Minneapolis–Saint Paul

metropolitan area in Minnesota, United States
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Minneapolis–Saint Paul

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 (1,473 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul is located in Minnesota[3].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul is located in Wisconsin[4].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul is in the country of United States[5].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul's instance of is recorded as metropolitan statistical area[6].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul's instance of is recorded as twin cities[7].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Minneapolis[8].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Saint Paul[9].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bloomington[10].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul's GND ID is recorded as 4282029-7[11].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul's locator map image is recorded as Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area.svg[12].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85085753[13].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85116608[14].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul's Commons category is recorded as Minneapolis–Saint Paul[15].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[16].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.95, 'lon': -93.2}[17].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0py_0[18].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Mississippi River[19].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul's FIPS 6-4 ID is recorded as 33460[20].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Minneapolis–Saint Paul[21].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul's page banner is recorded as Bannerminnesota.jpg[22].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as d8fc057d-c584-476a-94dc-ac640c5500ea[23].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/North_America/United_States/Minnesota/Regions/Twin_Cities/[24].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/North_America/United_States/Minnesota/Metro_Areas/Minneapolis-Saint_Paul-Bloomington[25].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul's population is recorded as {'amount': '+3112117'}[26].
  • Minneapolis–Saint Paul's population is recorded as {'amount': '+3690261'}[27].

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Geography

Minneapolis–Saint Paul is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Minnesota[3], an U.S. state[28], in United States[29], founded in 1858[30] and Wisconsin[4], an U.S. state[31], in United States[32], founded in 1848[33].

Physical Characteristics

Minneapolis–Saint Paul's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+263'}[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3112117'}[26] and {'amount': '+3690261'}[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include metropolitan statistical area[6] and twin cities[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Minneapolis–Saint Paul include Minnesota Twins[35], a baseball team[36], in United States[37], founded in 1901[38].

Why It Matters

Minneapolis–Saint Paul ranks in the top 3% of metropolitan_statistical_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,473 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for it include Minnesota Twins[35], a baseball team[36], in United States[37], founded in 1901[38].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . National Archives Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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