Manhattan, Kansas

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

Manhattan is 340 feet [103.63 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Manhattan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Manhattan can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Manhattan had a population of 44,831 people^<3> (or 71.18% of the total population of Riley County). The population of Manhattan represented 1.67% of the total of Kansas, making it the state's 9th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Manhattan had a population of 52,284 people. This is an increase of 16.62% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Manhattan.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Grandview Plaza	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,382	16.72% increase
	Junction City	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	20,671	9.45% increase
	Leonardville	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	475	19.35% increase
	Louisville	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	207	0.96% decrease
	Milford	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	426	15.14% decrease
	Ogden	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	2,152	22.13% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Manhattan.

Websites for Manhattan

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning 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.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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