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Minnesota (/ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/ (listen)) is a state in the Upper Midwest and northern regions of the United States. Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state on May 11, 1858, created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory. The state has a large number of lakes, and is known by the slogan the “Land of 10,000 Lakes”. Its official motto is L’Étoile du Nord (French: Star of the North).

Geography

Minnesota is the second northernmost U.S. state (after Alaska) and northernmost contiguous state. Its isolated Northwest Angle in Lake of the Woods county is the only part of the 48 contiguous states lying north of the 49th parallel. The state is part of the U.S. region known as the Upper Midwest and part of North America’s Great Lakes Region. It shares a Lake Superior water border with Michigan and a land and water border with Wisconsin to the east. Iowa is to the south, North Dakota and South Dakota are to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba are to the north. With 86,943 square miles (225,180 km), or approximately 2.25% of the United States, Minnesota is the 12th-largest state.

Demographics

From fewer than 6,120 white settlers in 1850, Minnesota’s official population grew to over 1.7 million by 1900. Each of the next six decades saw a 15 percent increase in population, reaching 3.4 million in 1960. Growth then slowed, rising 11 percent to 3.8 million in 1970, and an average of 9 percent over the next three decades to 4.9 million in the 2000 Census.

The United States Census Bureau estimates the population of Minnesota was 5,489,594 on July 1, 2015, a 3.5 percent increase since the 2010 United States Census. The rate of population change, and age and gender distributions, approximate the national average. Minnesota’s center of population is in Hennepin County.

As of the 2010 Census, the population of Minnesota was 5,303,925. The gender makeup of the state was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. 24.2% of the population were under the age of 18; 9.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 12.9% were 65 years of age or older.

The table below shows the racial composition of Minnesota’s population as of 2016.

According to the 2016 American Community Survey, 5.1% of Minnesota’s population were of Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race): Mexican (3.5%), Puerto Rican (0.2%), Cuban (0.1%), and other Hispanic or Latino origin (1.2%). The ancestry groups claimed by more than five percent of the population were: German (33.8%), Norwegian (15.3%), Irish (10.5%), Swedish (8.1%), and English (5.4%).

In 2011, non-Hispanic whites were involved in 72.3 percent of all the births. Minnesota’s growing minority groups, however, still form a smaller percentage of the population than in the nation as a whole.

Minnesota has America’s largest Somali population, with an estimated 57,000 people, the largest concentration outside of the Horn of Africa.

The majority of Minnesotans are Protestants, including a Lutheran contingent, owing to the state’s largely Northern European ethnic makeup. Roman Catholics (of largely German, Irish, French and Slavic descent) make up the largest single Christian denomination. A 2010 survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life showed that 32 percent of Minnesotans were affiliated with Mainline Protestant traditions, 21 percent were Evangelical Protestants, 28 percent were Roman Catholic, 1 percent each were Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, and Black Protestant, and smaller amounts were of other faiths, with 13 percent unaffiliated. According to the Association of Religion Data Archives, the denominations with the most adherents in 2010 were the Roman Catholic Church with 1,150,367; the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America with 737,537; and the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod with 182,439. This is broadly consistent with the results of the 2001 American Religious Identification Survey, which also gives detailed percentages for many individual denominations. Although Christianity is dominant, Minnesota has a long history with non-Christian faiths. Ashkenazi Jewish pioneers set up Saint Paul’s first synagogue in 1856. Minnesota is home to over 30 mosques, mostly in the Twin Cities metro area. The Temple of ECK, the spiritual home of Eckankar, is based in Minnesota.

