Minneapolis–Saint Paul
metropolitan area in Minnesota, United States
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Summary
Minneapolis–Saint Paul is a metropolitan statistical area[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of metropolitan statistical area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,587 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Minnesota[3], Wisconsin[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Instance of: twin cities[6]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Minneapolis[7], Saint Paul[8], Bloomington[9]
- Commons category: Minneapolis–Saint Paul[10]
- Located in/on physical feature: Mississippi River[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Minneapolis–Saint Paul[12]
- Population: 3,112,117[13], 3,690,261[14]
- Nickname: Twin Cities[15]
- Native label: Minneapolis–Saint Paul[16]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area[17]
- Different from: twin cities[18], Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area[19]
- Elevation above sea level: 263 m[20]
- Territory overlaps: Minneapolis–St. Paul urban area[21]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Minneapolis–Saint Paul include Minnesota Twins[22], a baseball team[23], in United States[24], founded in 1901[25].
Why It Matters
Minneapolis–Saint Paul has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for it include Minnesota Twins[22], a baseball team[23], in United States[24], founded in 1901[25].