Manhattan is a city located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kansas
at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River.
As of the July 2006 census estimate, its population was 50,737, making it the eighth-largest
city in Kansas.
Manhattan is the county seat of Riley County.
A small part of the town extends into Pottawatomie County.
It is the principal town within the Manhattan, Kansas Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Nicknamed The Little Apple in 1977 as a play on New York City's "Big Apple,"
it is most well-known for being the home of Kansas State University.
Eight miles (13 km) west of the town is Fort Riley, a United States Army post.
In 2007, CNN and Money magazine rated Manhattan as one of the ten best places in
America to retire young.
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City of Manhattan
1101 Poyntz Avenue
Manhattan, Kansas 66502
785-587-2489
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