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Saint Paul (often abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. [6] Situated on high bluffs overlooking a bend in the Mississippi River , Saint Paul is a regional business hub and the center of Minnesota's government.
The Saint Paul campus of the St. Catherine University (1905) was founded by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet. It was named for Saint Catherine of Alexandria . Luther Seminary (1917) ( ELCA ) was initially formed through the merger of three institutions in 1917 in conjunction with the merger of three Norwegian Lutheran Churches to ...
West Seventh in St. Paul is also known as Fort Road, [16] owing to its location on historic Native American and fur trader paths along the northern bank of the Mississippi River from downtown Saint Paul to Fort Snelling. This area is colloquially known as the "West End", and is different from the area across the river known as the "West Side".
The Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN–WI Combined Statistical Area is made up of 19 counties in Minnesota and two counties in Wisconsin. The statistical area includes two metropolitan areas and four micropolitan areas. As of the 2010 census, the CSA had a population of 3,682,928 (though a July 1, 2012 estimate placed it at 3,691,918).
Saint Paul is the capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. As of the 2000 census , the population was 287,151. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 279,590 in 2008.
The Chapel of Saint Paul, which later served as the first Cathedral of Saint Paul, was a log chapel built on the bluffs of the Mississippi River in 1841 by Lucien Galtier. It served as the first cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Saint Paul from June 1851 to December 1851. It was also used as a school until it was eventually dismantled.