Try your hand at drawing trend lines for Minnesota's population

Minnesota's population has changed significantly in size and composition over the years.

(MaryJo Webster/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Since Minnesota's earliest days as a state, it has grown by leaps and bounds -- and not just in size, but the diversity of its population.

But can you guess what those trends have looked like over time?

Try your hand as an artist/demographer and draw your guesses on the following charts, then check how you did by revealing the answer.

There are no prizes for doing well, unless you show off your brilliant answers on social media.

about the writers

about the writers

Jeff Hargarten

Data Journalist

Jeff Hargarten is a Minnesota Star Tribune journalist at the intersection of data analysis, reporting, coding and design.

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MaryJo Webster

Data Editor

MaryJo Webster is the data editor for the Minnesota Star Tribune. She teams up with reporters to analyze data for stories across a wide range of topics and beats and also oversees a small team of other data journalists.

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