Mankato 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.

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
Population (2020): 44,488
Estimate (2023): 45,742
Rank: US: 876th, MN: 22nd
Urban: 60,206 (US: 453rd)
Metro: 104,248 (US: 352nd)
Demonym(s): Mankatoans
Time zone: Central (CST) (UTC−6)
Summer (DST): CDT (UTC−5)
ZIP Codes: 56001, 56002, 56003
FIPS code: 27-39878
GNIS feature ID: 2395831
Sales tax: 7.875%
Website: mankatomn.gov
Official Website: http://www.ci.mankato.mn.us/
Wikidata description: city in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA
Wikidata id: Q913243
Wikidata label: Mankato
Wikidata aliases: Array
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