Mankato–North Mankato metropolitan area

{{Short description|Statistical area in Minnesota, US}}

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| settlement_type = Metropolitan Statistical Area

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| image_caption = Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato

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| map_caption = Map of Mankato–New Ulm, MN CSA

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| subdivision_type2 = Principal city

| subdivision_name2 = Mankato

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| subdivision_name3 = North Mankato
New Ulm

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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. 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.{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/omb/bulletins/fy2009/09-01.pdf|title=Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses (OMB Bulletin 09 - 01)|format=CSV|publisher=Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President|date=November 20, 2008|access-date=December 17, 2008}} As of the 2020 census, the μSA (now MSA) had a population of 103,566.