Twin Cities Real Estate
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Surrounding City Information
The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul is located in Minnesota, the 32nd state, founded in 1858. The Twin Cities are named for the two largest cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul. Many interesting facts regarding the Twin Cities can be found in Wikipedia.
The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul actually consist of 186 cities and townships and 15 counties. The majority of the population for the entire state of Minnesota (approximately 70%) resides withing the Twin Cities Metropolitan area. The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul reside just to the west of the Mississippi River.
Minnesota boasts all major sports franchises, including baseball, football, hockey, and basketball. The home stadiums for the Twins, Vikings, and Timberwolves are located within Minneapolis and the home arena for the Wild is located in St. Paul.
There are 5 fortune 500 companies that headquarter in the Twin Cities including Target Corporation, U.S. Bankcorp, Excel Energy, Ameriprise Financial, and Thrivant Financial for Lutherans. There are also 4 fortune 1000 companies including PepsiAmericas, Valspar, Graco, and Donaldson Company. Other large companies with offices located within the Twin Cities are Wells Fargo, Best Buy, 3M, Medronic, Boston Scientific, IBM, Piper Jaffray, RBC Dain Rauscher, ING Group, and Qwest.
The 15 counties that are part of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright.
Please use the navigation links in the drop down menu to find specific information regarding cities and neighborhoods located within the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
