Mendota, Minnesota
Mendota | |
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Highway 13 in Mendota | |
Location of the city of Mendota within Dakota County, Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: 44°53′8″N 93°9′38″W / 44.88556°N 93.16056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Dakota |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.29 sq mi (0.76 km2) |
| • Land | 0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2) |
| • Water | 0.027 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 768 ft (234 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 183 |
| • Density | 691.0/sq mi (266.79/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55150 |
| Area code | 651 |
| FIPS code | 27-41678 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0647762 |
| Website | www.cityofmendota.org |
Mendota (/mɛnˈdoʊtə/ men-DOH-tə) is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The name is a mispronunciation of the Dakota word for the location, bdóte, which in Dakota tradition is the center of the world. The word in this use means "the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers," and generally "mouth or junction of one river with another." As of the 2020 census, Mendota had a population of 183.