Local Community Colleges in Minnesota

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Minneapolis, Minnesota

According to Countryaah.com, Minneapolis is the largest city in the state of Minnesota in the United States and is located by the Mississippi River. The city has 422,331 residents (U.S. Census, 2017), most of Scandinavian and German descent.

Minneapolis and the state capital of Saint Paul, just east, are often called the Twin Cities, and with adjacent areas form the larger Minneapolis – St. Paul with 3,600,618 residents (U.S. Census, 2017).

Business

Minneapolis is a transportation, financial, commercial and industrial hub for a sprawling agricultural area. It is located at the Saint Anthony Falls waterfall, which puts a stop to river traffic and gave impetus first to sawmilling, later to mills. The industry includes large grain mills, slaughterhouses, machinery and oilseed industries. The Grain Exchange ("The Grain Exchange") is one of the largest grain markets for cash sales in the world, however, the electronics and computer industries are important. By the way, the city is a trade center, including the United States' largest mall Mall of America in the Bloomington suburb.

The city is the seat of the State University, founded in 1851, has colleges of music and arts and a famous symphony orchestra (created 1903); Catholic Archdiocese. Within the city limits there are more than 20 lakes, including Lake Minnetonka, which play an important role in city life and are used for various forms of recreation.

History

Minneapolis grew up as a sawmill, later a mill, gained city status in 1867 and merged with Saint Anthony in 1872. The city is the center of "Norwegian America." Minneapolis had about 13,000 residents in 1870, in 1900 203,000 residents, and in 1950 522,000 residents.