Mankato, Minnesota
Mankato, Minnesota | |
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North Riverfront Drive Commercial District | |
| Nickname: Key City | |
| Motto: Leading the way... | |
Location of Mankato in Blue Earth County, | |
| Coordinates: 44°09′53″N 94°00′50″W / 44.16472°N 94.01389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| Counties | Blue Earth, Nicollet, Le Sueur |
| Founded | February 1852 |
| Incorporated | March 6, 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City charter |
| • Mayor | Najwa Massad |
| • City manager | Susan Arntz |
| • Councilmembers | Mike Laven Michael McLaughlin Dennis Dieken Kevin Mettler Jenn Melby-Kelley Jessica Hatanpa |
| Area | |
| 20.229 sq mi (52.393 km2) | |
| • Land | 19.879 sq mi (51.487 km2) |
| • Water | 0.350 sq mi (0.905 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,007 ft (307 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 44,488 | |
• Estimate (2023) | 45,742 |
| • Rank | US: 876th MN: 22nd |
| • Density | 2,299.39/sq mi (887.79/km2) |
| • Urban | 60,206 (US: 453rd) |
| • Metro | 104,248 (US: 352nd) |
| Demonym | Mankatoans |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 56001, 56002, 56003 |
| Area code(s) | 507 and 924 |
| FIPS code | 27-39878 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2395831 |
| Sales tax | 7.875% |
| Website | mankatomn.gov |
Mankato (/mænˈkeɪtoʊ/ man-KAY-toh) is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is the county seat of Blue Earth County, Minnesota. The population was 44,488 at the 2020 census, making it the 21st-largest city in Minnesota, and the 4th-largest outside of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. It is along a large bend of the Minnesota River at its confluence with the Blue Earth River. Mankato is across the Minnesota River from North Mankato. Mankato and North Mankato have a combined population of 58,763 according to the 2020 census. It completely encompasses the town of Skyline. North of Mankato Regional Airport, a tiny non-contiguous part of the city lies within Le Sueur County. Most of the city is in Blue Earth County.
Mankato is the larger of the two principal cities of the Mankato–North Mankato metropolitan area, which covers Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties and had a combined population of 103,566 at the 2020 census. The U.S. Census Bureau designated Mankato a Metropolitan Statistical Area in November 2008. Mankato is the home of Minnesota State University, the state's second-largest university by enrollment.