Mandan, North Dakota

Mandan, North Dakota
Downtown Mandan, 2009
Mandan City Hall
Motto: 
"Where the West Begins"
Location of Mandan, North Dakota
Coordinates: 46°49′44″N 100°53′14″W / 46.82889°N 100.88722°W / 46.82889; -100.88722
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyMorton
Founded1879
IncorporatedFebruary 24, 1881
Government
  MayorJames Froelich
  City CouncilMike Braun
Joseph Camisa Jr.
Brad Olson
Dennis Rohr
  U.S. RepresentativeJulie Fedorchak
Area
  City
13.665 sq mi (35.392 km2)
  Land13.517 sq mi (35.009 km2)
  Water0.148 sq mi (0.384 km2)
Elevation
1,647 ft (502 m)
Population
 (2020)
  City
24,206
  Estimate 
(2023)
24,586
  Density1,818.95/sq mi (702.31/km2)
  Urban
98,198 (US: 316th)
  Metro
135,786 (US: 305th)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
58554
Area code701
FIPS code38-49900
GNIS feature ID1036146
Sales tax7.25%
HighwaysI-94, I-94 Bus., I-194, ND 6, ND 1806
Websitecityofmandan.com

Mandan is a city on the eastern border of Morton County and the eighth-most populous city in North Dakota. Founded in 1879 on the west side of the upper Missouri River, it was designated in 1881 as the county seat of Morton County. The population was 24,206 at the 2020 census. Across the Missouri River from Bismarck, Mandan is a core city of the Bismarck–Mandan Metropolitan Statistical Area.