State of Minnesota Fact Sheet

State of Minnesota Fact Sheet for US States student reference, or answer key for the State of Minnesota Free School Worksheet. Find all the basic State of Minnesota facts you need in an easy to print PDF sheet. A useful school resource for your homework, quiz, or test study. Learn about the Minnesota Statehood Date, Capital, Motto, Population, Nickname, Official Flower and many other important facts.

The following 15 State of Minnesota facts are included in this free printable sheet:

State of Minnesota date of statehood: May 11, 1858. State of Minnesota nickname: The North Star State. State of Minnesota bordering states: On the west by North Dakota and South Dakota, on the south by Iowa, and on the east by Wisconsin. State of Minnesota abbreviation: MN. State of Minnesota region: West North Central. State of Minnesota area (sq miles): 86,936. State of Minnesota capital: Saint Paul. State of Minnesota population: 5,717,184. State of Minnesota motto: L’étoile du Nord. (French, “The star of the North”) / (Latin, “I long to see what is beyond”). State of Minnesota song: “Hail! Minnesota”. State of Minnesota bird: Common loon. State of Minnesota flower: Pink and White Lady’s Slipper. State of Minnesota tree: Red Pine. State of Minnesota insect: European honey bee (state insect), Spicebush swallowtail (state butterfly). State of Minnesota mammal: Doesn’t have state mammal.