Mankato, Minnesota

Mankato, Minnesota
North Riverfront Drive Commercial District
North Riverfront Drive Commercial District
Nickname: 
Key City
Motto: 
Leading the way...
Location of the city of Mankato within Blue Earth County in the state of Minnesota
Location of the city of Mankato
within Blue Earth County
in the state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°09′53″N 94°00′50″W / 44.16472°N 94.01389°W / 44.16472; -94.01389
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesBlue Earth, Nicollet, Le Sueur
FoundedFebruary 1852
IncorporatedMarch 6, 1868
Government
 • TypeCity charter
 • MayorNajwa Massad[1]
 • City managerSusan Arntz[2]
 • Council MembersMike Laven
Michael McLaughlin
Dennis Dieken
Kevin Mettler
Jenn Melby-Kelley
Jessica Hatanpa
Area
 • City20.142 sq mi (52.168 km2)
 • Land19.892 sq mi (51.521 km2)
 • Water0.350 sq mi (0.905 km2)
Elevation1,007 ft (307 m)
Population
 • City44,488
 • Estimate 
(2022)[6]
45,140
 • Density2,279.0/sq mi (880.1/km2)
 • Urban
60,206 (US: 453rd)
 • Metro
104,248 (US: 352nd)
DemonymMankatoans
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
56001, 56002, 56003
Area code507
FIPS code27-39878
GNIS feature ID2395831[4]
Sales tax7.875%[7]
Websitemankatomn.gov

Mankato (/mænˈkt/ man-KAY-toh)[8] 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 according to the 2020 census,[5] making it the 21st-largest city in Minnesota, and the 5th-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.[9]

  1. ^ "Mankato City Council | Mankato, MN". www.mankatomn.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "City Manager's Office | Mankato, MN". www.mankatomn.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mankato, Minnesota
  5. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Mankato (MN) sales tax rate". Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "Minnesota Pronunciation Guide". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  9. ^ Linehan, Dan (April 12, 2008). "Mankato designated MSA". Mankato Free Press. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2019.

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