Mendota | |
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 Highway 13 in Mendota | |
 Location of the city of Mendota within Dakota County, Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: 44°53′8″N 93°9′38″W / 44.88556°N 93.16056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Dakota |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.29 sq mi (0.76 km2) |
| • Land | 0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 768 ft (234 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 183 |
| • Density | 690.57/sq mi (266.79/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55150 |
| Area code | 651 |
| FIPS code | 27-41678[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0647762[3] |
| Website | www.cityofmendota.org |
Mendota (/mɛnˈdoʊtə/ men-DOH-tə)[4] is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The name is a mispronunciation of the Dakota word for the location, bdóte, which in Dakota tradition is the center of the world. The word in this use means "the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers," and generally "mouth or junction of one river with another."[5] The population was 198 at the 2010 census.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Minnesota Pronunciation Guide". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Grammar and dictionary of the Dakota language". 1852.