Mandan, North Dakota

Mandan, North Dakota
Downtown Mandan, 2009
Mandan City Hall
Official logo of Mandan, North Dakota
Motto: 
"Where the West Begins"
Location of Mandan, North Dakota
Location of Mandan, North Dakota
Coordinates: 46°49′44″N 100°53′14″W / 46.82889°N 100.88722°W / 46.82889; -100.88722
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyMorton
Founded1879
IncorporatedFebruary 24, 1881
Government
 • MayorTim Helbling
 • City CouncilMike Braun
Joseph Camisa Jr.
Brad Olson
Dennis Rohr
Area
 • City
13.665 sq mi (35.392 km2)
 • Land13.517 sq mi (35.009 km2)
 • Water0.148 sq mi (0.384 km2)
Elevation1,647 ft (502 m)
Population
 • City
24,206
 • Estimate 
(2023)[5]
24,586
 • Density1,818.95/sq mi (702.31/km2)
 • Urban
98,198[2] (US: 316th)
 • Metro
135,786 (US: 305th)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
58554
Area code701
FIPS code38-49900
GNIS feature ID1036146[3]
Sales tax7.25%[6]
HighwaysI-94, I-94 Bus., I-194, ND 6, ND 1806
Websitecityofmandan.com

Mandan is a city on the eastern border of Morton County and the eighth-most populous city in North Dakota. Founded in 1879 on the west side of the upper Missouri River, it was designated in 1881 as the county seat of Morton County.[7] The population was 24,206 at the 2020 census.[4] Across the Missouri River from Bismarck,[8] Mandan is a core city of the Bismarck–Mandan Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  2. ^ United States Census Bureau (April 19, 2024). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mandan, North Dakota
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Mandan (ND) sales tax rate". Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  8. ^ "City of Mandan", official website