 Nationalatlas.gov image with outline of region generally defined as central Minnesota Central Minnesota is the name of the region consisting of the central portion of the state of Minnesota. Although no specific boundaries of the region exist, most definitions of what makes up the region would generally consist of the vast swath of land north of Interstate 94, east of U.S. Highway 59, south of U.S. Highway 2, and west of U.S. Highway 169. The entire region is sometimes further divided into smaller regions named north-central Minnesota, south-central Minnesota, east-central Minnesota, and west-central Minnesota. Image File history File links National-atlas-central-minnesota. ...
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State nickname: North Star State Other U.S. States Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) Senators Mark Dayton (D) Norm Coleman (R) Official languages None Area 225,365 km² (12th) - Land 206,375 km² - Water 18,990 km² (8. ...
I-94 redirects here. ...
United States Highway 59 is a north-south United States highway (though it is signed east-west in parts of Texas). ...
United States Highway 2 is an east-west United States highway. ...
U.S. Highway 169 is a spur of U.S. Highway 69. ...
Geography
The geography of the central portion of Minnesota varies quite a bit, just as the geography of the entire state of Minnesota is quite varied from one location to the next.
The northern portion of the region contains quite a few softwood forests, including the expansive Chippewa National Forest. The western and southern portions of the region, meanwhile, are dotted with rolling prairie, and as such, contain the largest agricultural operations in the region. The eastern part of the region contains a great deal of both hardwood and softwood forests, and once had rich iron ore deposits. The now-depleted Cuyuna Range, which formed the southwestern border of the large Iron Range region of Minnesota, was located near Crosby and Ironton in the eastern portion of central Minnesota. Despite being fairly hard, cedar is a softwood Wood from conifers are generally referred to as softwood; the term is also used as an adjective for the trees that produce softwood. ...
Chippewa National Forest is a National Forest located in northcentral Minnesota in the counties of Beltrami, Cass, and Itasca. ...
Prairie refers to an area of land in North America of low topographic relief that principally supports grasses and herbs, with few trees, and is generally of a mesic (moderate or temperate) climate. ...
Beech is a typical temperate zone hardwood The term hardwood designates wood from angiosperm trees. ...
Despite being fairly hard, cedar is a softwood Wood from conifers are generally referred to as softwood; the term is also used as an adjective for the trees that produce softwood. ...
This heap of iron ore pellets will be used in steel production. ...
The Cuyuna Range is to the southwest of the Mesabi Range, largely within Crow Wing County, Minnesota. ...
The Iron Range and Arrowhead regions make up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. ...
Crosby is a city located in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. ...
Ironton is a city located in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. ...
One thing the entire region of central Minnesota has in common, however, is its abundance of lakes. Indeed, a great deal of the lakes that make Minnesota the "land of 10,000 lakes" can be found in the central part of the state. A typical image conjured up of central Minnesota is likely to include the many large and small lakes that seem to surround the three central Minnesota cities of Alexandria, Brainerd, and Detroit Lakes. Alexandria is a city located in Douglas County, Minnesota. ...
The historic Brainerd water tower, the first of its kind, was used from 1922 until 1959. ...
Detroit Lakes is a city located in Becker County, Minnesota. ...
Two lakes situated within the region, Lake Mille Lacs, with an area of 206 mi2 (534 km2), and Leech Lake, with an area of 175 mi2 (453 km2), are, respectively, the second and third largest lakes located entirely within Minnesota. Lake Mille Lacs is a lake in the U.S. state of Minnesota, located north of the Minneapolis-St. ...
Leech Lake is a lake located in north central Minnesota, United States. ...
Furthermore, Lake Itasca - the source of the Mississippi River – is also located in central Minnesota. Lake Itasca and Elk Lake Lake Itasca is a small glacial lake, approximately 1. ...
Length 6,270 km Elevation of the source 450 m Average discharge Saint Louis¹: 5,500 m³/s Vicksburg²: 16,800 m³/s Baton Rouge³: 12,800 m³/s Area watershed 2,980,000 km² Origin Lake Itasca Mouth Gulf of Mexico Basin countries United States (98. ...
Economy The economy of central Minnesota, like that of the United States as a whole, has largely shifted from agriculture and mining to industry and service in recent years. Agriculture is still important in the region, however, especially in the southern and western part of the region, where the land and soil is conducive to growing crops such as corn and soybeans. Dairy farms also dot the region in areas where crops cannot easily be grown, but their numbers have been drastically dwindling in recent years. Paper companies also own expansive amounts of land in the heavily forested eastern and northern parts of the region, though the peak of logging activity has long passed. Paper production mills still continue to be operated, however, in the towns of Brainerd, Grand Rapids, and Sartell. Binomial name Zea mays L. Maize (Zea mays ssp. ...
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Loggers on break, c. ...
