metropolitan area in Minnesota, United States
Factsheet
With the County estimates going to 1.55 million (+280,000) and a Metro of 3.8 million (650,000 increase 7.7% from Minneapolis alone and 43% from Hennepin County).
Bloomington and Brooklyn Park could Join Minneapolis and St. Paul under the current state definition of a first class city.
Interestingly forecasts for for the metro population St. Paul increases the metro by only 4% and Ramsey County as a whole will add 7.4%. A 0.3% less then Minneapolis' despite being 3 times the size of Minneapolis.
Lastly Minneapolis would still be short of it's all time high of 521,000 back in 1950.
Just a bit of a fun perspective. Of course forecasts can change (like the weather) and I do feel like this is a little optimistic but just found it interesting to look over and compare
edit: spelling