Image: Twin Cities Metro Area (13 County)
Description: Minneapolis-Saint Paul (Twin Cities) highlighting both the 7-county Urban Area (traditional) and the revised 13-county Metropolitan Statistical Area from the 2000 Census. Today, the term Twin Cities typically refers to the metropolitan area. The pink areas represent urbanized areas as defined by the Metropolitan Council (urbanized meaning developed with sewer access and includes suburbia and small towns). The red and green lines are highways while the grid-like lines within the counties are township boundaries and mostly rural. Suburban cities are also defined within the pink area however they are not as apparent since their borders so regularly match up with existing highways and natural features.
Title: Twin Cities Metro Area (13 County)
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Author: Davumaya
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