Minneapolis is now the 46th largest city in the country, moving up two positions over the past year, new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau for 2014 show.
In 2014, the city grew by 6,560 residents while St. Paul's population was up by 2,200.
That's not the kind of white hot growth that cities in Texas or California are experiencing but the new data gives further proof that the Twin Cities continue to drive Minnesota's increase in population.
"We've known for a long time that Minneapolis and St. Paul are continuing to grow," State Demographer Susan Brower said. "But each year that they continue to grow it becomes more remarkable when you look at the history of the state and not just the past five years.