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Saint Paul (pronounced /ˌseɪnt ˈpɔːl/ (deprecatit template), abbreviatit St. Paul) is the caipital an seicont-maist populous ceety o the US state o Minnesota. The ceety ligs maistly on the north bank o the Mississippi River, dounstream o the river's confluence wi the Minnesota River, an adjyns Minneapolis, the state's lairgest ceety. Kent as the "Twin Ceeties", thir twa ceeties form the core o Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the 16t lairgest metropolitan aurie in the Unitit States, wi aboot 3.175 million residents.[5] The ceety's population at the 2000 census wis 287,151.[6] Saunt Paul sers as the coonty seat o Ramsey Coonty, the smawest an maist densely populatit coonty in Minnesota.[7]
Saint Paul, Minnesota | |
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State caipital ceety | |
City of Saint Paul | |
Eik-name(s): "the Capital City", "the Saintly City", "Pig's Eye", "the Silver City" | |
Motto(s): The most livable city in America.1 | |
Location in Ramsey Coonty an the state o Minnesota. | |
Location in Minnesota, Unitit States | |
Coordinates: 44°56′38.76″N 93°05′6.72″W | |
Kintra | Unitit States |
State | Minnesota |
Coonty | Ramsey |
Incorporatit | 1854 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Chris Coleman (DFL) |
Area | |
• State caipital ceety | 145.51 km2 (56.18 sq mi) |
• Laund | 134.63 km2 (51.98 sq mi) |
• Water | 10.88 km2 (4.20 sq mi) |
Elevation | 214 m (702 ft) |
Population | |
• State caipital ceety | 285,068 |
• Estimate (2011[3]) | 288,448 |
• Rank | Ceety: 67t Metro: 16t |
• Density | 2117.5/km2 (5484.2/sq mi) |
• Metro | 3,317,308 |
• Demonym | Saint Paulite |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 55101–55175 |
Area code(s) | 651 |
Website | www.stpaul.gov |
1 Current as of July 30, 2008.[4] |
Foondit naur historic Native American settlements as a tradin an transportation centre, the ceety rase tae prominence whan it wis named the caipital o the Minnesota Territory in 1849. Awbeit Minneapolis is mair naitionally recognised, Saint Paul conteens important institutions an the state's poleetical activity.[8] Regionally, the ceety is faur ben for the Xcel Energy Center, hame o the Minnesota Wild,[9] an for the Science Museum o Minnesota.[10][11] As a business hub o the Upper Midwast, it is heidquarters for companies sic as Ecolab an Lawson Software.[12] Saint Paul, alang wi its Twin Ceety, Minneapolis, is kent for its heich literacy rate. It is the anerlie ceety in the US wi a population o 250,000 or mair tae increase the circulation nummer o Sunday newspapers in 2007.
Saint Paul haes ten sister ceeties, as designate bi Sister Cities International: [13]
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