Manhattan, Kansas

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Topeka. It is located about 49 miles [78 km] to the east of Manhattan and has a population of 122,377 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Junction City. It is located about 17 miles [27 km] to the southwest of Manhattan and has a population of 18,886 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Abilene	SW	38 mi [61.2 km]	6,400	2.19% decrease
	Auburn	SE	46 mi [74 km]	1,151	2.68% increase
	Blue Rapids	N	34 mi [54.7 km]	1,018	6.43% decrease
	Chapman	SW	27 mi [43.45 km]	1,332	7.33% increase
	Clay Center	NW	31 mi [49.89 km]	4,442	2.67% decrease
	Council Grove	S	36 mi [57.9 km]	2,274	2.02% decrease
	Grandview Plaza	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,382	16.72% increase
	Herington	SW	40 mi [64.4 km]	2,451	4.37% decrease
	Holton	NE	50 mi [80.5 km]	3,258	2.83% decrease
	Marysville	N	45 mi [72.4 km]	3,126	4.43% decrease
	Ogden	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	2,152	22.13% increase
	Saint Marys	E	28 mi [45.06 km]	2,277	3.59% increase
	Silver Lake	E	40 mi [64.4 km]	1,380	1.62% increase
	Wamego	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	4,312	1.55% increase
	Washington	NW	49 mi [78.9 km]	1,105	9.65% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alma	SE	20 mi [32.19 km]	755	5.27% decrease
	Alta Vista	S	23 mi [37.01 km]	420	4.98% decrease
	Belvue	E	22 mi [35.41 km]	220	3.51% decrease
	Dwight	S	23 mi [37.01 km]	326	1.21% decrease
	Leonardville	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	475	19.35% increase
	Louisville	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	207	0.96% decrease
	McFarland	SE	21 mi [33.8 km]	270	0.37% decrease
	Milford	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	426	15.14% decrease
	Olsburg	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	194	1.04% increase
	Paxico	E	24 mi [38.62 km]	209	0.95% decrease
	Randolph	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	198	13.14% increase
	Riley	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,026	15.8% increase
	Saint George	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	562	29.49% increase
	Wakefield	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	870	3.82% increase
	Westmoreland	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	746	18.23% increase

Riley County

Manhattan is primarily located in Riley County and is the county seat. A portion of Manhattan extends into Pottawatomie County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Riley: Clay, Geary, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee and Washington.

While not sharing a border with Riley, the counties of Morris and Dickinson are close to Manhattan.

Below are counties that are near Manhattan (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Manhattan:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Manhattan
	Clay County	W	Wakefield	22 miles [35 km]
	Dickinson County	W	Upland	23 miles [37 km]
	Geary County	SW	Grandview Plaza	15 miles [24 km]
	Jackson County	E	Delia	33 miles [53 km]
	Marshall County	N	Cottage Hill	29 miles [46 km]
	Morris County	S	Dwight	23 miles [37 km]
	Nemaha County	NE	Neuchatel	33 miles [53 km]
	Pottawatomie County	E	Swamp Angel	6 miles [9 km]
	Shawnee County	E	Rossville	34 miles [54 km]
	Wabaunsee County	E	Wabaunsee	13 miles [20 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Kansas<3>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Manhattan. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

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