Neighborhoods

Minnesota neighborhoods include: Adrian, Afton, Aitkin, Akeley, Albany, Albertville, Alexandria, Alpha, Altura, Amboy, Andover, Angle Inlet, Annandale, Anoka, Appleton, Apple Valley, Arco, Arden Hills, Ashby, Atwater, Audubon, Austin, Avon, Backus, Bagley, Balaton, Barnesville, Battle Lake, Baudette, Baxter, Bayport, Beaver Creek, Becker, Belgrade, Bellechester, Belle Plaine, Belview, Bemidji, Bena, Benson, Bertha, Bethel, Bigelow, Big Falls, Big Lake, Birchdale, Blaine, Blomkest, Blooming Prairie, Bloomington, Bluffton, Bowlus, Braham, Brainerd, Brandon, Brewster, Brooklyn Park, Brook Park, Brooten, Browerville, Brownton, Buffalo, Burnsville, Burtrum, Byron, Callaway, Cambridge, Campbell, Canby, Cannon Falls, Canton, Carlos, Carver, Cass Lake, Cedar, Center City, Champlin, Chanhassen, Chaska, Chatfield, Chisago City, Circle Pines, Claremont, Clarissa, Clarkfield, Clear Lake, Clearwater, Climax, Clitherall, Clontarf, Cohasset, Cokato, Cold Spring, Cologne, Columbia Heights, Comfrey, Comstock, Cottage Grove, Cottonwood, Courtland, Crosby, Crosslake, Crystal, Cushing, Dakota, Dalbo, Dalton, Danvers, Dawson, Dayton, Deer Creek, Deer River, Deerwood, De Graff, Delano, Dellwood, Dennison, Dent, Detroit Lakes, Dilworth, Dodge Center, Dover, Duluth, Dundas, Dundee, Eagan, Eagle Bend, Eagle Lake, Echo, Eden Prairie, Eden Valley, Edgerton, Edina, Effie, Elgin, Elizabeth, Elko New Market, Elk River, Ellendale, Ellsworth, Emily, Erhard, Essig, Euclid, Evansville, Eveleth, Excelsior, Eyota, Fairfax, Falcon Heights, Faribault, Farmington, Farwell, Federal Dam, Felton, Fergus Falls, Fifty Lakes, Fisher, Foley, Forest Lake, Foreston, Fort Ripley, Fountain, Frazee, Freeport, Fridley, Frontenac, Fulda, Garden City, Garfield, Garrison, Garvin, Gaylord, Georgetown, Gheen, Ghent, Gibbon, Glencoe, Glenwood, Glyndon, Goodhue, Good Thunder, Granite Falls, Grasston, Green Isle, Grey Eagle, Hackensack, Hamburg, Hamel, Hammond, Hampton, Hanley Falls, Hanover, Hanska, Hardwick, Harmony, Harris, Hastings, Hawick, Hawley, Hayfield, Hendricks, Henning, Heron Lake, Hewitt, Hillman, Hills, Hinckley, Hitterdal, Hoffman, Holdingford, Holloway, Holmes City, Hopkins, Houston, Howard Lake, Hugo, Hutchinson, International Falls, Inver Grove Heights, Ironton, Isanti, Isle, Ivanhoe, Jackson, Janesville, Jasper, Jeffers, Jenkins, Jordan, Kabetogama, Kanaranzi, Kandiyohi, Kasson, Kellogg, Kenneth, Kensington, Kenyon, Kerkhoven, Kilkenny, Kimball, La Crescent, Lafayette, Lake Benton, Lake City, Lake Crystal, Lake Elmo, Lakefield, Lake George, Lakeland, Lakeland Shores, Lake Lillian, Lake Park, Lakeville, Lanesboro, Laporte, Leota, Lester Prairie, Le Sueur, Lewiston, Lindstrom, Lino Lakes, Lismore, Litchfield, Little Canada, Littlefork, Loman, Long Lake, Long Prairie, Longville, Lonsdale, Loretto, Lowry, Luverne, Lynd, Mabel, Madelia, Madison Lake, Magnolia, Mahtomedi, Mankato, Mantorville, Maple Grove, Maple Lake, Maple Plain, Mapleton, Margie, Marine On Saint Croix, Marshall, Mayer, Mazeppa, Medford, Melrose, Menahga, Mendota, Mendota Heights, Merrifield, Milaca, Milan, Millville, Milroy, Miltona, Minneapolis, Minneiska, Minneota, Minnesota City, Minnesota Lake, Minnetonka, Mizpah, Montevideo, Montgomery, Monticello, Montrose, Moorhead, Mora, Morgan, Morristown, Motley, Mound, Murdock, Nelson, Nerstrand, Nevis, New Brighton, New Germany, New Hope, New London, Newport, New Prague, New Richland, New Trier, New Ulm, New York Mills, Nicollet, Nisswa, North Branch, Northfield, North Mankato, North Oaks, Northome, Norwood Young America, Nowthen, Oakdale, Oak Island, Oak Park, Ogema, Ogilvie, Okabena, Oronoco, Orr, Osage, Osakis, Osseo, Ostrander, Ottertail, Outing, Owatonna, Parkers Prairie, Park Rapids, Paynesville, Pelican Rapids, Pemberton, Pennock, Pequot Lakes, Perham, Perley, Peterson, Pierz, Pillager, Pine Island, Pine River, Pipestone, Plainview, Plato, Ponsford, Porter, Preston, Princeton, Prinsburg, Prior Lake, Racine, Ramsey, Randolph, Ranier, Raymond, Reading, Reads Landing, Red Wing, Remer, Renville, Rice, Richfield, Richmond, Richville, Richwood, Robbinsdale, Rochert, Rochester, Rockford, Rogers, Rollingstone, Roosevelt, Rosemount, Roseville, Rothsay, Round Lake, Royalton, Rush City, Rushford, Rushmore, Russell, Ruthton, Sabin, Saint Anthony, Saint Augusta, Saint Bonifacius, Saint Charles, Saint Clair, Saint Cloud, Saint Francis, Saint James, Saint Joseph, Saint Michael, Saint Paul, Saint Paul Park, Saint Peter, Saint Stephen, Sanborn, Sandstone, Sargeant, Sartell, Sauk Centre, Sauk Rapids, Savage, Scandia, Sebeka, Shafer, Shakopee, Shoreview, Silver Lake, Sleepy Eye, Solway, South Haven, South Saint Paul, Spicer, Springfield, Spring Park, Spring Valley, Stacy, Stanchfield, Staples, Steen, Stewart, Stewartville, Stillwater, Sunburg, Sunfish Lake, Swanville, Swatara, Taunton, Taylors Falls, Tracy, Twin Valley, Tyler, Ulen, Underwood, Utica, Verdi, Vergas, Verndale, Vernon Center, Vesta, Victoria, Villard, Vining, Virginia, Wabasha, Waconia, Wadena, Wahkon, Waite Park, Walker, Waltham, Wanamingo, Warsaw, Waseca, Watertown, Waterville, Watkins, Waubun, Waverly, Wayzata, Webster, Welch, West Concord, West Lakeland, West Union, White Bear Lake, White Bear Lk, White Bear Township, Willernie, Williams, Willmar, Wilmont, Windom, Winona, Winsted, Winthrop, Wolf Lake, Wolverton, Woodbury, Wood Lake, Worthington, Wrenshall, Wykoff, Wyoming, Young America, Zimmerman, Zumbro Falls, Zumbrota

