Quick Minnesota Facts
Whether you need a car service for a business meeting and want to sound knowledge about Minneapolis or greater Minnesota, or here on vacation and want to know a little more about the state your visiting, here are some quick facts about Minnesota.
- Most Fortune 500 companies per capita.
- Most Theater Seats per capita
- 11,500 lakes
- Every 6thperson owns a boat
- Home to Lake Superior the largest lake in the world.
- Demographic 28 % German , 17 % Sweden , 11 % Irish. 18 % African American.
- Public education ranked 3rd in the US
- The 3rdmost literate State in the US
- Most Golfers per Capita
- Every House in Minneapolis is 6 blocks from a park
- Biking trails ranked top in the US
- Vikings, Twins and Timber Wolves play out of Minneapolis. The Wild out of St. Paul
- Mall of America is equal to 78 Football fields
- Tonka Trucks are made In Minnetonka
- Largest private Company in the World is Cargill
- Largest employer is the Mayo clinic. 60,000
- 11,000 boats on Lake Minnetonka
- 90,000 feet of shoreline in Minnesota.
- Mississippi river starts in Itasca State Park
- The deepest lock on the Mississippi at 50 ft. is in Minneapolis
- Average temp in the winter is 18 degrees
- Skyway System connects 56 square blocks in Minneapolis.
- Largest Public Company is UnitedHealth Group.