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Minneuka
County: Charlesworth (43) • Population: 1,367,200 (4,502,890 in metro)
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Minneuka, locally often nicknamed "M'uka" or "Mooka," is the largest city in Mennowa and the principal city of the state's largest metropolitan area. Minneuka had a population of 1,367,200 in the 2020 census, and the entire metro area in Mennowa alone had a population of 4,502,890. The Minneuka area continues across the Alormen River into Gnaerey.

Minneuka sits at a moderately shallow cataract of the Alormen River, a few miles downstream of the confluence with the Mennowa River and near the confluence of the Witch River. The riverbend at Minneuka was an important portage point in low water and originally controlled by Mennowee tribes. In 1685, missionaries of the Alexandrine Order sailed north, down the Alormen River and contacted the local tribes. The Alexandrines facilitated in the establishment of a fort and permanent settlement. Minneuka became an important trading post and portage point on the Alormen River when the Federal States purchased the territory. It was also an important crossroads for easterners in their settlement of the prairie. The city grew quickly after statehood, being one of the first cities west of the Alormen to reach 100,000 and one million residents. Minneuka ultimately reached one million residents in 1920, peaking at 1.53 million people in 1970. In the 1920s, however, ethnic and social-class divisions prompted numerous suburbs to resist annexation or consolidation. The urban—suburban rivalry, competition for regional jobs, industrial downsizing, and continued suburban demand caused Minneuka to show signs of urban decay during the late 20th century. This was particularly noteworthy in some neighborhoods northwest and east of downtown. The city declined in population to 1.2 million in 2000, but it has partially rebounded since as regional relations normalized in the 2000s and the city promoted vacant areas for immigrant-centered development.

Minneuka is a port on the Alormen River, which is part of the largest combined waterway in the Federal States (Alormen–Grand Lakes). The city anchors the largest regional economy in the heartland, which has diversified from its origins as entrepôt and foodstuffs to include banking, chemicals, machine manufacturing, and academia. A significant cultural center in its own right, Minneuka is known for its contributions to fine arts, architecture, urban design, and athletics. Minneuka has worked hard to restore its historic venues, from theatres to competition facilities. It hosted the second ever global Pax Nova Summer Games in 1964. The city has a diverse culture, led by its notable Mennowee population. The city also has significant populations from southwestern Uletha (particularly Mauretia and Kalkara) and an increasing number of immigrant families from Kojo. Five non-Ingerish newspapers are based in the city.
Des Nonnes
County: Charlesworth (43) • Population: 1,367,200 (4,502,890 in metro)
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Des Nonnes is the second largest city in Mennowa and the largest in the western part of the state. Des Nonnes had a population of 717,500 in the 2020 census; the entire metro area, which spans five counties, has a population of 1,896,340.

Des Nonnes sits on the Des Nonnes River, at the confluence of the La Croix and Mississaukee Rivers. The city marks the furthest navigable point inland on the river for modern river shipping, although personal craft have navigability further north to Ryle. The land was originally inhabited by Shaunasee tribes. Missionaries of the Alexandrine Order and their adjacents established the settlement in 1701. It became a regional religious center for the newly converted Shaunasee tribes, who made peace with their coreligionists among the Mennowee tribes further east. The city was the site of a violent battle, however, between the new Christic-oriented tribes and those that retained native practices. When the Federal States purchased the Shaunasee lands, they worked to remove the non-Christic tribes from the area. Many Christic Shaunasee were caught in this, creating hostilities between some eastern settlers and natives. As a result, many non-Ortholic and non-Alexandrine groups avoided settlement around Des Nonnes until after Mennowa was granted statehood. Even then, settlement was slow.

Des Nonnes sat at an important transit point between the river and railroads, so the city did begin to grow in the late 1860s. By 1970, the city reached 500,000 residents. Des Nonnes is a major regional rail hub, and much of the agriculture from the region passes through the city. Agribusiness and foodstuffs are major industries. The city famously produced refrigerated rail cars in its early years, and it is still known for innovations in this technology. Similarly, ethanol production has grown in the last few decades. The city is also notable for healthcare and boasts three major medical schools. Two of the schools were established by religious mission, and the city's academic core is driven by three Christic universities.

