Mankato
| Mankato, Minnesota | |
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| City | |
North Riverfront Drive Commercial District
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| Nickname(s): Key City | |
| Motto: Mankato - Now Playing | |
 Location of the city of Mankato within Blue Earth County in the state of Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 44°10′N 94°0′W / 44.167°N 94.000°WCoordinates: 44°10′N 94°0′W / 44.167°N 94.000°W | |
| 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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