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Mankato, Minnesota

USA / Minnesota / Mankato /
 city, draw only border, county seat
Mankato is the larger of the two principal cities of the Mankato-North Mankato metropolitan area that covers Blue Earth and Nicollet counties and had a combined population of 94,149 at the 2010 census. In 2010, the population of Mankato was 39,309.

Mankato, in Blue Earth County, was first noted on maps in 1850, and settled 1852. Due to four railroad lines meeting in Mankato, the early settlement quickly grew to 5,500 people by 1880 as the city grew into a major Minnesota hub. The city organized and separated from Mankato Township in 1868.


www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/oldmankato/1852-1900/gover...

www.ci.mankato.mn.us
www.greatermankato.com

mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/city.cfm?PlaceNameID=1871&BookC...

1914 atlas/plat maps: www.historicmapworks.com/Atlas/US/9652/Blue+Earth+Count...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mankato,_Minnesota
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   44°9'59"N   93°59'17"W

Comments

  • lestweforget (guest)
    site of the largest mass-execution in US History
  • Sockamina (guest)
    Long before this area was "settled" in 1852, it was an important Dakota site. The name Mankato comes from the Dakota name "Mahkato," meaning Blue Earth, which describes the special blue clay found here.
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