The culture of Des Nonnes is dominated by the religious history of the city, the Shaunasee–Mennowee cultural continuum, and immigration from some areas of Western Uletha during the early twentieth century. The city has a large Plevian-Archantan community that has produced numerous famous persons across cultural fields. There are also notable Mallyoran and Drabantian communities in the city. These communities do attract recent immigrants, but they primarily descend from those migrating to the prairie during the first half of the twentieth century. Later communities of those from Egani, Florescenta, Izaland, Kojo, and Mauretia have arrived since the Pax Nova began after the Great War.
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Mennowa county table

County name N C Population Area (mi2) Municipalities Townships Localities
Lake County 1 LK ~200,000 504.49
Emery County 2 EY ~600,000 373.47 City of New Harmony (county seat)
Bright County 3 BT 571.99 City of Wilman Hill (county seat)
Clinton County 4 CL 502.27 City of Hobart (county seat)
Mishimena County 5 MI 434.65 City of Selenica (county seat)
Limbert County 6 LI 378.92
Melwick County 7 ML 372.38
Orchard County 8 OR 460.11
Beaubien County 9 BB 354.21 City of Mennowa City (county seat)
Ohanzee County 10 OZ 372.18 City of Twin Rocks (county seat)
Farrenne County 11 FA 464.01
Meade County 12 MD 577.30
Vallette County 13 VA 389.41
Abbot County 14 AB 541.43
Thomas County 15 TH 501.92
Kelly County 16 KE 573.79
Philanthrope County 17 PH 461.73 City of Maple Ridge (county seat)
Mississaukee County 18 MS ~18,000 724.43

City of Alum Hill
City of Egmont
City of Mississaukee City (county seat)
Village of Bardham
Village of Chribouaine
Village of Gobernis
Village of Lassony
Village of Lollerdale
Village of Orowich
Village of Orriwa Camp
Village of Tracy

Ambrose Township
Ball Township
Bardham Township
Cox Township
Crawford Township
East Botsford Township
Egmont Township
Grove Township
Henry Township
Marvin Township
Orriwa Township
Plains Township
Rose Township
Southwest Township
Underwood Township
West Botsford Township

Aborennie Ford
Ambrose Center
Ball Junction
Botsford Junction*
Botsford Station*
Clay Church
Cox Center
Ewing Junction
Hartford Bend
Harmon Schoolhouse
Henry
Herefordville
Laserton
Lilly Crossing
Maderonne
Marvin Center*
McKay Junction
Olmstead Mill
Orriwa Crossing
Peter
Pickler Ford
Piroannamee Junction
Rose Corners
Sibley Station
Vernon

Parker County 19 PK ~41,000 717.22

City of Green Mound
City of Valoria (county seat)
Village of Aloniac Springs
Village of Broughton
Village of Chester Hall
Village of Eustis
Village of New Darlington
Village of Nixton
Village of Prairie Hill
Village of Sammons
Village of Toothman

Aloniac Township
Broughton Township
Chester Township
Clearwater Township
Darlington Township
Farrell Township
Gorman Township
Hickory Township
Jeffersonian Township
Limestone Township
Mound Township
Nix Township
Toothman Township
Sparks Township
Valoria Township
Vienne Township

Archer
Blanchard
Five Points
Gorman Center
Hickory Center
La Salle Post Office
Marshall Corners
Medford Crossing
Mickelson Station
New Cleary*
Ryan Schoolhouse
Sparks
Victory Station

Douglas County 20 DS 573.78 Village of Goddard (county seat)
Koteewee County 21 KW 573.78 City of Fire City (county seat)
Sekinakewa County 22 SK 573.79
Tyrone County 23 TY 573.79
Mennowa County 24 ME 681.56
Johnson County 25 JO ~200,000 573.78 Capital city of Fort Constable
Sunrise County 26 SR 489.15
Graham County 27 GM ~26,000 743.44

