title: Mankato – North Mankato metropolitan area
text: # Mankato – North Mankato metropolitan area
  
  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. It was upgraded from a Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA) to a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) by the Office of Management and Budget on November 20, 2008. As of the 2020 census, the μSA (now MSA) had a population of 103,566.
  
  ## Counties
  
  * Blue Earth
  * Nicollet
  
  ## Communities
  
  ### Places with more than 40,000 inhabitants
  
  * Mankato (Principal city; partial)
  
  ### Places with 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants
  
  * North Mankato (Principal city)
  * St. Peter
  
  ### Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
  
  * Eagle Lake
  * Lake Crystal
  * Madison Lake
  * Mapleton
  * Nicollet
  
  ### Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
  
  * Amboy
  * Courtland
  * Lafayette
  * Minnesota Lake (partial)
  * St. Clair
  * Good Thunder
  
  ### Places with less than 500 inhabitants
  
  * Pemberton
  * Skyline
  * Vernon Center
  
  ### Unincorporated places
  
  * Garden City
  * Klossner
  * Norseland
  * St. George
  
  ## Townships
  
  ### Blue Earth County
  
  | Beauford Township Butternut Valley Township Cambria Township Ceresco Township Danville Township Decoria Township Garden City Township Jamestown Township Judson Township Le Ray Township Lime Township Lincoln Township | Lyra Township Mankato Township Mapleton Township McPherson Township Medo Township Pleasant Mound Township Rapidan Township Shelby Township South Bend Township Sterling Township Vernon Center Township |
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  ### Nicollet County
  
  | Belgrade Township Bernadotte Township Brighton Township Courtland Township Granby Township Lafayette Township Lake Prairie Township | New Sweden Township Nicollet Township Oshawa Township Ridgely Township Traverse Township West Newton Township |
  | - | - |
  
  ## Demographics
  
  As of the 2000 census, there were 85,712 people, 31,704 households, and 19,927 families residing within the μSA (now MSA). The racial makeup of the μSA (now MSA) was 95.45% White, 1.06% African American, 0.27% Native American, 1.56% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.68% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.73% of the population.
  
  The median income for a household in the μSA (now MSA) was $42,555, and the median income for a family was $52,976. Males had a median income of $34,162 versus $23,936 for females. The per capita income for the μSA (now MSA) was $19,615.
  
  