answers: 3,946,533
context: as the seven-county region which is governed under the Metropolitan Council regional governmental agency and planning organization. The Office of Management and Budget officially designates 16 counties as the "Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington MN–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area", the 16th largest in the United States. The entire region known as the "Minneapolis–St. Paul MN–WI Combined Statistical Area", has a population of 3,946,533, the 14th largest, according to 2017 Census estimates. Despite the Twin moniker, both cities are independent municipalities with defined borders. Minneapolis is somewhat younger with more modern skyscrapers downtown, while Saint Paul has been likened to an East Coast city, with </s> Demographics of Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. As of the 2000 census, the population was 287,151. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 279,590 in 2008. The U.S. Census Bureau recorded St. Paul's population at 272,235 in the 1990 census. In the 2000 census, the population was recorded at 287,151; however, a 2008 estimate puts the population at 279,590, a decrease of 7,561 people. In contrast, the Minnesota Department of Administration estimated the city's population at 288,055 in 2008, an increase </s> 70.0% of the metropolitan area's population was concentrated in the two core cities of Minneapolis and its twin city, St. Paul, Minnesota. By 2010, the two cities held only 20.0% of the metropolitan area total population. Increased housing production such as the construction of condominiums has brought Downtown Minneapolis' population to a little over 30,000 inhabitants. According to the 2010 Census, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, the age distribution was as follows. Source: According to the 2005-2007 American Community Survey, there were a total of 155,155 households out of which 45.3% were family households and 54.7% were non-family households.
question: population of minneapolis st paul and surrounding area