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Line 61: '''Minneapolis''' ({{pronEng|ˌmɪniˈæpʌlɪs}}) is the largest [[city]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]] and is the [[county seat]] of [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin County]]. The city lies on both banks of the [[Mississippi River]], just north of the river's confluence with the [[Minnesota River]], and adjoins [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]], the state's [[capital]]. Known as the ''Twin Cities'', these two cities form the core of [[Minneapolis-St. Paul]], the fifteenth largest [[metropolitan area]] in the [[United States]], with about 3.5 million residents. The [[U.S. Census Bureau]] estimated the population of the city of Minneapolis at 372,811 people in 2005.<ref name=census>{{cite web| title= 2005 population estimate for Minneapolis city| publisher= Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau| date= [[August 21]] [[2006]]|url= http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US2743000&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=minneapolis&_cityTown=minneapolis&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=|accessdate= 2007-04-09}}</ref> The [[Metropolitan Council]] estimate for 2006 was 387,970.<ref name=population-metrocouncil /> Abundantly rich in water, the city has twenty lakes and wetlands, the Mississippi riverfront, creeks and waterfalls, many connected by parkways in the [[Chain of Lakes (Minneapolis)|Chain of Lakes]] and the [[Grand Rounds Scenic Byway]]. Once the world's [[flour]] [[Mill (grinding)|milling]] capital and a hub for [[timber]], Minneapolis is the primary business center between [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]], and [[Seattle, Washington]].<ref name=Emporis /> [[regional theatre in the United States|Regional theater]] was pioneered at the [[Guthrie Theater]], one of many cultural organizations that draw creative people and audiences to Minneapolis for theater, visual art, writing and music. Indeed, the city was ranked the most literate in the [[United States||U.S.]] in 2007<ref name=literacy>{{cite web| title=Most Literate U.S. Cities: Minneapolis and Seattle| publisher=LifeScience|date=[[December 27]] [[2007]]|url=http://www.livescience.com/health/071227-literate-cities.html}}</ref>. A diverse population, the community has a long tradition of charitable support through [[progressivism|progressive]] public social programs and through private and corporate [[philanthropy]]{{Fact|date=December 2007}}. Public [[park system]]s are modeled after Minneapolis where a park is within one-half mile (800 [[metre|m]]) of every home{{Fact|date=December 2007}}. The name ''Minneapolis'' is attributed to the city's first schoolmaster, who combined ''mni'', the [[Dakota language|Dakota]] word for [[water]], and ''polis'', the [[Greek language|Greek]] word for city.<ref>{{cite web| title= Dakota Dictionary Online| publisher= University of Minnesota Department of American Indian Studies (fmdb.cla.umn.edu)| url= http://fmdb.cla.umn.edu/dakota/}} and {{cite web | title= A History of Minneapolis: Naming of Minneapolis |date=2001| publisher= Minneapolis Public Library (mpls.lib.mn.us)| url= http://www.mpls.lib.mn.us/history/eh4.asp| accessdate= 2007-03-18}}</ref> Minneapolis is nicknamed the ''City of Lakes'' and the ''Mill City''.<ref name=Emporis>{{cite web|title= Minneapolis|publisher=Emporis Buildings (emporis.com)| url= http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/?id=101331| accessdate= 2007-03-18}}</ref> | |||