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Blaine is a city in the state of Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 44,942. The city is located mainly in Anoka County, but extends into Ramsey County. Interstate Highway 35W, U.S. Highway 10, and Minnesota Highway 65 are three of the main arterial routes in the city. (Full article) |
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Grand Marais is a city in Cook County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,353 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cook County. Grand Marais is French for “Big Marsh,” but there is no big marsh in the vicinity of Grand Marais. Instead, historians speculate that in the French dialect spoken by the early voyageurs the word marais meant harbor or haven. If that is the case, then Grand Marais means “Big Harbor.” Similarly, the Ojibwe name for Grand Marais is “Kitchi-Bitobig” which means, “double body of water,” a reference to the two bays which form the large, welcoming Lake Superior harbor of Grand Marais. (Full article) |
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Lyle is a city in Mower County, Minnesota in Lyle Township. Most of the town lies within a mile of the Iowa border, the state line being the southern border. The population was 566 at the 2000 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), all of it land. As of the census2 of 2000, there were 566 people, 211 households, and 148 families residing in the city. (Full article) |
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Northfield is a city mostly in Rice County, Minnesota, in the United States. The population was 17,147 at the 2000 census. A small part of the city extends into Dakota County. Northfield was founded by John W. North in 1855. Early industry included lumber and flour mills powered by the Cannon River, which flows through town. Northfield was at one time an agricultural center serving first wheat, then corn farms. The "wheat frontier" moved west, and dairy operations and other more diversified farms replaced wheat-based agriculture. The region now produces substantial amounts of corn, soybeans, and hogs. Dairy and beef operations are still present though not in the numbers they once were. Malt-O-Meal, a breakfast cereal maker, is what remains of the milling industry. When the factory cooks malt, the aromas bathe the town. Since very early in its history, Northfield has been a center of higher education. (Full article) |
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Rochester is a city in Olmsted County, Minnesota. The city was estimated to have population of 101,764 as of January 1, 2008, making it Minnesota's third-largest city and the largest outside the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is perhaps best known as the home of the Mayo Clinic. The city is also home to one of IBM's largest facilities. The city has long been a fixture on Money magazine's "Best Places to Live" index, and is ranked number 67 on the 2006 list. The Rochester Metropolitan Statistical Area, consisting of Olmsted, Dodge, and Wabasha counties, had an estimated population of 179,573 in 2006. (Full article) |
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Apple Valley is a city located in northwestern Dakota County in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and a suburb of the Twin Cities. It was incorporated in 1969, and was known before then as Lebanon Township. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 45,527, making it the 15th most populous city in Minnesota. Apple Valley is home to the Minnesota Zoo, a nationally-famous zoological garden which houses hundreds of animals from several distinct climatological zones. {Full article) |
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Battle Lake is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 686 at the 2000 census. The town is built around a lake where a battle was fought between the Ojibway and Sioux people around 1795. Glendalough State Park is nearby. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), of which, 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) of it is land and 0.83% is water. Minnesota Highway 210 and Minnesota Highway 78 are two of the main routes in the community. {Full article} |
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Chatfield is a city located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 2,394 at the 2000 census. The city is located on the border of Fillmore and Olmsted Counties, with almost equal parts in both counties. It has a sheet music lending library. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²), all of it land. It is also the home of the only stop light in Fillmore County, at the intersection of 3rd Street (Fillmore County Road 2) and Main Street. {Full article} |
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Minneiska is a city located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 116 at the 2000 census. The city is located on the county border, and is partly within Wabasha County and Winona County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²), of which, 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²) of it (44.66%) is water. As of the census2 of 2000, there were 116 people, 51 households, and 42 families residing in the city. {Full article) |
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Ottertail is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 451 at the 2000 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13.3 km²), of which, 4.4 square miles (11.4 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (1.9 km²) of it (14.59%) is water. It is a very nice town, known especially for the Thumper Pond Golf Course and Resort. As of the census2 of 2000, there were 451 people, 190 households, and 133 families residing in the city. {Full article) |
