Mankato, Minnesota

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.

Mankato, Minnesota
City
North Riverfront Drive Commercial District
Nickname:  Key City
Motto:  Leading the way...
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
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur
Founded	1852
Government
• Type	City charter
Area [1]
• 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 [2]	1,007 ft (307 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• City	44,488
• Density	2,289.54/sq mi (883.99/km2)
• Urban	60,206 (US: 453rd)
• Metro	103,566 (US: 356th)
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