Mankato is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 44,488 according to the 2020 census, making it the 21st-largest city in Minnesota, and the 5th-largest outside of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. It is 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 58,763 according to the 2020 census. It completely encompasses the town of Skyline. North of Mankato Regional Airport, a tiny non-contiguous part of the city lies within Le Sueur County. Most of the city is in 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 103,566 at the 2020 census.

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
Council Members: Mike Laven, Michael McLaughlin, Dennis Dieken, Kevin Mettler, Jenn Melby-Kelley, Jessica Hatanpa
Population (2020): 44,488
Estimate (2022): 45,140
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
Area code(s): 507
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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