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• Twin Cities Metro Area Population: 3.71 million (2023)

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• Twin Cities Population Rank: 16th in the nation,

immediately behind Seattle and immediately ahead of Tampa. It's the 16th largest media market in the country.

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• Geographic Location: The Twin Cities are located in southeast Minnesota along the banks of the Mississippi River. The source of the Mississippi River is Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota. The western end of Lake Superior is 160 miles to the north.

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• Arts Scene: The Twin Cities have more theater seats per capita than any other American city except New York. There are ~100 theater groups and 30 performance venues  in Minneapolis alone. There are 55 museums in the Twin Cities 

and history sites all over the state. 

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• Outdoors in Minnesota: With more than 11,000 lakes, Minnesota has 90,000 miles of shoreline and 75 state parks and recreation areas.

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Minnesota History

For Native Americans. Minnesota is centered within Dakota creation stories and is an important place in traditional Ojibwe history. Minnesota became a state in 1858. During the CIvil War, Minnesota furnished 11 infantry regiments, two companies of sharpshooters, several units of artillery and cavalry, and several dozen sailors.​

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Jewish History in Minnesota: In 1856, eight St. Paul families founded the first Jewish congregation in Minnesota, Mount Zion Temple. Jews began to settle in Minneapolis around 1865. The shops they founded along Washington Avenue supplied workers in the city’s thriving lumber industry with ready-made clothing and dry goods.

Upper Midwest Jewish Archive

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Minneapolis Flour Milling Boom: In 1880 and for 50 years thereafter, Minneapolis was known as the "Flour Milling Capital of the World."​