City of Mercy Tree (county seat)
Village of Borden
Village of Emmanine
Village of Gaudette
Village of McCue
Village of Sand Bank
Village of Stark Clearing
Village of Williams City

Alexandrine Township
Baptist Township
Darsons Township
Emmanine Township
Finney Township
Gaudette Township
Kilbourne Township
La Croix Township
Love Township
MatrimTownship
Quimby Township
Retreat Township
River Township
Shining Sun Township
Stark Township
Vidalia Township
Williams Township
Yellowtail Township

Conroe
Danforth
Johnson
Killdeer Station
Mordecai
Ruth
Slate Bridge
Spruce
Tremble
Westion
Willow

Alexandrine County 28 AX ~890,000 717.17 City of Des Nonnes (county seat)
Rose County 29 RO ~110,000 573.74 City of Morgansville (county seat)
Le Clair County 30 LC ~35,000 573.74 City of Great Bend (county seat)
McPherson County 31 MP 573.74 City of Camp Loudon (county seat)
Hillard County 32 HI 573.75
Warren County 33 WA 573.73
Wapinkwakata County 34 WW 614.31 City of Wapinkwakata (county seat)
Elgier County 35 EG ~18,000 767.61 City of Niles City (county seat)
Osborne County 36 OS ~45,000 824.27 Town of Crambler Meetinghouse (county seat)
Bunton County 37 BU 717.14 Village of Campground (county seat)
Braum County 38 BM 573.71 Parsons (county seat)
Fairfield County 39 FF 517.78
Yellowfeather County 40 YE 573.72
Union County 41 UN 573.71
Hogan County 42 HO ~475,000 647.31 City of Almswood
City of Hogan River (county seat)
Charlesworth County 43 CW ~3,670,000 530.30 City Select-Class of Minneuka (county seat)

City of Bishopsford
City of Cloverfield
City of Meadbrook
City of Osaunneuka
City of Port Mennowa
City of Worthington
Town of Bagley
Town of Berkstown
Town of Eastland Heights
Town of Park Grove
Village of St. Rita Village

Saint John County 44 SJ 731.18
Shaunasee County 45 SH 782.12 City of Lion City
Quilter County 46 QU 716.99
Templin County 47 TE 773.04 City of Prairie City (county seat)
Sapa County 48 SA 717.11 City of Mitchell City
Mongrain County 49 MG 717.09
Palmer County 50 PA ~350,000 597.60
Underwood County 51 UW 643.45
Nash County 52 NA 717.19
Yarrow County 53 YA 716.98
Shelby County 54 SY 892.46
Long County 55 LO 685.13
Pekawkee County 56 PE 573.65
Andrews County 57 AN 573.65
Great River County 58 GR 458.38
Gibbs County 59 GI 856.74
Kansesippi County 60 KA ~85,000 716.80 City of Belle Plaine (county seat)
Iction County 61 IC ~29,000 716.80 City of Saint Openge (county seat)
Winkler County 62 WI 715.93
Patton County 63 PT 538.62
White Deer County 64 WD 573.62
Shadeland County 65 SL 579.90
Jackson County 66 JA 542.17
Norris County 67 NO 683.29
Hall County 68 HA 653.83
Forinx County 69 FO 717.01
Sullivan County 70 SU 628.22 City of Governor's Ferry (county seat)
Matthison County 71 MT 567.58
Nenninshire County 72 NN 499.20
Grassfield County 73 GF 584.06
Madison County 74 MN ~11,000 478.76

City of Madison City (county seat)
Village of Nomenaukee
Village of North Meridian

