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The Little Apple® Has It All

Manhattan, Kansas – Manhattan is the county seat of Riley County. The city has a population of 50,002 and the county is home to 63,019 people. Click here for more extensive population and demographic information. Located at the juncture of the Big Blue and Kansas Rivers, Manhattan is just nine miles north of Interstate 70, and is served by Highways 18 and 177 and U.S. Highway 24. Highway 177, connecting Manhattan with Interstate 70, makes access to Manhattan as simple as turning off the Interstate. Nestled in the heart of the scenic Flint Hills, Manhattan is a thriving center for trade, education, government, health care and entertainment. The Manhattan area features an excellent university, respected army post, fine arts, the beauty of nature, exciting sports teams and a wide range of other qualifications and attractions. Manhattan is known as the "Little Apple" and is found 120 miles west of Kansas City just off of Interstate I-70. The community serves a three-county, 200,000-population regional area as a leader in education, trade, health care, entertainment, and communication. The area boasts a number of attractions including Tuttle Creek Lake offering 15,000 acres of boating, water-skiing, fishing and public hunting land; the Konza Prairie Tallgrass Preserve; Marianna Beach Art Museum located at the corner of the Kansas State University and the historic Aggieville shopping district; world class golf facilities and a vibrant Arts in the Park series. Nearby Fort Riley was founded in the mid-1800s and is a permanent military post and important regional partner. Fort Riley has long been one of the nation's largest U.S. Army military installations. Today the military reservation covers approximately 101,000 acres.

Approximate driving time to Manhattan from – Abilene, Kansas 30 minutes / Dallas, Texas 8 hours / Denver, Colorado 8 hours / Kansas City, Missouri 2 hours / Lincoln, Nebraska 2 hours / Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 5 hours / Omaha, Nebraska 3 hours / St. Louis, Missouri 6 hours / Topeka, Kansas 1 hour / Wichita, Kansas 2.5 hours.

Manhattan Regional Airport (785) 537-1188 / Kansas Air Center (785) 776-1991 - It has never been easier to get to Manhattan. Aside from the several highway systems used to enter Manhattan, there are a variety of other transportation options available. Manhattan offers flight service out of Manhattan Regional Airport. Flights running from Manhattan Regional to Kansas City International Airport are offered several times per day. US Airways Express, and two rental car agencies operate out of the passenger terminal.
ATA Bus (785) 537-6345 - ATA Bus is an inter-county bus service established in 1976. Public transport is granted on demand and is subsidized by the state, county and city governments. The service offers a scheduled grocery run on Thursdays and a twice-monthly all-county run. Occasional trips to Topeka are also available.
Bell Taxi Transportation, Inc. (800) 826-8294 / Taxi-4-Less (785) 776-5508 / Yellow Cab Company (785) 537-2080 - In addition, there are several taxi services that operate in Manhattan, and Greyhound Bus Lines, which offers morning and evening arrivals and departures.

Colleges and Universities in Manhattan
Kansas State University, founded in 1863, makes its home in Manhattan. K-State is one of the nation's first land-grant colleges and serves as a leading example of the successful land-grant university system developed throughout the United States. The main University campus extends over 315 acres within Manhattan and was annexed by the City in 1994. Kansas State University has eight Colleges: Agriculture, Architecture, Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Human Ecology, and Veterinary Medicine. The eight Colleges represent sixty Departments. As well as being an international mix of cultures, the University offers many educational, recreational and athletic attractions, including the prestigious Alfred M. Landon Lecture Series on Public Issues. The "K-State Wildcats" are members of the Big 12 Athletic Conference and have championship football and basketball teams. Manhattan is also home to Manhattan Christian College, a four-year college founded in 1927, which is adjacent to the KSU campus. Manhattan Area Technical College, established in 1965, offers continuing education and vocational courses for business and industry.

