Mankato, Kansas

**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  (39.787220, -98.209274). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### 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

- Wint Smith (1892–1976) Congressman, represented Kansas from 1947-1961.
- Ernest Tippin (1890-1958) Olympic sharpshooter.
- Gregg Doud, Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Rank of Ambassador, in the Office of the United States Trade Representative, being confirmed March 1, 2018.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Mankato
- Mankato - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 107, local school district
- Maps
- Mankato City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Mankato, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image map**: Jewell_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Mankato_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Jewell County, Kansas, Jewell County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Jewell Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Jewell County, Kansas, Jewell County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Jewell County, Kansas, Jewell
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1870s
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established date1**: 1872
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1880
- **named for**: Mankato, Minnesota
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.97
- **area land sq mi**: 0.97
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 2.53
- **area land km2**: 2.53
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1765
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 836
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 66956
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-44300
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2395832