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Manhattan is a city in and the county seat of Riley County, Kansas, U.S., 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 of Manhattan, Kansas, provides municipal services for more than 50,000 residents.
Spend time in Manhattan, Kansas and discover a zest for activity from the eclectic shopping scene, unique dining opportunities and numerous outdoor adventures around the city and Flint Hills.
- Flint Hills Discovery Center. This modern heritage and science center opened in Manhattan in 2012, and tells you all you could want to know about the Flint Hills ecoregion.
- Aggieville. On the edge of the KSU campus, this adorable commercial district cropped up at the turn of the century as a place for students to buy books and supplies.
- Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art. Right by Aggieville in the southeastern nook of the KSU campus is the museum for the university’s sizable art collection.
- Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Kansas State Wildcats football team plays their home games at this 50,000-seater stadium that hosted its inaugural season in 1968.
Known as the Little Apple, Manhattan is nestled in the heart of the scenic Flint Hills of Kansas. First settled in 1855, Manhattan was incorporated in 1857 and now encompasses approximately 18 square miles.
Manhattan, city, seat (1857) of Riley county and partly in Pottawatomie county, northeastern Kansas, U.S. The city lies where the Big Blue and Kansas rivers meet, there dammed to form Tuttle Creek Lake, on the northern edge of the rolling Flint Hills.
Manhattan is home to Kansas State University, the Flint Hills Discovery Center, Konza Prairie, Tuttle Creek Lake, Sunset Zoo, and Kansas’s #1 Public Golf Course, Colbert Hills. Hotels are within walking distance, and downtown shopping begins with Manhattan Town Center featuring AMC Theaters and an IMAX movie screen, along with a variety of ...
