Minot, North Dakota

Minot
City
Downtown Minot Milton Young Towers Minot Public Library St. Leo the Great Roman Catholic Church Minot Carnegie Library Minot City Hall
Nickname:  "The Magic City"
Location in Ward County, North Dakota
Coordinates: 48°14′15″N 101°16′44″W / 48.23750°N 101.27889°W / 48.23750; -101.27889
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Ward
Founded	1886
Incorporated	July 16, 1887
Government
• Mayor	Tom Ross [citation needed]
Area [1]
• City	27.72 sq mi (71.79 km2)
• Land	27.68 sq mi (71.70 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,549 ft (472 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• City	48,377
• Estimate  (2022)[4]	47,759
• Rank	US: 837th ND: 4th
• Density	1,747.53/sq mi (674.71/km2)
• Urban	50,925 (US: 498th)
• Metro	76,279 (US: 82nd)
Demonyms	Minoter, Minotian
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	58701–58703
Area code	701
FIPS code	38-53380
GNIS feature ID	1036165[2]
Highways	US 2, US 52, US 83, US 83 Byp.
Public transportation	Minot City Transit
Website	minotnd.gov

Minot (/ˈmaɪnɒt/ ^ⓘ MY-not) is a city in and the county seat of Ward County, North Dakota, United States,^[5] 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,^[3] 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.

Minot is the principal city of the Minot metropolitan area, a metropolitan area that covers McHenry, Renville, and Ward counties^[6] and had a combined population of 77,546 at the 2020 census.