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Sauk Rapids is a city in Benton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 10,213 at the 2000 census. It is located on a set of rapids on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Sauk River. Sauk Rapids was originally little more than a forest of oak, maple and basswood trees along the Mississippi River until the first home was constructed there in 1851, a large mansion named Lynden Terrace erected by W.H. Wood. Soon other settlers followed and the town was named Sauk Rapids after the rapids just below the Sauk River's mouth on the Mississippi. Soon a general store was built, then a hotel, and a large jail. The first settlers organized a Congregational church that was soon followed by a Methodist, an Episcopalian and a Lutheran church. The first paper outside of St. Paul was the "Sauk Rapids Frontiersman," founded in 1854. {Full article) |
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Viola Township is a township in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 555 at the 2000 census. It includes the small town center of Viola, which is noted as the site of the Gopher Count. Held on the third Thursday in June nearly every year since 1874, it is believed to be the longest-running annual community festival in Minnesota. It draws hundreds of people from nearby cities and farms alike. {Full article) |
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Effie is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, USA. The population was 91 at the 2000 census. Minnesota Highway 1 and Minnesota Highway 38 are two of the main arterial routes in the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.3 km²).4.0 square miles (10.3 km²) of it is land. None of the area is covered with water. As of the census2 of 2000, there were 91 people, 36 households, and 24 families residing in the city. {Full article) |
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Carver is a city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,266 at the 2000 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.4 km²), of which, 3.8 square miles (10.0 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (4.22%) is water. U.S. Highway 212 serves as a main route for the community. As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,266 people, 458 households, and 349 families residing in the city. (Full article) |
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New Ulm is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,594 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Brown County. Located in the triangle of land formed by the confluence of the Minnesota River and the Cottonwood River, the city is home to the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame, the Hermann Heights Monument, Martin Luther College, Flandrau State Park, and the August Schell Brewing Company. U.S. Highway 14, Minnesota Highway 15, and Minnesota Highway 68 are three of the main arterial routes in the city. (Full article) |
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'Pequot Lakes is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 947 at the 2000 census and is estimated to be 1,956 as of 2005. According to the Pequot Lakes Heritage Preservation Commission, a city once called Sibley and Frogtown became Pequot. In 1900, Walter and Flora Brown filed their plat for the E 1/2 of the SW 1/4 section 10 in T136N-R29W under the title Pequot. It's easy to figure out where the name Lakes came from, but what about Pequot? The Pequot Indians are a small tribe that has existed in eastern Connecticut since the first European settlers arrived here (see Pequot War). While no Pequot tribes ever lived in this area, the Algonquin language was carried here by the Chippewa (Ojibwe) tribes. (Full article) |
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St. Louis Park is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota and a first ring-suburb immediately west of Minneapolis. Its neighboring cities include Edina, Golden Valley, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Hopkins and Minneapolis. It is the birthplace and childhood home of movie directors Joel and Ethan Coen, singer/songwriter Peter Himmelman, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, author/satirist Al Franken, songwriter Dan Israel, guitarist Sharon Isbin, writer Pete Hautman, baseball announcer Halsey Hall, and football coach Marc Trestman. The Pavek Museum of Broadcasting, which has a major collection of antique radio and television equipment, is also in the city. Items range from radios produced by local manufacturers to the Vitaphone system used to cut discs carrying audio for the first "talkie", The Jazz Singer. (Full article) |
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'Saint Paul is the capital and the second most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city and the adjacent city of Minneapolis, form the core of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, the fifteenth largest such area in the United States with a population of 3.5 million. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 287,151. Saint Paul serves as the county seat of Ramsey County, the most densely populated county in Minnesota. Residents of Saint Paul are referred to as Saint Paulites. |
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Blaine is a city in the state of Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 44,942. The city is located mainly in Anoka County, but extends into Ramsey County. Interstate Highway 35W, U.S. Highway 10, and Minnesota Highway 65 are three of the main arterial routes in the city. (Full article) |
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Jordan is a city in Scott County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,833 at the 2000 census. U.S. Highway 169; and State Highways 21 and 282 are three of the main routes in the community. As of the census of 2000, there were 3,833 people, 1,349 households, and 980 families residing in the city. Heimatfest, a German heritage festival, is held every September. Festivities include a 5K run, a parade, car shows, and fireworks at Lagoon Park. Jordan is also the home of the Robert Patterson Post #3 Jordan Legion Baseball Team. (Full article) |
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