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Vehicle Financing Coverage Area For Minnesota

Car Finance Explained

Are you afraid to go shopping for a car because of the embarrassment you may face at the very real possibility of being turned down due to bad credit? If this is you, you're not alone. More than ever before, many are faced with bad credit right now, even in Minnesota. What you need right now is a little "credit score infusion". Your score needs to be high enough so you can qualify for that auto loan you so desperately need.

Can't Wait Months To Increase Your Credit Score?

I totally understand. In today's world an auto is a necessity. If you're lucky enough to still have a job right now, you've gotta have a car to get to work. If you've been laid off or just can't find a job, you need a car to go look for a job. You need to pick up your kids from daycare, you need to go to the grocery store. Whatever the issue is, you won't get far without wheels, so here are a few tips you can use to infuse your credit score immediately.

What's A Good Score For An Auto Loan?

Different lenders have different criteria in relation to what they deem to be a "good" score. Really, what it all boils down to is "What interest rate am I going to have to pay?" You can still probably find a lender who will give you a car loan with a credit score of 580, but you're going to pay a really high interest rate for it. Get yourself bumped up to over 600 and better yet, over 620, and you have a few more options, but the rate you're going to pay is still not going to be pleasant. If you have scores in the range of 650 to 680, interest rates are going to be decent. Get yourself over 700 and you've got shopping power!

Where Do I Get My Credit Score?

There are many scoring models out there, so don't be fooled. There can be a 50 to 100 point difference from one credit scoring agency to another, so your best bet is to stick with your FICO Score. This score is derived by Equifax and is the credit score that most lenders use, so you can be pretty confident with the score you receive.

You can get your FICO credit score for $9.95 if you sign up for their Score Watch program. This is the quickest way to get your score, and a great way to monitor how it's going to shoot up after I teach you a few tricks later in this article. If you do not wish to sign up for this free trial, then you can access all three of your credit reports for free, but you will then have to pay around $7 to $10 to purchase your score from each of the three major credit reporting agencies. You can only do this once a year for free.

Maybe you don't have enough income to qualify for that Ferrari you wanted, yet the loan officer will be able to advise you how much you can qualify for, as long as this is your only issue. If you're turned down because of your score, you can ask what is the minimum score they require to get approved. This will tell you whether or not you're going to need sub-prime car financing or not.

What If I Can't Qualify For A Bank Car Loan?

If you're not "bankable" just yet, don't worry. There are still auto lenders out there that will give you a loan, but the rate isn't going to be as pretty. I'd first ask the loan officer at the bank if they have anyone they'd recommend to refer you to. You can also do a search on the net for "bad credit auto loans" and you'll get a slew of links to click on. Some of these sites will search multiple lenders for you and could save you some time. If you like a more personal approach, you can look in your local yellow pages for "auto finance companies". Word of caution here though, finance companies usually carry much higher rates, so be sure to shop around.

What If The Payments Aren't Affordable?

Most people worry about whether or not they'll be able to make the monthly payments on a loan without taking into account the loan's term, total interest paid, and loan origination fees or pre-payment penalties.

Generally, the lowest rates on auto loans are available on short-term loans, from 12 to 36 months, which mean a large monthly payment but lower amounts of interest. Longer-term loans often come with higher interest rates. When you calculate the total price of your new vehicle, include the interest costs over the years. If it seems like too much for you, try to renegotiate the interest rate, offer a larger down payment, or shorten the term of the loan. Use our auto loan calculator to estimate your monthly payment.