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Saint Paul | |
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| Nicknames: "the Capital City", "the Saintly City", "Twin Cities" (with Minneapolis), "Pig's Eye", "STP", "Last City of the East" | |
| Motto: The most livable city in America* | |
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| Coordinates: 44°56′52″N 93°06′14″W / 44.94778°N 93.10389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Ramsey |
| Incorporated | March 4, 1854 |
| Named after | St. Paul the Apostle |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council[1] |
| • Mayor | Melvin Carter (DFL) |
| • Body | Saint Paul City Council |
| Area | |
• City | 56.10 sq mi (145.31 km2) |
| • Land | 51.97 sq mi (134.61 km2) |
| • Water | 4.13 sq mi (10.70 km2) |
| Elevation | 824 ft (251 m) |
| Population | |
• City | 311,527 |
• Estimate (2022)[5] | 303,176 |
| • Rank | US: 63rd MN: 2nd |
| • Density | 5,994.02/sq mi (2,314.32/km2) |
| • Metro | 3,693,729 (US: 16th) |
| • Demonym | Saint Paulite |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 55101–55131, 55133, 55144-55146, 55150, 55155, 55164, 55170 |
| Area code | 651 |
| FIPS code | 27-58000 |
| GNIS ID | 2396511[3] |
| Website | stpaul.gov |
| Current as of October 12, 2023 | |
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Saint Paul (often abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County.[6] As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 311,527, making it Minnesota's second-most populous city and the 63rd-most populous in the United States. Saint Paul and neighboring Minneapolis form the core of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, the third most populous in the Midwest with around 3.7 million residents.
The Minnesota State Capitol and the state government offices sit on a hill next to downtown Saint Paul overlooking a bend in the Mississippi River. Local cultural offerings include the Science Museum of Minnesota, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, and the Minnesota History Center. Three of the region's professional sports teams play in Saint Paul: the Minnesota Wild and Frost (at the Xcel Energy Center) and Minnesota United FC (at Allianz Field). The minor-league baseball team the St. Paul Saints play at CHS Field, 10 miles (16 km) from their major-league affiliate the Minnesota Twins in downtown Minneapolis.
The Legislative Assembly of the Minnesota Territory established the Town of Saint Paul as its capital near existing Dakota Sioux settlements in November 1849. Named after a log chapel established by Lucien Galtier, it remained a town until 1854. The city rose to prominence as the headquarters of 19th-century industrialist James J. Hill's railroad empire, with his transcontinental Great Northern Railway then one of the nation's most dominant. Saint Paul has a mayor–council government. The mayor is Melvin Carter III, who was first elected in 2018.
- ^ St. Paul Charter §1.04
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b "City of Saint Paul". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2020 Census (City)was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Ramsey County". Metro MSP. Minneapolis Regional Chamber Development Foundation. 2008. Archived from the original on July 8, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2008.
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