Minnesota Saint Paul, in east-central Minnesota along the banks of the Mississippi River, has been Minnesota's capital city since 1849, first as capital of the Territory of Minnesota, and then as the state capital since 1858. Saint Paul is adjacent to Minnesota's most populous city, Minneapolis; they and their suburbs are known collectively as the Twin Cities metropolitan area, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States, and home to about 54 percent of the state's population. The remainder of the state is known as "Greater Minnesota" or pejoratively "Outstate Minnesota". The state has 17 cities with populations above 50,000 (as
The Minnesota State Hymn The Minnesota State Hymn The Minnesota State Hymm is the institutional anthem of the Minnesota State University, Mankato. It is played at all graduation and official ceremonies. It was written by C.K. Waterman and Paul Karvonen. "Minnesota State, we hail; Hail the purple and the gold<br> "All alumni, old and new, take you with them when they go.<br> "From the hilltop, from the prairie"<br> "Where the river bends to lead them"<br> "We are walking proud and strong, Minnesota State on and on."<br> "Racha Macha, MSU, now and always we'll be true"<br> "In the classroom, on the mall, by the fountain,