Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

E51653

city state capital

Saint Paul is the capital city of Minnesota in the United States, known for its historic architecture, cultural institutions, and role as one of the Twin Cities alongside Minneapolis.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Saint Paul, Minnesota	147
St. Paul, Minnesota	31
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States canonical	27
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States	21
Saint Paul	16
downtown Saint Paul	6
St. Paul	2
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America	2
City of Saint Paul	1
Saint Paul, Minnesota – Seattle, Washington	1
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States of America	1
St. Paul, MN	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T377718 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Context triple: [Josh Hartnett, placeOfBirth, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States]

A. Minneapolis
Minneapolis is a major city in Minnesota known for its large and historically significant Norwegian American community, vibrant arts scene, and numerous lakes.
B. Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, is a city in southeastern Minnesota best known as the home of the world-renowned Mayo Clinic medical center.
C. Minneapolis–Saint Paul
Minneapolis–Saint Paul is a major metropolitan area in Minnesota known for its twin cities, cultural institutions, and economic significance in the Upper Midwest.
D. Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States
Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States is a small northern Minnesota city best known as the birthplace of iconic actress and singer Judy Garland.
E. Fridley, Minnesota, United States
Fridley, Minnesota, United States is a suburban city in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area known for its mix of residential neighborhoods, industrial facilities, and major corporate presence.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Target entity description: Saint Paul is the capital city of Minnesota in the United States, known for its historic architecture, cultural institutions, and role as one of the Twin Cities alongside Minneapolis.

A. Minneapolis
Minneapolis is a major city in Minnesota known for its large and historically significant Norwegian American community, vibrant arts scene, and numerous lakes.
B. Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, is a city in southeastern Minnesota best known as the home of the world-renowned Mayo Clinic medical center.
C. Minneapolis–Saint Paul
Minneapolis–Saint Paul is a major metropolitan area in Minnesota known for its twin cities, cultural institutions, and economic significance in the Upper Midwest.
D. Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States
Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States is a small northern Minnesota city best known as the birthplace of iconic actress and singer Judy Garland.
E. Fridley, Minnesota, United States
Fridley, Minnesota, United States is a suburban city in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area known for its mix of residential neighborhoods, industrial facilities, and major corporate presence.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ state capital ⓘ
climate	humid continental climate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
daylightSavingTimeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ surface form: Central Daylight Time
elevationAboveSeaLevel	approximately 214 meters ⓘ
foundedAsSettlement	19th century ⓘ
governmentType	mayor–council government ⓘ
hasAirportAccess	Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport ⓘ
hasInstitution	Hamline University ⓘ Metropolitan State University ⓘ Minnesota History Center ⓘ Ordway Center for the Performing Arts ⓘ Saint Paul Public Library ⓘ Science Museum of Minnesota ⓘ University of St. Thomas ⓘ surface form: University of St. Thomas (main campus partly in Saint Paul)
hasLandmark	Cathedral of Saint Paul ⓘ James J. Hill House in Saint Paul, Minnesota ⓘ surface form: James J. Hill House Landmark Center ⓘ Minnesota State Capitol ⓘ Union Depot (Saint Paul) ⓘ
hasNeighborhood	Frogtown (Thomas-Dale) ⓘ Highland Park ⓘ Lowertown ⓘ Summit Hill ⓘ
hasRiver	Minnesota River ⓘ Mississippi River ⓘ
hasSportsTeam	Minnesota Wild ⓘ St. Paul Saints ⓘ
hasTransportationSystem	Minneapolis METRO Green Line ⓘ surface form: Metro Transit light rail Green Line
hasVenue	CHS Field ⓘ Xcel Energy Center ⓘ
isCapitalOf	Minnesota ⓘ
isCountySeatOf	Ramsey County, Minnesota ⓘ
knownFor	Mississippi riverfront ⓘ cultural institutions ⓘ historic architecture ⓘ
locatedIn	Ramsey County, Minnesota ⓘ Midwestern United States ⓘ surface form: United States Midwest
locatedInMetropolitanArea	Minneapolis–Saint Paul ⓘ surface form: Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area
locatedInRegion	Midwestern United States ⓘ surface form: Upper Midwest
locatedOn	Minnesota River ⓘ Mississippi River ⓘ
namedAfter	Apostle Paul ⓘ surface form: Paul the Apostle
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	Minneapolis–Saint Paul ⓘ surface form: Twin Cities
postalAbbreviation	Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: St. Paul, MN
state	Minnesota ⓘ
timeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
twinCityWith	Minneapolis ⓘ surface form: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (256)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

METRO light rail → serves → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

METRO light rail → connectsTo → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: downtown Saint Paul

Bugs Moran (as rival) → birthPlace → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Bugs Moran

Cushman K. Davis → workLocation → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Cushman K. Davis → residence → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Cushman K. Davis → deathPlace → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

United States District Court for the District of Minnesota → cityServed → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Nagano → hasSisterCity → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Paul, Minnesota

Garrison Keillor → residence → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

U.S. Route 61 → connects → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Paul, Minnesota

Herb Brooks → placeOfBirth → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

Kay Boyle → placeOfBirth → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

Metro Transit → serves → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Metro Transit → connects → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: downtown Saint Paul

METRO Green Line → connects → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: downtown Saint Paul

Fort Snelling → near → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Macalester College → locatedIn → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Paul Molitor → placeOfBirth → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

St. Paul Saints → locatedIn → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

St. Paul Saints → basedIn → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Goldy Gopher → locatedIn → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Chick Gandil → placeOfBirth → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Frances Scott Fitzgerald → placeOfBirth → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

August Wilson → residence → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Republican Party presidential primaries, 2008 → locationOfConvention → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota → seat → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Hamline University → city → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Attorney General of Minnesota → seat → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Minnesota Department of Transportation → headquartersLocation → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Paul, Minnesota

Frank B. Kellogg → placeOfDeath → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Frank B. Kellogg → workLocation → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Frank B. Kellogg → residence → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Eagan, Minnesota → locatedNear → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Eagan, Minnesota → locatedSouthOf → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Minneapolis METRO Green Line → connects → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: downtown Saint Paul

Roy Wilkins Auditorium → locatedIn → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Hill Lines → headquartersLocation → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Great Northern Railway

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Hill Lines → primaryRoute → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Great Northern Railway

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota – Seattle, Washington

Harry A. Blackmun → residence → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Paul, Minnesota

Colby → placeOfBirth → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: William Colby

Richard Dix → placeOfBirth → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Dave Winfield → placeOfBirth → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

Melvin Calvin → placeOfBirth → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Calvary Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States → locatedIn → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Calvary Cemetery (Saint Paul, Minnesota)

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

James J. Hill House in Saint Paul, Minnesota → locatedIn → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: James J. Hill House

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Jack Morris → placeOfBirth → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

First National Bank Building (St. Paul) → locatedIn → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Minnesota State Capitol → locatedIn → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Paul Manship → placeOfBirth → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Paul, Minnesota

Paul Manship → hasWorkLocatedAt → Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Referenced by (256)

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