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Population (year 2000): 32,427. Estimated
population in July 2005: 34,976 (+7.9% change)
Males: 15,939 (49.2%), Females: 16,488 (50.8%)
Blue Earth County
Zip codes:
56001,
56003.
Median resident age: 25.3 years
Median household income: $33,956 (year 2000)
Median house value: $97,400 (year 2000)
Races in Mankato:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.5%)
- Hispanic (2.2%)
- Black (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- Other Asian (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (45.6%), Norwegian (17.4%),
Irish (11.0%), English (5.9%), Swedish (5.2%), Polish (3.0%).
Elevation: 830 feet
Land area: 15.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mankato
- High school or higher: 88.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.4%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mankato city
- Never married: 48.4%
- Now married: 38.5%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 5.1%
- Divorced: 7.2%
4.3% Foreign born (2.4% Asia, 0.7% Latin
America, 0.6% Africa, 0.5% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +423 (+1.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Mankato:
- IMMANUEL-ST JOSEPHS-MAYO HEALTH SYSTEN (1025
MARSH STREET, PO BOX 8673)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Mankato:
- SOUTHERN ST OPERATED SERVICES NETWORK (about 12
miles; SAINT PETER, MN)
- ST PETER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL & HCC (about 12 miles;
ST PETER, MN)
- MINNESOTA VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
LE SUEUR, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mankato:
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 73
miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 84 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 95 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID:
STC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mankato:
- MANKATO REGIONAL (about 7 miles; MANKATO, MN; ID:
MKT)
- LE SUEUR MUNI (about 20 miles; LE SUEUR, MN; ID:
12Y)
- WASECA MUNI (about 32 miles; WASECA, MN; ID: ACQ)
Colleges/Universities in Mankato:
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (Full-time
enrollment: 11,210; Location: SOUTH RD AND ELLIS AVE;
Public; Website: www.mnsu.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 417;
Location: 700 LUTHER DR; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.blc.edu)
- RASMUSSEN COLLEGE-MANKATO (FT enrollment:
126; Location: 501 HOLLY LN; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.rasmussen.edu)
- SISTER ROSALIND GEFRES SCHOOL OF PROF MASSAGE
(Location: 165 W LIND CT; Private, for-profit)
- COSMETOLOGY TRAINING CENTER (Location: 111 E
HICKORY ST; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Mankato:
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 4
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 12 miles; ST PETER,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 61 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,968)
- NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, MN; FT enrollment: 4,636)
- MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about
74 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,857)
- AUGSBURG COLLEGE (about 76 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,662)
- BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 77 miles; MENDOTA
HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,171)
Public high schools in Mankato:
- MANKATO WEST SR. (Students: 1,168; Location:
1351 S. RIVERFRONT DR.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MANKATO EAST SR. (Students: 991; Location:
2600 HOFFMAN RD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- RIVERBEND ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (Students:
118; Location: 201 S. VICTORY DR. STE. 151; Grades: 07 -
12)
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ALC (Students: 112;
Location: 110 FULTON ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LIFE LINES ADULT CONN. (Students: 35;
Location: 110 FULTON ST.; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high schools in Mankato:
- LOYOLA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 687; Location:
145 GOOD COUNSEL DR; Grades: 1 - 12)
- IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 128;
Location: 421 NORTH SECOND STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
- GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 66;
Location: 600 LIND ST; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Mankato:
- DAKOTA MEADOWS JR. (Students: 619; Location:
1900 HOWARD DR.; Grades: 07 - 08)
- FRANKLIN EL. (Students: 601; Location: 1000
N. BROAD ST.; Grades: KG - 06)
- MANKATO EAST JR. (Students: 488; Location:
2600 HOFFMAN RD.; Grades: 07 - 08)
- KENNEDY EL. (Students: 440; Location: 2600 E.
MAIN ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- WASHINGTON EL. (Students: 343; Location: 1100
ANDERSON DR.; Grades: KG - 05)
- ROOSEVELT EL. (Students: 305; Location: 300
W. 6TH ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- JEFFERSON EL. (Students: 229; Location: 100
JAMES AVE.; Grades: KG - 05)
- BRIDGES COMMUNITY EL. (Students: 90;
Location: 820 HUBBELL AVE.; Grades: KG - 06)
- CENTRAL MID. SCHOOL ALP (Students: 34;
Location: 110 FULTON ST.; Grades: 08 - 10)
- K.I.D.S PROGRAM (Location: 104 LILLIAN DRIVE;
Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle schools in Mankato:
- FITZGERALD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 185;
Location: 110 NORTH FIFTH STREET; Grades: 6 - 8)
- SS PETER - PAUL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 164;
Location: 110 NORTH SIXTH STREET; Grades: KG - 3)
- ST JOSEPH-ST JOHN SCHOOL (Students: 59;
Location: 820 HUBBELL AVE; Grades: KG - 3)
- ST MARK LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 37;
Location: 502 W SEVENTH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Mankato:
- BLUE EARTH COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$879,480; Location: 100 EAST MAIN STREET; 247,137 books;
7,530 audio materials; 4,317 video materials; 259 serial
subscriptions)
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