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Admitted to Union: May 11, 1858
Capital: St. Paul
Nickname: North Star State, Gopher State, Land of 10,000 Lakes
Motto: L'Etoile du Nord, translated "Star of the North"
Total Area: 86,943 square miles
Total Land Area: 79,617 square miles
Total Water Area: 7,326 square miles
Length: 400 miles
Width: 250 miles
Highest Point: 2,301 feet (Eagle Mountain)
Lowest Point: 602 feet (Lake Superior)
Mean Elevation: 1,200 feet
Highest Temp: 114 degrees on July 6, 1936 at Moorhead
Lowest Temp: -60 degrees on February 2, 1996 at Tower.
Highest Monthly Avg Temp: 83.4 degrees
Lowest Monthly Avg Temp: -2.9 degrees
Population: (U.S. Census, April, 2000) 4,919,479