The historic Brainerd water tower, the first of its kind, was used from 1922 until 1959. ...
Grand Rapids is a city located in Itasca County, Minnesota. ...
Sartell is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. ...
Tourism has become a very important industry in the region in the last few decades, fueled largely by the enormous amount of lakes in the area. Many of the region’s cities see their populations swell in the summer, when people from the larger metropolitan areas of Minneapolis/St. Paul, Duluth, and Fargo come to enjoy fishing and other outdoor activities on the region’s lakes. The cluster of lakes around Brainerd, which have made the area known as the "Brainerd Lakes Area" are probably the most well known, thanks in part to the many residents of the Twin Cities who own cabins or land either on or near the area’s biggest lakes. In addition, several esteemed resorts are located on the area’s large Gull Lake. The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. ...
Duluth is a town in and the county seat of St. ...
Fargo is a United States city located in the state of North Dakota. ...
The historic Brainerd water tower, the first of its kind, was used from 1922 until 1959. ...
Culture The ethnic makeup of central Minnesota is largely representative of the first settlers who came to the region. People of German and Scandinavian heritage by far make up the majority of the region’s residents, though there is also a sizable Native American population. Two of the state’s largest reservations, the Leech Lake Indian Reservation and the White Earth Indian Reservation, are located within the boundaries of central Minnesota. In addition, the small Mille Lacs Lake Indian Reservation is also located within the region, along the shores of Mille Lacs Lake and near the city of Garrison. Scandinavia, Fennoscandia, and the Kola Peninsula. ...
Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ...
In the United States an Indian reservation is land which is managed by a Native American tribe under the United States Department of the Interiors Bureau of Indian Affairs. ...
The Leech Lake Indian Reservation is located in the north-central Minnesota counties of Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard, and Itasca. ...
The White Earth Indian Reservation is the largest and historically poorest Indian reservation in Minnesota. ...
Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is home to the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in Central Minnesota, about 100 miles (160 km) north of Minneapolis-St. ...
Lake Mille Lacs is a lake in the U.S. state of Minnesota, located north of the Minneapolis-St. ...
Garrison is a city located in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. ...
Although "Fargo" was set in one of the region’s cities – Brainerd – the accents of those living in central Minnesota are not nearly as pronounced as those in the movie. The central Minnesotan dialect can be said to be analogous to that of the entire Upper Midwest. Fargo is a 1996 dramatic and dark comedy film created by Joel and Ethan Coen. ...
The historic Brainerd water tower, the first of its kind, was used from 1922 until 1959. ...
A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area. ...
The Upper Midwest is a region of the United States with no universally agreed-upon boundary, but it always lies within the US Census Bureaus definition of the Midwest and the states of Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as at least the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. ...
Cities Even though central Minnesota is home to numerous communities, only one, St. Cloud, has more than 15,000 people. In fact, with a population of 59,107, St. Cloud is not only the largest city in central Minnesota, but also one of the ten largest in the entire state. St. ...
After St. Cloud, the next largest communities in central Minnesota are:
- Fergus Falls (pop. 13,471)
- Brainerd (pop. 13,178)
- Bemidji (pop. 11,917)
- Sauk Rapids (pop. 10,213)
- Sartell (pop. 9,641)
- Alexandria (pop. 8,820)
- Grand Rapids (pop. 7,764)
- Little Falls (pop. 7,719)
- Detroit Lakes (pop. 7,348)
- Waite Park (pop. 6,568)
- Baxter (pop. 5,555)
Fergus Falls is a city located in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. ...
The historic Brainerd water tower, the first of its kind, was used from 1922 until 1959. ...
Bemidji is a city located in Beltrami County, Minnesota. ...
Sauk Rapids is a city located in Benton County, Minnesota. ...
Sartell is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. ...
Alexandria is a city located in Douglas County, Minnesota. ...
Grand Rapids is a city located in Itasca County, Minnesota. ...
Little Falls is a city located in Morrison County, Minnesota. ...
Detroit Lakes is a city located in Becker County, Minnesota. ...
Waite Park is a city located in Stearns County, Minnesota. ...
Baxter is a city located in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. ...
Fun Facts Minnesota is part of the USA. Everyone who loves the USA should go to Minnesota! Yippieeeeeeeeee! Oh yah, and the other day...I farted!!!!!
Famous Residents Famous people who hail from central Minnesota, with the names of cities they grew up in listed in parentheses, include: Judy Garland, circa 1943. ...
Grand Rapids is a city located in Itasca County, Minnesota. ...
Charles Lindbergh with the Spirit of St. ...
Little Falls is a city located in Morrison County, Minnesota. ...
Sinclair Lewis Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885–January 10, 1951) was an American novelist and playwright. ...
Sauk Centre is a city located in Stearns County, Minnesota. ...
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