Mankato, Minnesota
Mankato, Minnesota | |
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| Nickname: Key City | |
| Motto: "Leading the way..." | |
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Mankato Location within Minnesota Mankato Location within the United States | |
| 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 | |
• City | 20.229 sq mi (52.393 km2) |
| • Land | 19.879 sq mi (51.487 km2) |
| • Water | 0.349 sq mi (0.905 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,007 ft (307 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 44,488 |
• Estimate (2023) | 45,742 |
| • Rank | US: 876th MN: 22nd |
| • Density | 2,299.4/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 codes | 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. It is the 21st-largest city in Minnesota and fourth-largest outside of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area, with a population of 44,488 at the 2020 census. The Mankato–North Mankato metropolitan area has an estimated 105,000 residents.
Mankato lies along a large bend of the Minnesota River at its confluence with the Blue Earth River. The city is home to Minnesota State University, the state's second-largest university by enrollment.