Mankato

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Mankato
Nickname : Key City
Blue Earth County Minnesota Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Mankato Highlighted.svg
Mankato in Blue Earth County
Basic data
Foundation : 1852
State : United States
State : Minnesota
Counties : Blue Earth County
Nicollet County
Coordinates : 44 ° 10 ′  N , 94 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 10 ′  N , 94 ° 0 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
Metropolitan Area :
41,720 (as of 2016)
100,016 (as of 2016)
Population density : 1,058.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 39.9 km 2  (approx. 15 mi 2 ) of
which 39.4 km 2  (approx. 15 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 238 m
Postcodes : 56001-56003
Area code : +1 507
FIPS : 27-39878
GNIS ID : 0647438
Website : www.ci.mankato.mn.us
Mayor : Eric Anderson
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The Blue Earth County Courthouse in Mankato

Mankato is a city in the US state of Minnesota with around 41,700 residents. It is the county seat of Blue Earth County .

geography

Mankato is located about 100 kilometers southwest of the Twin Cities and on the Minnesota River and its tributary Blue Earth River , which flows into the Minnesota River at Mankato. According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of ​​the city is 39.9 km². It is the administrative seat of Blue Earth County, a small part is in neighboring Nicollet County .

history

Mankato was founded in 1852. The name comes from the Dakota , for whom mahkato means “blue-green earth”, which is due to the blue clay soil in the region. The current name Mankato arose from a spelling mistake by an official .

In 1862, the largest mass execution in the history of the United States as a result of the Sioux uprising took place in Mankato : 38 Dakota were hanged as participants in the uprising. Another 265 convicts were pardoned by President Abraham Lincoln .

Demographics

According to the 2000 census, Mankato has 32,427 people in 12,367 households and 6,059 families. The population density is 323.9 inhabitants per km². From a racial perspective, the population is made up of over 93 percent white population and a Spanish or Latin American minority.

Children under the age of 18 live in 23.6% of the 12,367 households, married couples in 36.7%, female singles in 8.8% and 51.0% are not family households. 32.2% of all households consist exclusively of a single person and 9.9% are single people over 65 years of age.

In relation to the entire city, the population is made up of 16.9% residents under 18 years of age, 32.5% between 18 and 24 years of age, 23.9% between 25 and 44 years of age, 15.4% between 45 and 64 years of age 11.3% over 65 years. The median is 25 years. About 51% of the population is female.

The median income of a household is USD 33,956 and that of a family is USD 47,297. The per capita income is $ 17,652. About 19.0% of the population and 8.5% of families live below the poverty line.

education

Mankato is the seat of the following higher education institutions + high schools

Personalities

Sons and daughters

Associated with Mankato

Attractions

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  1. The Dakota Conflict ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mnsu.edu
  2. John Biewen: Little War on the Prairie. In: This American Life . November 23, 2012, accessed February 4, 2019 .