Mankato, Kansas

Mankato, Kansas
City and County seat
Location within Jewell County and Kansas
Location within Jewell County and Kansas
KDOT map of Jewell County (legend)
KDOT map of Jewell County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°47′13″N 98°12′30″W / 39.78694°N 98.20833°W / 39.78694; -98.20833
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyJewell
Founded1870s
Platted1872
Incorporated1880
Named forMankato, Minnesota
Area
 • Total0.97 sq mi (2.53 km2)
 • Land0.97 sq mi (2.53 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,765 ft (538 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total836
 • Density860/sq mi (330/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66956
Area code785
FIPS code20-44300
GNIS ID2395832
Websitemankatoks.com

Mankato is a city in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Jewell County. In 2020, 836 people lived there.

History

Mankato was first called Jewell Center. It planned out in 1872. It was renamed to Mankato in 1880, it was named after Mankato, Minnesota. Mankato was incorporated as a city in 1880.

The first post office in the town was created in August 1872. It was first called "Jewell Center." The post office was renamed to Mankato in April 1880.

Geography

Mankato is at 39°47′14″N 98°12′33″W / 39.78722°N 98.20917°W / 39.78722; -98.20917 (39.787220, -98.209274). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.98 square miles (2.53 km2). All of it is land.

People

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1880506—
189080058.1%
190089011.3%
19101,15529.8%
19201,32614.8%
19301,4045.9%
19401,4261.6%
19501,4622.5%
19601,231−15.8%
19701,2874.5%
19801,205−6.4%
19901,037−13.9%
2000976−5.9%
2010869−11.0%
2020836−3.8%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 836 people, 404 households, and 217 families living in Mankato. Of the households, 70.3% owned their home and 29.7% rented their home.

The median age was 50.0 years. Of the people, 92.2% were White, 0.8% were Native American, 0.7% were Asian, 0.2% were Black, 0.8% were from some other race, and 5.1% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the people.

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 869 people, 405 households, and 242 families living in Mankato.

Education

Mankato has USD 107 Rock Hills. The Rock Hills High School mascot is the Grizzlies.

Before school unification, Mankato was home to Mankato High School. Its mascot was the Cougars. The Mankato Cougars won the Kansas State High School boys class B basketball championship in 1943.

Famous people

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mankato, Kansas
  2. 1 2 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. 1 2 Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 214.
  6. ↑ Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. p. 211.
  7. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  8. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. ↑ "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  10. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Rock Hills". USD 107. Archived from the original on May 29, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Mankato Downs White Rock 46-26", The Belleville Telescope, 26 September 1985, p.10.
  13. ↑ "Basketball". KSHSAA. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Smith, Wint". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Ernest Tippin". Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Chief Agricultural Negotiator Gregg Doud". ustr.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-18.

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