Manhattan, Kansas
Manhattan, Kansas | |
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City and County seat | |
Riley County Courthouse (2005) | |
| Nickname(s): The Little Apple, MHK | |
Location within Riley County and Kansas | |
KDOT map of Riley County (legend) | |
| Coordinates: 39°11′19″N 96°36′17″W / 39.18861°N 96.60472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| Counties | Riley, Pottawatomie |
| Founded | 1855 |
| Incorporated | 1857 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission-Manager |
| • Mayor | Susan Adamchak |
| Area | |
| 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 (2020) | |
| 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 |
| Website | cityofmhk.com |
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Manhattan is a city in and the county seat of Riley County, Kansas, United States, 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.
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", The city is a college town with a significant student population, because it is home to Kansas State University (KSU).