Manhattan, Kansas | |
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City and County seat | |
_County_Courthouse_1.jpg) Riley County Courthouse (2005) | |
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 Location within Riley County and Kansas | |
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| Coordinates: 39°11′19″N 96°36′17″W / 39.18861°N 96.60472°W[3] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| Counties | Riley, Pottawatomie |
| Founded | 1855 |
| Incorporated | 1857 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission-Manager |
| • Mayor | Susan Adamchak[4] |
| Area | |
| • City and County seat | 19.91 sq mi (51.56 km2) |
| • Land | 19.85 sq mi (51.40 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| • Metro | 18.88 sq mi (48.89 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,056 ft (322 m) |
| Population | |
| • City and County seat | 53,900 |
| • Density | 2,700/sq mi (1,000/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 66502–66503, 66505–66506 |
| Area code | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-44250 |
| GNIS ID | 485618[3] |
| Website | cityofmhk.com |
Manhattan is a city in and the county seat of Riley County, Kansas, U.S.,[3] although the city extends into Pottawatomie County. It is located in northeastern Kansas at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. As of the 2020 Census, the population of the city was 54,100.[6][7]
The city was founded by settlers from the New England Emigrant Aid Company as a Free-State town in the 1850s, during the Bleeding Kansas era. Nicknamed "The Little Apple" as a play on New York City's moniker of the "Big Apple",[2] Manhattan is the home of Kansas State University and has a distinct college town atmosphere.
- ^ Hook, J. N. (June 10, 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 255. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.
- ^ a b "Little Apple... BIG HISTORY". manhattancvb.com. Manhattan Convention and Visitors Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Manhattan, Kansas
- ^ "Mayor Susan E. Adamchak". City of Manhattan Kansas. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ a b "Profile of Manhattan, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "QuickFacts; Manhattan, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.