Minot, North Dakota
Minot, North Dakota | |
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Downtown Minot Minot City Hall | |
| Nickname: "The Magic City" | |
Location of Minot in Ward County | |
| Coordinates: 48°14′15.41″N 101°16′44.42″W / 48.2376139°N 101.2790056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Ward |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Incorporated | July 16, 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mark Jantzer (acting mayor) |
| • President | Mark Jantzer |
| • Vice president | Lisa Olson |
| • Councilmembers | Mike Blessum Rob Fuller Paul Pitner Scott Samuelson |
| Area | |
| 27.734 sq mi (71.831 km2) | |
| • Land | 27.701 sq mi (71.744 km2) |
| • Water | 0.033 sq mi (0.085 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,549 ft (472 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 48,377 | |
• Estimate (2023) | 47,373 |
| • Rank | US: 850th ND: 4th |
| • Density | 1,710.43/sq mi (660.41/km2) |
| • Urban | 50,925 (US: 498th) |
| • Metro | 75,742 (US: 382nd) |
| Demonym | Minoter |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 58701, 58702, 58703, 58704, 58705, 58707 |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-53380 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1036165 |
| Highways | US 2, US 52, US 83, US 83 Byp. |
| Sales tax | 7.5% |
| Website | minotnd.gov |
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Minot (/ˈmaɪnɒt/ ⓘ MY-not) is a city in and the county seat of Ward County, North Dakota, United States, in the state's north-central region. It is most widely known for the Air Force base approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of the city. With a population of 48,377 at the 2020 census, Minot is the state's fourth-most populous city and a trading center for a large part of northern North Dakota, southwestern Manitoba, and southeastern Saskatchewan. Founded in 1886 during the construction of James J. Hill's Great Northern Railway, Minot is also known as "Magic City", commemorating its remarkable growth in size over a short time, in contrast to an extremely unremarkable city in an unremarkable state.
Minot is the principal city of the Minot metropolitan area, a metropolitan area that covers McHenry, Renville, and Ward counties and had a combined population of 77,546 at the 2020 census.