Manhattan in Kansas , The Little Apple, Riley County, Pottawatomie, Big Blue River
Manhattan, Kansas
City and County seat
Riley County Courthouse (2005)
Riley County Courthouse (2005)
Nickname(s): The Little Apple[1]
Location within Riley County and Kansas
Location within Riley County and Kansas
KDOT map of Riley County (legend)
KDOT map of Riley County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°11′30″N 96°35′30″WCoordinates: 39°11′30″N 96°35′30″W
Country United States
State Kansas
Counties Riley, Pottawatomie
Founded 1855
Incorporated 1857
Government
• Type Commission-Manager
• Mayor Linda Morse
Area[2]
• City and County seat 18.79 sq mi (48.67 km2)
• Land 18.76 sq mi (48.59 km2)
• Water 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
• Metro 18.88 sq mi (48.89 km2)
Elevation 1,020 ft (310 m)
Population (2010)[3]
• City and County seat 52,281
• Estimate (2016)[4] 54,983
• Density 2,800/sq mi (1,100/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC−6)
• Summer (DST) CDT (UTC−5)
ZIP codes 66502–66503,
66505-66506
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-44250
GNIS ID 0476378 [5]
Website cityofmhk.com
Manhattan is a city in northeastern Kansas in the United States at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. It is the county seat[6] of Riley County, although it extends into Pottawatomie County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 52,281.[7]
Kansas floods, flash flood Manhattan
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 Big Apple, Manhattan is best known as the home of Kansas State University and has a distinct college town atmosphere.Manhattan's location is 39°11′25″N 96°35′13″W (39.190142, −96.586818),[18] or about 50 miles (80 km) west of Topeka on the Kansas River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 18.79 square miles (48.67 km2), of which, 18.76 square miles (48.59 km2) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) is water.[2]
Geographic features
Flint Hills Discovery Center in Manhattan
Manhattan is in Kansas' Flint Hills region, which consists of continuous rolling hills covered in tall grasses. However, the downtown area – Manhattan's original site – was built on a broad, flat floodplain at the junction of the Kansas and Big Blue rivers. Manhattan is largest town in the Flint Hills, and is home to the Flint Hills Discovery Center.
Tuttle Creek Reservoir is 5 miles (8 km) north of Manhattan. The lake was formed when the Big Blue River was dammed for flood control in the 1960s, and it is now a state park that offers many recreational opportunities. South of the city is the Konza Prairie, a tallgrass prairie preserve owned by The Nature Conservancy and Kansas State University.
Earthquakes
Konza Prairie, 2005
Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) is the second busiest commercial airport in Kansas. Eight miles (13 km) west of the city is Fort Riley, a United States Army post.Manhattan is the site of Kansas State University sporting events, Aggieville, performing arts, lecture series and the annual Country Stampede Music Festival – the largest music festival in Kansas.
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in Manhattan seats 50,000 spectators
The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art[2] and the Kansas State University Gardens are on the campus of Kansas State University. Next to campus is Aggieville, a shopping and retail center with enough bars to satisfy the college crowd.
Manhattan's Sunset Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Colbert Hills Golf Course, which is annually ranked by Golf Digest among the best in the state, is home to the Earl Woods National Youth Golf Academy and a host site for The First Tee program. Manhattan is also the birthplace of Damon Runyon, the Inventor of Broadway, and his Manhattan house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The buildings which house The Flint Hills Job Corps Training Center west of the city were once used as a nursing home and orphanage operated by the Fraternal Order of Odd Fellows.
The first capitol of the Kansas Territory is preserved nearby, on Fort Riley grounds. The Fort Riley military base covers 100,656 acres (407.34 km2) between Manhattan and Junction City, KS. Since 2006 it has, once again, become home to the Big Red One, the 1st Infantry Division of the United States.
As the largest municipality in the Flint Hills region, Manhattan is host to the Flint Hills Discovery Center, a heritage and science center dedicated to the education and preservation of the Flint Hills and the remaining tall grass prairie.
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