Highways in Mennowa

Federal Motorways in Mennowa
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Connects the Minneuka area with Lake City and Massodeya City. The motorway itself no longer enters Minneuka proper, as crosses into Gnaerey near Almswood along a new alignment of the Minneuka Bypass. Its former alignment followed FS-61 into Minneuka (The Riverway) and crossed the Seventeenth Street Bridge into South Minneuka (now part of FS-40).
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A national transcontinental motorway, it crosses the southernmost points of the panhandle, along the lake via New Harmony.
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A national transcontinental motorway, it crosses through the panhandle to connect Mennowa City and Twin Rocks to points outside the state.
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Follows the old Alexandrine Trail from Minneuka westward into Tennewa and beyond. The motorway designation originally ended in downtown Minneuka but was extended into Gnaerey with the rerouting of FS-2 onto the Minneuka bypass.
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Transcontinental motorway from Makaska to Alormen. It enters Mennowa at New Harmony and forms a north–south spine through the eastern part of the state, connecting most of the state's largest cities.
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This short three-state motorway connects Des Nonnes to points southeastward.
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Transcontinental motorway from Makaska to Alormen. It provides primary north–south service through Des Nonnes and the high prairie.
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Connector highway from FS-61 to FS-2 that provides Fort Constable access to and from FS-2.
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Connector highway from FS-61 at Governor's Ferry to FS-40 at Prairie City that provides motorway access to the lower Des Nonnes valley.
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Partial Des Nonnes beltway segment.
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Part of the Minneuka Beltway network. It enters Mennowa from Gnaerey at Port Mennowa and travels northwestward to Sherwood.
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The western leg of the Minneuka Beltway network. It provides a more direct routing for north–south traffic through the Minneuka area in lieu of FS-61 into the city.
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Suburban Minneuka connector motorway

Miscellaneous Mennowa notes

Administrative divisions:

  • County (admin_level=6): All parts of Mennowa are included in a county area regardless of if preserve land or indigenous-managed land
    • Townships (admin_level=7): All unincorporated parts of a county are comprised of townships to provide local management; basic council-lead governments with few responsibilities and privileges
    • Cities (admin_level=8): Incorporated cities are self-governing entities within the state that must have an executive (mayor) and have certain responsibilities and privileges; city limits may not cross county boundaries as of 1955 to hem in Minneuka from spreading into Hogan County
    • Towns (admin_level=8): Incorporated towns contiguous portions of townships that reach certain population thresholds and therefore incorporate or are rump portions of former townships that incorporated to stave off annexation; council governments with a few more responsibilities and privileges than townships but not nearly to the level of cities
    • Villages (admin_level=8): Incorporated villages are not fully self-governing entities but have an executive (mayor or manager) but are administratively only partially separated from their respective township; the township exercises some control over the village on select affairs but villages share in the township's rights and responsibilities in a symbiotic manner
    • Dissolved villages (none): Former villages that were dissolved for various reasons and are now solely part of the township; they remain historical placenames and often are seen on signs as "former village" or "historic village"

School districts: Although very few differences remain between the four types of school districts, the historic names are retained in most areas. School district distinctions were wiped away with the reorganization and consolidation of school districts in 1967.

  • Area school districts: Rural districts that have an incorporated population center as its key community but unable to be supported by that community itself; must cover more than 40 square miles and provide bussing for all students over one mile from the educational facility but with costs of transportation offset by the state; may tax agricultural and industrial output with a mileage instead of land or property value
  • Community school districts: (Sometimes, "City" school districts) Urban and suburban districts, generally with a population of greater than 25,000, that are funded in part by the primary community within the district; land area outside the community must not exceed 60% of the school district's habitable land (parklands and certain other features are excluded)
  • Consolidated school districts: Formed from the consolidation of two or more districts, consolidated districts are designed to have provide a balance between area and community schools for more rural environments; these districts function like community school districts but must meet certain requirements for rural students; in suburban areas, "consolidated community" districts are community districts formed through consolidation but do not need to meet certain rural requirements
  • Rural school consortia: The rarest of district type, the consortia is a collection of smaller facilities in a district structure with limited overhead and administration; these are found in extremely rural areas where single-building schools or even smaller schoolhouses still dot the landscape

Lakes, Mennowa, and Northern (LM&N) Railroad

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