Public and Private Education
Additional community amenities include excellent public and private education through a public high school (grades 10-12), a ninth grade center, two middle schools (grades 7-8), seven elementary schools (grades K-6) and two church-related schools, one for grades K-12 and one for grades K-8. Manhattan/Ogden Public Schools (www.usd383.org) USD 383 proudly serves families in the Manhattan and Ogden Communities. The faculty, staff, administration and Board of Education are dedicated to providing an academically challenging and enriching educational experience for all children in a safe environment.
Manhattan-Ogden Public Schools
USD 383
2031 Poyntz Avenue
Manhattan, Kansas 66502
phone: 785-587-2000
fax: 785-587-2006

Recreation and Play
As for recreation, the community has an abundance of public parks and sports facilities, including the American Zoo and Aquarium Association-accredited Sunset Zoo and an 18-hole public golf course, one public 9-hole executive course and one private golf course. Colbert Hills Golf Course, the first PGA Collegiate course and an Audubon Signature Gold course, opened in the spring of 2000 in partnership with Kansas State University. Area public parks provide countless recreational opportunities to persons of all ages. In addition, the community boasts an exceptional trail system suitable for biking or walking and is accessible to people with disabilities. The trail is currently nine (9) miles in length and circles half of the community.

Manhattan Planning and Progress
The City of Manhattan continues to work in its commitment to sound, progressive, and forward-thinking municipal planning. Significant development in the 1980s included a $60 million public-private constructed, 300,000 square foot enclosed shopping mall in downtown Manhattan. In the past decade, the community has developed the Manhattan Corporate Technology Park, a new airport terminal at the Manhattan Regional Airport, and a new 80-acre Northeast Community Park. Currently, the City is working on a new major downtown redevelopment initiative to enhance the development north and south of the Manhattan Town Center Mall.

Mercy Regional Health Center (www.mercyregional.org); Health services are offered through two consolidated hospitals, the Riley County/Manhattan Health Department, three medical clinics and over 100 medical doctors provide health care services to the community. Mercy Regional Health Center is an acute care facility licensed to operate 150 beds in two facilities. This private, not-for-profit organization was created to reflect the combined strength of healthcare of St. Mary's and Memorial Hospital in 1996. The primary mission of the organization is to promote community health by providing quality, compassionate healthcare services that embrace our values of quality, human dignity, and community. We define "quality" as the ongoing search for excellence that is demonstrated by working together with respect, cooperation, and professionalism. Mercy is committed to meeting our community's healthcare needs through a quality, compassionate, modernized healthcare delivery system which includes more than 100 physicians and over 700 employees serving the people of Manhattan and the surrounding areas with a wide range of quality health and wellness services. It is that quality of life that retains and attracts citizens to the beautiful Flint Hills. Quality of life is the perception of home. As with most people, continually improving and making home the very best quality and the most comfortable is exactly what Mercy Regional Health Center's expansion efforts are about. It is our vision to provide the very best quality healthcare in the United States right here in the heartland.

Fort Riley (www.riley.army.mil) Derived from the location at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers, Junction City is influenced by historic Fort Riley. Fort Riley came into existence in 1852 as Camp Center. In 1853 the camp was renamed after Major General Bennett Riley. From its gates, the cavalry rode to such famous campaigns as Beecher's Island, Washita River Fight, and the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Fort Riley stood as the major horse cavalry training school in the country, and was boasted as one of the best in the world. Camp Funston and Camp Forsyth, two sections of today's post, were vital training areas during both world wars when modernization changed the country's need to a mechanized cavalry. The First Infantry Division, more commonly known as the Big Red One, or the Fighting First, came to Fort Riley from Germany in 1955, and returned to Germany in 1995. Today, Fort Riley is known as the home of America's Army, and is home to the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) – the Victory Division. The Big Red One returned to Fort Riley in the fall of 2006

Milford Lake (www.nwk.usace.army.mil/ milford/milford_home.htm) Sitting next to Junction City, Milford Lake is the largest man-made lake in Kansas; it was authorized by Congress in 1954 and constructed by the Corps of Engineers in the early 1960s. It provides flood control, navigation, improved water quality, water supply, recreation, plus fish and wildlife benefits. On average, half a million people visit Milford Lake each year. Eleven parks offer camping, picnicking, swimming, boat ramps and fishing access. Approximately 23,000 acres are managed for wildlife and hunting opportunities. Milford is home to the 2005 World Series of Walleye Fishing, the PWT Mercury Championship, the Kansas State Ahern Scholarship Tournament, and the 2005 Governor's Cup