4,960 | St Louis |
| Circle Pines | 4,663 | Anoka |
| Cloquet | 11,201 | Carlton |
| Cokato | 2,727 | Wright |
| Cold Spring | 2,975 | Stearns |
| Columbia Heights | 18,520 | Anoka |
| Coon Rapids | 61,607 | Anoka |
| Corcoran | 5,630 | Hennepin |
| Cottage Grove | 30,582 | Washington |
| Crookston | 8,192 | Polk |
| Crystal | 22,698 | Hennepin |
| Dayton | 4,699 | Hennepin |
| Deephaven | 3,853 | Hennepin |
| Delano | 3,837 | Wright |
| Detroit Lakes | 7,348 | Becker |
| Dilworth | 3,001 | Clay |
| Duluth | 86,918 | St Louis |
| Eagan | 63,557 | Dakota |
| East Bethel | 10,941 | Anoka |
| East Grand Forks | 7,501 | Polk |
| Eden Prairie | 54,901 | Hennepin |
| Edina | 47,425 | Hennepin |
| Elk River | 16,447 | Sherburne |
| Ely | 3,724 | St Louis |
| Eveleth | 3,865 | St Louis |
| Fairmont | 10,889 | Martin |
| Falcon Heights | 5,572 | Ramsey |
| Faribault | 20,818 | Rice |
| Farmington | 12,365 | Dakota |
| Fergus Falls | 13,471 | Otter Tail |
| Forest Lake | 6,798 | Washington |
| Fridley | 27,449 | Anoka |
| Glencoe | 5,453 | McLeod |
| Golden Valley | 20,281 | Hennepin |
| Goodview | 3,373 | Winona |
| Grand Rapids | 7,764 | Itasca |
| Granite Falls | 3,070 | Yellow Medicine |
| Grant | 4,026 | Washington |
| Ham Lake | 12,710 | Anoka |
| Hastings | 18,204 | Dakota |
| Hermantown | 7,448 | St Louis |
| Hibbing | 17,071 | St Louis |
| Hopkins | 17,145 | Hennepin |
| Hugo | 6,363 | Washington |
| Hutchinson | 13,080 | McLeod |
| Independence | 3,236 | Hennepin |
| International Falls | 6,703 | Koochiching |
| Inver Grove Heights | 29,751 | Dakota |
| Jackson | 3,501 | Jackson |
| Jordan | 3,833 | Scott |
| Kasson | 4,398 | Dodge |
| La Crescent | 4,923 | Houston |
| Lake City | 4,950 | Wabasha |
| Lake Elmo | 6,863 | Washington |
| Lakeville | 43,128 | Dakota |
| Le Sueur | 3,922 | Le Sueur |
| Lindstrom | 3,015 | Chisago |
| Lino Lakes | 16,791 | Anoka |
| Litchfield | 6,562 | Meeker |
| Little Canada | 9,771 | Ramsey |
| Little Falls | 7,719 | Morrison |
| Long Prairie | 3,040 | Todd |
| Luverne | 4,617 | Rock |
| Mahtomedi | 7,563 | Washington |
| Mankato | 32,427 | Blue Earth |
| Maple Grove | 50,365 | Hennepin |
| Maplewood | 34,947 | Ramsey |
| Marshall | 12,735 | Lyon |
| Medina | 4,005 | Hennepin |
| Melrose | 3,091 | Stearns |
| Mendota Heights | 11,434 | Dakota |
| Minneapolis | 382,618 | Hennepin |
| Minnetonka | 51,301 | Hennepin |
| Minnetrista | 4,358 | Hennepin |
| Montevideo | 5,346 | Chippewa |
| Montgomery | 2,794 | Le Sueur |
| Monticello | 7,868 | Wright |
| Moorhead | 32,177 | Clay |
| Mora | 3,193 | Kanabec |
| Morris | 5,068 | Stevens |
| Mound | 9,435 | Hennepin |
| Mounds View | 12,738 | Ramsey |
| Mountain Iron | 2,999 | St Louis |
