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Mankato, Minnesota
city in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mankato is a city in Blue Earth and Nicollet counties of Minnesota in the United States. It is the county seat of Blue Earth County. About 44,500 people were living in Mankato as of 2020. It can be found by the Minnesota River where it meets up with the Blue Earth River. It has a sister city called North Mankato. The city of Skyline can be found inside of Mankato.
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Mankato, Minnesota | |
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![]() North Riverfront Drive Commercial District | |
Nickname: Key City | |
Motto: Leading the way... | |
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Coordinates: 44°10′N 94°0′W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
Counties | Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur |
Founded | 1852 |
Government | |
• Type | City charter |
Area | |
• City | 19.77 sq mi (51.20 km2) |
• Land | 19.43 sq mi (50.33 km2) |
• Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.87 km2) |
Elevation | 1,007 ft (307 m) |
Population | |
• City | 44,488 |
• Density | 2,289.54/sq mi (883.99/km2) |
• Urban | 60,206 (US: 453rd) |
• Metro | 104,072 (US: 350th) |
Demonym | Mankatoans |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 56001-56003 |
Area code | 507 |
FIPS code | 27-39878 |
GNIS feature ID | 2395831[2] |
Website | mankatomn.gov |
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