North Mankato, Minnesota

North Mankato
City
Location of the city of North Mankato within Nicollet and Blue Earth Counties in the state of Minnesota
Location of the city of North Mankato
within Nicollet and Blue Earth Counties
in the state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°10′53″N 94°02′20″W / 44.18139°N 94.03889°W / 44.18139; -94.03889
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesNicollet, Blue Earth
Government
 • TypeMayor – Council
 • MayorScott Carlson[1]
Area
[2]
 • City6.41 sq mi (16.60 km2)
 • Land6.30 sq mi (16.31 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.30 km2)
Elevation
[3]
994 ft (303 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • City14,275
 • Estimate 
(2022)[5]
14,251
 • Density2,267.31/sq mi (875.46/km2)
 • Urban
57,584 (US: 456th)
 • Metro
104,072 (US: 353rd)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56003
Area code507
FIPS code27-47068
GNIS feature ID2395257[3]
Websitewww.northmankato.com
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North Mankato (/mænˈkeɪtoʊ/ man-KAY-toh)[6] is a city in Nicollet and Blue Earth counties in the State of Minnesota. The population was 14,275 at the 2020 census.[4]

Most of North Mankato is in Nicollet County, but a small part extends into Blue Earth County. It is neighbored to the south across the Minnesota River by Mankato.[7] The two cities have a combined population of 58,763. North Mankato is the smaller of the two principal cities of the Mankato-North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area.

North Mankato was incorporated as a village in 1898. U.S. Highways 14 and 169 and Minnesota State Highway 60 are three of the city's main routes.

  1. ^ "North Mankato, Minnesota". www.northmankato.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Mankato, Minnesota
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Minnesota Pronunciation Guide". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  7. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 373.