| New Brighton | 22,206 | Ramsey |
| New Hope | 20,873 | Hennepin |
| New Prague | 4,559 | Scott |
| New Ulm | 13,594 | Brown |
| Newport | 3,715 | Washington |
| North Branch | 8,023 | Chisago |
| North Mankato | 11,798 | Nicollet |
| North Oaks | 3,883 | Ramsey |
| North St. Paul | 11,929 | Ramsey |
| Northfield | 17,147 | Rice |
| Norwood Young America | 3,108 | Carver |
| Oak Grove | 6,903 | Anoka |
| Oak Park Heights | 3,957 | Washington |
| Oakdale | 26,653 | Washington |
| Orono | 7,538 | Hennepin |
| Otsego | 6,389 | Hennepin |
| Owatonna | 22,434 | Steele |
| Park Rapids | 3,276 | Hubbard |
| Pine City | 3,043 | Pine |
| Pipestone | 4,280 | Pipestone |
| Plainview | 3,190 | Wabasha |
| Plymouth | 65,894 | Hennepin |
| Princeton | 3,933 | Mille Lacs |
| Prior Lake | 15,917 | Scott |
| Proctor | 2,852 | St Louis |
| Ramsey | 18,510 | Anoka |
| Red Wing | 16,116 | Goodhue |
| Redwood Falls | 5,459 | Redwood |
| Richfield | 34,439 | Hennepin |
| Robbinsdale | 14,123 | Hennepin |
| Rochester | 85,806 | Olmsted |
| Rockford | 3,484 | Wright |
| Rogers | 3,588 | Hennepin |
| Roseau | 2,756 | Roseau |
| Rosemount | 14,619 | Dakota |
| Roseville | 33,690 | Ramsey |
| Sartell | 9,641 | Stearns |
| Sauk Centre | 3,930 | Stearns |
| Sauk Rapids | 10,213 | Benton |
| Savage | 21,115 | Scott |
| Shakopee | 20,568 | Scott |
| Shoreview | 25,924 | Ramsey |
| Shorewood | 7,400 | Hennepin |
| Sleepy Eye | 3,515 | Brown |
| South St. Paul | 20,167 | Dakota |
| Spring Lake Park | 6,772 | Anoka |
| St. Anthony | 8,012 | Hennepin |
| St. Charles | 3,295 | Winona |
| St. Cloud | 59,107 | Stearns |
| St. Francis | 4,910 | Anoka |
| St. James | 4,695 | Watonwan |
| St. Joseph | 4,681 | Stearns |
| St. Louis Park | 44,126 | Hennepin |
| St. Michael | 9,099 | Wright |
| St. Paul | 287,151 | Ramsey |
| St. Paul Park | 5,070 | Washington |
| St. Peter | 9,747 | Nicollet |
| Staples | 3,104 | Todd |
| Stewartville | 5,411 | Olmsted |
| Stillwater | 15,143 | Washington |
| Thief River Falls | 8,410 | Pennington |
| Two Harbors | 3,613 | Lake |
| Vadnais Heights | 13,069 | Ramsey |
| Victoria | 4,025 | Carver |
| Virginia | 9,157 | St Louis |
| Waconia | 6,814 | Carver |
| Wadena | 4,294 | Wadena |
| Waite Park | 6,568 | Stearns |
| Waseca | 8,493 | Waseca |
| Watertown | 3,029 | Carver |
| Wayzata | 4,113 | Hennepin |
| West St. Paul | 19,405 | Dakota |
| White Bear Lake | 24,325 | Ramsey |
| Willmar | 18,351 | Kandiyohi |
| Windom | 4,490 | Cottonwood |
| Winona | 27,069 | Winona |
| Woodbury | 46,463 | Washington |
| Worthington | 11,283 | Nobles |
| Wyoming | 3,048 | Chisago |
| Zimmerman | 2,851 | Sherburne |
| Zumbrota | 2,789 | Goodhue |
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