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 metropolitan area has an estimated 105,000 residents.
Midwest
Mankato
Blue Earth County, MN
Population
44,444
Walk Score
88 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,023
Median home value
$236,200
Founded
1852
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Lincoln Park Residential Historic District · listed 1995
- Minneopa State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources · listed 1989
- North Front Street Commercial District · listed 1980
Notable landmarks
- Blue Earth County Courthouse · listed 1980
- Brandrup, J. R., House · listed 1980
- Chapman, Charles, House · listed 1980
- Cray, Lorin, House · listed 1980
- Eberhart, Adolph O., House · listed 1980
- Federal Courthouse and Post Office · listed 1980
- First National Bank of Mankato · listed 1974
- First Presbyterian Church · listed 1980
- Hubbard, Renesselaer D., House · listed 1976
- Irving, William, House · listed 1980
- Mankato Public Library and Reading Room · listed 1980
- Mankato Union Depot · listed 1980
- Old Main, Mankato State Teachers College · listed 1983
- Old Main, Mankato State Teachers College (Boundary Decrease) · listed 2020
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