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Minnesota is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.

This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on May 11, 2007.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
June 17, 2006	Good article nominee	Not listed
July 12, 2006	Good article nominee	Listed
October 30, 2006	Peer review	Reviewed
November 30, 2006	Featured article candidate	Promoted
November 10, 2020	Featured article review	Demoted
Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on May 11, 2010, and May 11, 2013.
Current status: Former featured article

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Section sizes

Section size for Minnesota (48 sections)
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(Top)	16,191	16,191
Etymology	4,143	4,143
History	20,909	20,909
Geography	2,320	20,764
Geology	7,383	7,383
Flora and fauna	5,165	5,165
Climate	3,944	3,944
Protected lands	1,952	1,952
Cities and towns	6,116	6,116
Demographics	55	13,470
Overview	3,677	3,677
Race and ethnicity	4,290	4,290
Immigration	2,720	2,720
Religion	2,408	2,408
Languages	320	320
Historical racial and ethnic composition	1,201	1,201
Economy	4,028	13,884
Industry and commerce	4,277	4,277
Energy use and production	2,906	2,906
State taxes	2,673	2,673
Culture	65	10,604
Fine and performing arts	2,755	2,755
Literature	1,020	1,020
Entertainment	2,477	2,477
Popular culture	4,287	4,287
Health	7,718	7,718
Education	5,299	5,299
Transportation	5,845	5,845
Law and government	1,517	13,732
Executive	5,991	5,991
Legislature	1,268	1,268
Judiciary	1,854	1,854
Regional	704	704
Federal	1,060	1,060
Tribal	1,338	1,338
Politics	11,267	11,267
Media	4,165	4,165
Sports, recreation and tourism	650	14,497
Organized sports	7,956	7,956
Outdoor recreation	5,891	5,891
See also	131	131
Notes	26	26
References	30	30
External links	71	3,044
Culture and history	486	486
Government	1,013	1,013
Maps and demographics	392	392
Tourism and recreation	1,082	1,082
Total	173,036	173,036

Semi-protected edit request on 22 December 2023

I was wondering if you were ever going to change the flag and seal as they have both been changed due to racism described in the two photos DaDinoDude30 (talk) 21:06, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The flag/seal have not been officially changed yet; April 1, 2024 is expected date.[1] Wracking ^talk! 21:56, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Change flag

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Change the flag to the new one. JamesonPi (talk) 21:41, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: The flag has not been officially changed yet. Wracking ^talk! 21:55, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

How about now 2600:1014:B083:B84D:0:16:6AFE:2501 (talk) 13:12, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

flag edit request on 5 January 2024

{{edit flag|Minnesota|answered=no}} the minnesotas flag changed resently heres a link for the new flag https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/12/19/multimedia/19xp-flag/19xp-flag-superJumbo.jpg Noamargulies (talk) 14:55, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: The flag change has not become official. It will not be changed in the article until it is officially adopted. --Sable232 (talk) 22:03, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 26 January 2024

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i want to change the flag cause there is a new flag now 27.3.1.131 (talk) 15:05, 26 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone may add them for you, or if you have an account, you can wait until you are autoconfirmed and edit the page yourself. Shadow311 (talk) 15:59, 26 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: The new Minnesota state flag is not set to come into effect until 11 May 2024. Until then, the infobox should remain the same. (AP News)
— Urro^{[talk][edits]} 16:05, 26 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Minnesota image for flag change

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Can I switch from the current one to the 2023 redisign (December 19, 2023-present)or Flag of Minnesota (2023 redisign.svg?

File:Flag of Minnesota (2023 redisign).svg File:Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota if you’re looking admin/bueracrat 2600:4040:54BA:2C00:C531:634D:EFFF:8686 (talk) 16:08, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: The new flag has not been officially adopted. The existing flag will remain in the article until the state formally changes it. --Sable232 (talk) 17:08, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Effective date of new flag change

May 11, 2024 is the effective date.

Previous discussion mentions two dates for the new flag change, both based upon press articles. This is probably based upon Wikipedia's preference for interpretation of original materials. However, to resolve the conflicting dates, I point out that the Flag of Minnesota article links to the statute which states the official effective date.[2] SEWilco (talk) 18:17, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Scalable" map hard to read, doesn't zoom in

The map has a lot of odd character spacing in the place names, making some of them hard to read; for example, St Croix River looks more like S. Crd xRiver. Also, hovering over the map turns the cursor into a + symbol, which normally means you can click to zoom in, but clicking zooms the image out instead. 2601:642:C201:210:D473:4D77:27B5:BE8E (talk) 01:57, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Issues with Opening Section

There are several issues with the opening section, particularly around sourcing, which is somewhat poor in several paragraphs.

For example the article lists Minnesota as “one of the richest states in GDP and per capita income.” This claim isn’t sourced. Per Wiki Minnesota ranks 20th and 19th in GDP and GDP/capita and 13th in per capita income. This language feels a little fanciful. Mvdltn (talk) 05:12, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]