Minnesota Resources

General Information

Minnesota County Websites
The Association of Minnesota Counties keeps this up-to-date list of links to county websites.

Minnesota City Websites
The League of Minnesota Cities keeps a database of city contact information. Select your city of interest from the list, click "Search," and click on the city name to display the web address of the official city website.

Minnesota.gov
Minnesota.gov, formerly known as Northstar, is the state of Minnesota's web portal. It links to all the Minnesota state agencies, the governor, and legislature. There is lots of local and state information.

 

Historical Information

Minnesota History Research Guides
This list of common Minnesota history topics compiled by the Minnesota Historical Society includes links to suggested primary and secondary sources for each topic. 

Minnesota Historical Society: Collections Online
A searchable database of photographs, art and posters covering Minnesota history.

 

Additional Information

MNopedia
An online Minnesota history encyclopedia written by experts selected by the Minnesota Historical Society.

Minnesota Links to the World
The Minnesota Legislative Reference Library compiled this list of links to Minnesota-based state agencies, nonprofits, advocacy groups, and other organizations by topic.


Need more options? Try Minnesota Databases
Library databases focused on Minnesota information.

Maps

True North
An educational Geographic Information System (GIS) with more than 250 digital map layers and direct links to related historic resources. Add layers of data to maps. From the Minnesota Historical Society.

Atlas of Minnesota Online Edition
From the Minnesota Center for Rural Policy and Development. These maps provide data for Social and Economic Characteristics of Minnesota.
 

Images

Minnesota Historical Society: Collections Online
A searchable database of photographs, art and posters covering Minnesota history.

Minnesota Digital Library – formerly Minnesota Reflections
Images, maps, documents, and other primary sources from Minnesota history.

Minnesota State Demographic Center
A state government website with statistics about social, economic, and demographic conditions in Minnesota. Browse data by topic or location.

Minnesota Compass
Reliable statistics on Minnesota communities. Includes demographics and topics like education, economy, health, housing, public safety, and more.

Compare Minnesota
Allows a user to compare Minnesota with other states in 10 areas having to do with business climate and development: Proven performance, business-friendly climate, renowned work ethic, excellence in education, fertile ground for innovation, best in business, foundations of commerce, global competitor, wealth of resources, and most livable state.

Minnesota Public Health Data Access Portal
Environmental and health data (cancer, immunization, air quality, etc.) for Minnesota and its counties. Organized by topic and region with customizable data tables.
 

Local newspapers are a great source for local information. Use these newspaper databases to read newspapers from around the state.

Star Tribune, Minneapolis (ProQuest)

Text of articles from the Star Tribune newspaper, 1986 - present.

Note: To view each page of the paper as it appeared in print — with images and ads — see the print layout of the Star Tribune, available for 2008 - 3 months ago.

Pioneer Press, St. Paul (NewsBank)

Text-only articles from Pioneer Press and TwinCities.com (no images).

Note: To view each page of the paper as it appeared in print — with images and ads — see the print layout of the Pioneer Press, available for 2018 - present.

MinnPost
A non-profit news website covering news, politics, and arts topics in Minnesota.

Minnesota News Sources
Articles from Minnesota newspapers especially small regional and community newspapers. Also includes the Star Tribune and Pioneer Press.

MN Sun Community Newspapers
This page is for ECM Publishers. Lists the websites for the Sun and other community newspapers


Southwest News Media
News for the southwest suburbs.

Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub - BETA
A collection of digitized Minnesota newspapers provided by the Minnesota Historical Society. The years covered vary but most are from the 19th century.