Mankato
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Mankato is a city located in Blue Earth County in Minnesota. It serves as an important regional center in southern Minnesota.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Blue Earth , Nicollet , Le Sueur
- Founded
- February 1852
- Incorporated
- March 6, 1868
- Type
- City charter
- Mayor
- Najwa Massad
- City manager
- Susan Arntz
- Councilmembers
- Mike Laven, Michael McLaughlin, Dennis Dieken, Kevin Mettler, Jenn Melby-Kelley, Jessica Hatanpa
- City
- 20.229 sq mi (52.393 km )
- Land
- 19.879 sq mi (51.487 km )
- Water
- 0.349 sq mi (0.905 km )
- Elevation
- 1,007 ft (307 m)
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Mankato (/mænˈkeɪtoʊ/ man-KAY-toh) is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is the county seat of Blue Earth County. It is the 21st-largest city in Minnesota and fourth-largest outside of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area, with a population of 44,488 at the 2020 census. The Mankato–North Mankato metropolitan area has an estimated 105,000 residents.
Mankato lies along a large bend of the Minnesota River at its confluence with the Blue Earth River. The city is home to Minnesota State University, the state's second-largest university by enrollment.
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