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Minnesota Trivia, Facts and Figures
Bloomington, Minnesota Fun Facts
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Bloomington has a population of over 90,000 and is one of Minnesota’s largest cities.
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Major employers include Mall of America, Ceridian, Seagate Technology, Health Partners, Ellerbe, ADC Telecommunications, Thermo King and Toro Company.
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Hospitality is the number one industry in Bloomington employing over 20,000 people in our 33 hotels/motels, restaurants, attractions and Mall of America.
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One-third of Bloomington is designated as parkland and recreation space (8,000) acres!
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Three golf courses, 108 tennis courts, a 50 acre softball field and 123 parks are within the city.
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Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (12 square miles), which is one of four urban wildlife refuges in the country, borders the Minnesota River in Bloomington.
Minnesota Trivia and Facts
- Land of 10,000 lakes: Well, actually there are 12,034 lakes in Minnesota larger than ten acres. Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world. Minnesota boasts 90,000 miles of lake and river shoreline, more shoreline than California, Florida and Hawaii combined.
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The Headwaters of the Mississippi River is located in Itasca State Park.
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New housing is being built in the Twin Cities at twice the rate of the national average.
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More than 90 percent of all major U.S. industries are represented in Minnesota, leading Goldman Sachs to call the state’s economy one of the most diverse in the U.S.
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Minnesota’s economy consistently ranks as one of the nation’s strongest and best.
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Famous firms with headquarters in Minnesota include Best Buy, Northwest Airlines, Medtronic, Carlson Companies, Target Corporation, SuperValu, 3M and more.
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The metro area boasts an astonishing 929 lakes.
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Minneapolis alone has over 170 parks.
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Minnesota has nearly 475 golf courses and adds more each year.
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The Twin Cities are recognized nationally as a cultural center, with a strong arts community in everything from music and literature to dance and visual arts.
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There are nearly 400 professional and community theaters statewide, with about half of them in the Twin Cities—which has more theater seats per capita than any other city outside New York.
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