FACTS ABOUT Minneaplois Minnesota
Arts & Cultural Organizations (Twin Cities)
Art Galleries -- 130
Classical Music Groups -- 20
Museums -- 15
Dance Companies -- 10
Feature films shot since 1990 -- 64
* Twin Cities has most comedy seats in the nation per capita.
Colleges & Universities
Public -- 4
Private -- 8
Downtown Minneapolis
Skyway walkways -- 70
Miles of connected skyway -- 5
Office buildings -- 83
Employment -- 163,000
Persons living in downtown-- 26,200
# of retail stores -- 250
Geography
Latitude -- 44° 58' 39'' North
Longitude -- 93° 15' 56'' West
Area -- 59 sq. miles or 37,516 acres
Land -- 35,244 acres
Water -- 2,324 acres
Lakes -- 22
Elevation -- 824 feet above sea level
Neighborhood Parks
Total Area -- 6,400 acres
Approx # of parks -- 170
Recreation centers in the parks -- 49
Swimming beaches -- 11
Swimming pools -- 18
Golf courses -- 6
Tennis courts -- 183
Walking trails -- 43.6 miles
Biking/skating trails -- 43.36 miles
Outdoor ice rinks -- 34
Sports (Professional teams)
Minnesota Lynx attendance -- 120,608/season
Minnesota Timberwolves attendance -- 717,371/season
Minnesota Twins attendance -- 1,059,715/season
Minnesota Vikings attendance -- 641,210/season
Minnesota Wild attendance -- 751,472/season
Weather
Average Temperature in January -- 12° Fahrenheit
Average Temperature in July -- 72° Fahrenheit
Overall -- 44° Fahrenheit
Annual Precipitation -- 26.5 inches
Annual Snowfall -- 40 inches
Minneapolis History
1805 - Dakota Indians cede 100,000 acres of land including Minneapolis
to the US government. 1848 - First white settlers arrived at St. Anthony
Falls.
2002 -- University of Minnesota Golden Gophers win three national titles
in one year for the first time ever - in wrestling, ice hockey and golf.
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