It limits with Saint Paul, the capital of the state. Minneapolis is located in the southeastern part of the state and extends along the Mississippi River, just north of its confluence with the Minnesota River. The Minneapolis people are known as Minneapolis. The name of the city is attributed to the city's first school teacher, who combined the words mini, a term that in Sioux means water, and polis, the Greek word for a city. For other cities, see Minneapolis Minneapolis in English: Minneapolis is the county seat of Hennepin and the most populous city in the state of Minnesota and the forty-eighth most populous city in the United States.
This article is about the city of Minnesota.
