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The Mankato–North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in south central Minnesota, anchored by the cities of Mankato and North Mankato.
In Mankato and North Mankato, U.S. 169 functions as an arterial highway, passing directly through the cities' downtown area. From Mankato north to Jackson Township, the route remains an expressway, except for the section passing through St. Peter, where U.S. 169 is the main street through town.
The protagonist of Sinclair Lewis's 1920 novel Main Street, Carol Milford, is a former Mankato resident. Lewis describes Mankato as follows: "In its garden-sheltered streets and aisles of elms is white and green New England reborn", alluding to its many migrants from New England, who brought their culture with them.
Mankato: 1853: Unorganized Territory, Dakota County: Blue Earth River, a river that flows through Minnesota 70,006: 752.36 sq mi (1,949 km 2) Brown County: 015: New Ulm: 1855: Blue Earth County: Joseph Renshaw Brown (1805–1870), member of Minnesota territorial legislature (1854–55) and prominent pioneer 25,628: 610.86 sq mi (1,582 km 2 ...
Map of the United States with Minnesota highlighted. Minnesota is a state situated in the Midwestern United States.According to the 2020 United States census, Minnesota is the 22nd most populous state with 5,706,494 inhabitants but the 14th largest by land area, spanning 79,626.74 square miles (206,232.3 km 2) of land. [1]
Aug. 13—Newly posted bicycling routes are a sign of the times. As the newest effort to update bicycle-friendly infrastructure in North Mankato, last month the city installed new signs and kiosks ...
North Mankato (/ m æ n ˈ k eɪ t oʊ / man-KAY-toh) [8] is a city in Nicollet and Blue Earth Counties, Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,275 at the 2020 census. [5] Most of North Mankato is in Nicollet County, but a small part extends into Blue Earth County. It is neighbored to the south across the Minnesota River by Mankato. [9]
State Highway 83 was authorized in 1933 and completely paved by 1953. [2]At one time, Highway 83 had continued farther west. The section of present-day State Highway 68 between U.S. Highway 169 (at Mankato) and State Highway 15 (immediately south of New Ulm) was originally designated Highway 83 as well between 1934 and 1963.