For the twelve (12) days leading up to Labor Day, within the same neighborhood as Hamline University in Falcon Heights, a suburb between Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the State Fair of Minnesota is typically the busiest state fair by daily attendance in the nation, especially as the numbers at the State Fair in Texas have dwindled somewhat in recent years. In the near future, the Texas Fair may no longer receive as many people, thus resulting in the larger dominance of the Minnesota State Fair, which already maintains a higher daily count than any other state fair.
As a percentage of the total population of the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota State Fair typically hovers around 40% of the population of the entire state, with around two million total people attending over the cumulative course of the twelve-day event. The vast majority of the population of the State of Minnesota already lives within a fair proximity to the Minneapolis—St. Paul area, including the areas around notable and prestigious colleges and universities associated with the area. Augsburg and Macalester are each located in the inner core of the metropolitan area, though Augsburg is associated with Minneapolis and Macalester with Saint Paul. The aforementioned Hamline University also plays a large role in the area, especially in between the Twin Cities. Further south, St. Olaf College and Carleton College alike are associated with Northfield, located in the northern part of Rice County, Minnesota, north of Faribault.
novaTopFlex 