| |
This article is about the city in Minnesota. For other uses, see Minneapolis (disambiguation).
| City of Minneapolis |
|
Downtown seen from Lake Calhoun |
|
|
| Nickname(s): City of Lakes, Mill City, Twin Cities (with St. Paul) |
| Motto: En Avant (French: 'Forward') |
|
Location in Hennepin County and the state of Minnesota |
| Coordinates: 44°58′48.36″N 93°15′6.72″W / 44.9801°N 93.2518667°W / 44.9801; -93.2518667Coordinates: 44°58′48.36″N 93°15′6.72″W / 44.9801°N 93.2518667°W / 44.9801; -93.2518667 |
Country
| United States |
State
| Minnesota |
County
| Hennepin |
Incorporated
| 1867 |
Founder
| John H. Stevens and Franklin Steele |
Named for
| Minnesota Territory with Greek word "polis" for city |
| Government |
- Mayor
| R. T. Rybak (DFL) |
| Area |
- City
| 58.4 sq mi (151.3 km2) |
- Land
| 54.9 sq mi (142.2 km2) |
- Water
| 3.5 sq mi (9.1 km2) |
| Elevation |
830 ft (264 m) |
| Population (2006)[1][2] |
- City
| 372,833 |
- Density
| 6,722/sq mi (2,595/km2) |
- Metro
| 3,175,041 |
- Demonym
| Minneapolitan |
Time zone
| CST (UTC-6) |
- Summer (DST)
| CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP codes
| 55401 – 55487 |
Area code(s)
| 612 |
| Twin Cities |
- Saint Paul, Minnesota
| United States |
FIPS code
| 27-43000[3] |
GNIS feature ID
| 0655030[4] |
Website
| www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us |
Minneapolis (pronounced /ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs/) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat[5] of Hennepin County. The city lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, the state's capital. Known as the Twin Cities, these two form the core of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the sixteenth-largest metropolitan area in the United States, with 3.5 million residents.[1] The United States Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 377,392 people in 2007.[6] The city is abundantly rich in water with over twenty lakes and wetlands, the Mississippi riverfront, creeks and waterfalls, many connected by parkways in the Chain of Lakes and the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway. Minneapolis was once the world's flour milling capital and a hub for timber, and today is the primary business center between Chicago and Seattle.[7] Among America's most literate cities,[8] Minneapolis has cultural organizations that draw creative people and audiences to the city for theater, visual art, writing, and music. The community's diverse population has a long tradition of charitable support through progressive public social programs and through private and corporate philanthropy.[9] |
|
|
