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Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota
City
North Riverfront Drive Commercial District
North Riverfront Drive Commercial District
Nickname(s): Key City
Motto: Mankato - Now Playing
Location of the city of Mankatowithin Blue Earth Countyin the state of Minnesota
Location of the city of Mankato
within Blue Earth County
in the state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°10′N 94°0′W / 44.167°N 94.000°W / 44.167; -94.000Coordinates: 44°10′N 94°0′W / 44.167°N 94.000°W / 44.167; -94.000
Country United States
State Minnesota
Counties Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur
Founded 1852
Government
 • Type City Charter
 • Mayor Eric Anderson
Area
 • City 18.26 sq mi (47.29 km2)
 • Land 17.91 sq mi (46.39 km2)
 • Water 0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2)
Elevation 794 ft (238 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 39,309
 • Estimate (2015) 41,044
 • Density 2,194.8/sq mi (847.4/km2)
 • Metro 99,134 (US: 355th)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 56001-56003
Area code(s) 507
FIPS code 27-39878
GNIS feature ID 0647438
Website www.mankato-mn.gov

Mankato is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the State of Minnesota. The population was 41,044 according to 2015 US census estimates, making it the fifth largest city in Minnesota outside of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. The county seat of Blue Earth County, it is located 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 over 53,000, according to the 2010 census. It completely encompasses the town of Skyline. North of Mankato Regional Airport, a tiny non-contiguous part of the city is located within Le Sueur County. Most of the city of Mankato is located within 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 94,149 at the 2010 census. Mankato was designated a Metropolitan Statistical Area by the U.S. Census Bureau in November 2008.

U.S. Highways 14 and 169 and Minnesota State Highways 22 and 60 are four of the main routes in Mankato.


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