Capital: St. Paul
Motto: L'Étoile du Nord (The North Star)
Nicknames: North Star State; Gopher State; Land of 10,000 Lakes
Origin of name: From a Dakota Indian word meaning sky-tinted water
Ten largest cities (1994):
Minneapolis, 354,590;
St. Paul, 262,071;
Bloomington, 85,185;
Duluth, 83,990;
Rochester, 75,769;
Coon Rapids, 62,364;
Plymouth, 60,143;
Brooklyn Park, 58,786;
Eagan, 56,992;
Burnsville, 55,081
Land area (rank): 79,617 sq mi. (206,207 sq km) (14)
Geographic center: In Crow Wing Co., 10 mi. SW of Brainerd
1997 resident population est.: 4,685,549
1990 resident census population (rank): 4,375,099 (20).
Male: 2,145,183; Female: 2,229,916.
White: 4,130,395 (94.4%); Black: 94,944 (2.2%); American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut: 49,909 (1.1%); Asian orPacific Islander: 77,886 (1.8%); Other race: 21,965 (0.5%); Hispanic: 53,884 (1.2%).
1990 percent population under 18: 26.7; 65 and over: 12.5; median age: 32.5.
classes and clinics
tournaments
leagues
open gyms
pick up games
collegiate event schedule (games, camps)
professional event schedule
Contact your USA Volleyball Regional Office for details.
USA Volleyball REGIONAL OFFICE: North Country Regional Office 5001 W 80th St., Suite 285 Bloomington, MN 55437 612/831-9150(Region); 612/831-9151(fax) e-mail: ncrusav@pclink.com Web: http://www.ncrusav.org/ The North Country Region of USA Volleyball is made up of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the upper peninsula of Michigan.
In in 1996-1997 school year, 426 high schools fielded girls teams with 14,900 girls representing those schools.
0 high schools fielded boys teams with 0 boys representing those schools.
MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE 2100 Freeway Boulevard Brooklyn Center, Minnesota 55430-1735 612-560-2262 612.569.0499 - FAX Web: http://www.mshsl.org/
Division I,II,III Schools, Coaches, Links - Updated: Jan 2000
DIVISION I - WOMENS
University of Minnesota, Crookston MN 56716-5001
Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato MN 56001-0000
St. Cloud State University St. Cloud MN 56301-4498
Bemidji State University Bemidji MN 56601-2699
University of Minnesota, Duluth Duluth MN 55812-2496
University of Minnesota, Morris Morris MN 56267
Moorhead State University Moorhead MN 56563-2996
Southwest State University Marshall MN 56258
Winona State University Winona MN 55987-5838
St. Mary's University of Minn. Winona MN 55987-1399
College of St. Scholastica Duluth MN 55987-1399
Augsburg College Minneapolis MN 55454
Bethel College (Minnesota) St. Paul MN 55112-6999
Carleton College Northfield MN 55057
Concordia College-Moorhead Moorhead MN 56562-3597
Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter MN 56082
Hamline University St. Paul MN 55104
Macalester College St. Paul MN 55105-1899
College of St. Benedict St. Joseph MN 56374
College of St. Catherine St. Paul MN 55105
St. Olaf College Northfield MN 55057-1098
University of St. Thomas (Minn) St. Paul MN 55105