Shortly after my family moved to Minneapolis a few years ago, my wife and I went on a morning bus tour of the city that John Mayer led. Incredibly fascinating.

So I was eager to read the latest edition of his religious demographics of the Twin Cities:

John A. Mayer. Cityview Report: Twin Cities. 16th ed. Minneapolis: City Vision, 2015.

How well do you know Minneapolis? Mayer shares this list of 47 statements to pique your interest (p. 8):

1. Largest Somali, Hmong, Oromo Ethiopian, Liberian, Karen Burmese, and Anuak populations in the U.S., as well as the second largest Tibetan concentration
2. The Phillips Neighborhood has the largest urban concentration of Native Americans
3. City with the largest number of Korean adoptees
4. Fourth largest homosexual population in the U.S. with Minneapolis voted the “Gayest city in America” in 2011.
5. One of the largest concentrations of witches in the U.S. (Paganistan), numbering over 20,000.
6. One of the largest concentrations of megachurches of any U.S. city (most megachurches per capita). Also including one gigachurch located in the Twin Cities with attendance of 10,000+.
7. Eight of the top 10 largest Lutheran churches in the U.S. including the largest Lutheran church in the world
8. MN has a Muslim Congressman
9. Four largest Baptist General Conference churches (BGC) in the U.S.
10. One Twin Cities Presbyterian churches is ranked third largest church in its denomination in the U.S.
11. Most Chinese students of any U.S. university at the University of MN
12. Largest Cambodian Buddhist temple in the U.S.
13. Largest Hindu temple in the North America.
14. Two largest Hmong churches in North America
15. Largest Oromo church in North America
16. World headquarters for Eckankar
17. The Phillips Neighborhood of south MPLS is the most diverse neighborhood in the U.S. with over 100 languages
18. In 2002 Twin Cities named by the Brookings Institute as one of the Top 10 Gateway Cities in America for new refugees/immigrants
19. Light Rail System sells tickets in four languages (luckily one is English)
20. Anoka is known as the Halloween Capital of the World
21. Largest Witch/New Age publishing company in the world located in the Twin Cities
22. First State with a Hindu State Representative
23. Mormon Temple located in Oakdale
24. More Hmong gangs than Hmong churches
25. Quiet Revival with over 1,100 new churches started in the last 10 years with one new church starting every 3 days and with nearly 60% of the new churches being non-White
26. Over 3,600 churches total
27. Over 250 house churches
28. Over 45,000 deaf people (Only 2% are Christian)
29. More than 350 African American churches
30. Over 275 Hispanic churches
31. Eat Street (Nicollet Ave) in south MPLS has over 75 ethnic restaurants in a six block area
32. Over 50% of immigrants live in the suburbs (ethnoburbs) of the Twin Cities
33. City ranked number one where people volunteer the most
34. City with the most Somali believers and home to the only Somali church in America
35. One of only two cities in America with a Norwegian speaking church
36. City containing over 125 Muslim mosques
37. City with the highest percentage of working mothers in America
38. Over 275 Multi-cultural/ethnic churches
39. City containing over 75 multi-site churches with 2-5 branch campuses
40. Most literate city in America (most books, newspapers, libraries, etc. per capita)
41. City with over 125 Gen-y Millennial type churches
42. Minnesota has the highest voting record of any State
43. Eleven Muslim mosques, six Hindu temples, three Buddhist temples, one Sikh, and one Jain temple are now all located in former church buildings throughout the Twin Cities
44. Two Witch covens meet in church buildings in the Twin Cities.
45. Minneapolis is the future site for the new $48 million dollar, 300,000 sq. ft. Muslim Youth Center mosque. The first of its kind in the nation and the largest Muslim mosque in America.
46. People in Minnesota live the longest on average on any state in the U.S.
47. Number one city in America where people ride bicycles.

Here’s the book’s table of contents:

Related: Joe Carter, “Why Increasing Racial Diversity in Denominations Is a Math Problem“