Minot, North Dakota

Minot, North Dakota
City
Downtown Minot Milton Young Towers Minot Public Library St. Leo the Great Roman Catholic Church Minot Carnegie Library Minot City Hall
Nickname:  "The Magic City"
Location of Minot in Ward County
Coordinates: 48°14′15.41″N 101°16′44.42″W / 48.2376139°N 101.2790056°W / 48.2376139; -101.2790056
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Ward
Founded	1886
Incorporated	July 16, 1887
Government [1]
• Mayor	Tom Ross
• President	Mark Jantzer
• Vice president	Lisa Olson
• Councilmembers	Mike Blessum Rob Fuller Paul Pitner Scott Samuelson
Area [2]
• City	27.734 sq mi (71.831 km2)
• Land	27.701 sq mi (71.744 km2)
• Water	0.033 sq mi (0.085 km2)
Elevation [4]	1,549 ft (472 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• City	48,377
• Estimate  (2023)[6]	47,373
• Rank	US: 850th ND: 4th
• Density	1,710.43/sq mi (660.41/km2)
• Urban	50,925[3] (US: 498th)
• Metro	75,742 (US: 382nd)
Demonym	Minoter
Time zone	UTC–6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	58701, 58702, 58703, 58704, 58705, 58707
Area code	701
FIPS code	38-53380
GNIS feature ID	1036165[4]
Highways	US 2, US 52, US 83, US 83 Byp.
Sales tax	7.5%[7]
Website	minotnd.gov

Minot (/ˈmaɪnɒt/ ^ⓘ MY-not) is a city in and the county seat of Ward County, North Dakota, United States,^[8] in the state's north-central region. It is most widely known for the Air Force base approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of the city. With a population of 48,377 at the 2020 census,^[5] Minot is the state's fourth-most populous city and a trading center for a large part of northern North Dakota, southwestern Manitoba, and southeastern Saskatchewan. Founded in 1886 during the construction of James J. Hill's Great Northern Railway, Minot is also known as "Magic City", commemorating its remarkable growth in size over a short time.

Minot is the principal city of the Minot metropolitan area, a metropolitan area that covers McHenry, Renville, and Ward counties and had a combined population of 77,546 at the 2020 census.