Flag of Minneapolis

City of Minneapolis

Proportion| 3:5, 4:6, 5:8 (all official)
Adopted| May 27, 1955
Design| A royal blue pennant on a white field with a white circle split into four equal quadrants – each with a different design, from top left, clockwise: a building, a gear and square, a microscope, and a pilot wheel
Designed by| Louise Sundin

The flag of Minneapolis was adopted on May 27, 1955.

## Design and symbolism

[edit]

On May 27, 1955, Minneapolis City Council unanimously adopted a new design for its flag. The flag and its symbols were described in the resolution as such:[1]

> A royal blue pennant on a white field or background with a white circle on a blue pennant divided by four parts; each of the four parts of the circle containing a blue symbol, i.e., a building symbolizing education and the arts; a cogged wheel and steel square symbolizing labor and industry; a ship's wheel symbolizing our lakes and rivers and all activities identified with them; a microscope symbolizing research, skilled craftsmanship and progress.

## History

[edit]

The flag of Minneapolis was designed in 1955 by Louise Sundin as part of a contest. She received a $250 U.S. Savings Bond as her prize. The Minneapolis City Council adopted it as the official flag of the city on May 27, 1955.[1] A 2004 North American Vexillological Association survey of 150 American city flags put Minneapolis' design at 27th place.[2] Gizmodo, however, put the flag on their list of the worst city flags, saying it was "too simple".[3]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b "Minneapolis City Flag". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
2. ^ "2004 American City Flags Survey" (PDF). North American Vexillological Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
3. ^ Walker, Alissa (September 2, 2015). "Are These The Ugliest City Flags on Earth?". Gizmodo. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

## Further reading

[edit]

* Purcell, John M. (2002–2003). "Minneapolis, Minnesota". Raven: A Journal of Vexillology. 9–10: 219–220\. doi:10.5840/raven2002/20039/1090.

## External links

[edit]

* The City Clerk of Minneapolis's page on the flag

* v
* t
* e

Flags of cities in the United States

New England|

* Bedford
* Boston
* Burlington
* Taunton

Mid-Atlantic|

* Albany
* Buffalo
* Easton
* Harrisburg
* New York City
* Pittsburgh
* Philadelphia
* Rochester

East North Central|

* Cincinnati
* Chicago
* Cleveland
* Columbus
* Dayton
* Detroit
* Fort Wayne
* Indianapolis
* Lafayette
* Madison
* Milwaukee
* Mooresville
* South Bend
* Springfield
* Toledo

West North Central|

* Des Moines
* Duluth
* Grand Forks
* Kansas City
* Lincoln
* Minneapolis
* Omaha
* Saint Paul
* Sioux Falls
* St. Louis
* Topeka
* Wichita

South Atlantic|

* Atlanta
* Baltimore
* Charlotte
* Durham
* Jacksonville
* Miami
* New Bern
* Orlando
* Raleigh
* Richmond
* Tampa
* Trenton
* District of Columbia
* Wheeling

East South Central|

* Birmingham
* Chattanooga
* Knoxville
* Louisville
* Memphis
* Mobile
* Nashville

West South Central|

* Austin
* Baton Rouge
* Corpus Christi
* Dallas
* Denison
* El Paso
* Fort Worth
* Houston
* Laredo
* New Orleans
* San Antonio
* Tulsa

Mountain|

* Albuquerque
* Billings
* Colorado Springs
* Denver
* Las Vegas
* Missoula
* Phoenix
* Pocatello
* Provo
* Reno
* Salt Lake City
* Tucson

Pacific|

* Anchorage
* Bellingham
* Honolulu
* Long Beach
* Los Angeles
* Portland
* Sacramento
* San Diego
* San Francisco
* San Jose
* Santa Barbara
* Seattle
* Spokane

This American flag–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

This Minnesota-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template