What is "north mankato"

Population (2000): 11798
Housing Units (2000): 5046
Land area (2000): 4.714556 sq. miles (12.210644 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.081647 sq. miles (0.211466 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.796203 sq. miles (12.422110 sq. km)
FIPS code: 47068
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 44.176514 N, 94.028382 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 56003
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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