City profile · Small City
Mankato, Minnesota
Reviewed Oct 12, 2026Who leads Mankato, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Najwa Massad
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Form of government
- Mayor
- Party
- Nonpartisan
- Population
- 32,427
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 12, 2026
- Confirmed by a reviewer against a source
- Last checked
- Oct 12, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcemankatomn.gov ↗
- Official leadership pagemankatomn.gov/your-government/city-council ↗
- City websitemankatomn.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Najwa Massad CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 12, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 32,427
- Median household income
- $61,726
- Median age
- 26.5
- Land area
- 19.88 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,631.1 per sq mi
- County
- Nicollet County
- Metro area
- Mankato, MN
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