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 | | Minnesota is the 32nd state of the United States, having joined the Union on May 11, 1858. |
 | | Minnesota was designated a territory on March 3, 1849, but that territory was not coextensive with the present state, since the territory included what later became the territory of Dakota, and later still became the states of North Dakota and South Dakota. |
 | | The state population, as of 2003, was 5,059,375 (1.75% of the nation), with a growth rate of 12.4% in the last 10 years (compared to 13.1% for the nation). |
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