The City of Manhattan, Kansas, is located in Riley County in the heart of northeast Kansas’ scenic Flint Hills. Known as the “Little Apple,” Manhattan is 120 miles west of Kansas City, just off Interstate 70, and encompasses approximately 18 square miles with a current population of roughly 55,000. The community serves a three-county, 130,000-population regional area as a leader in education, trade, healthcare, and communications. Manhattan is renowned for its high quality of life. In fact, various media have listed the city among the Top 100 Places to Live in America, the Top 10 Places to Retire (and retire young), the Best Small Places for Business and Careers, and the Top 50 College Towns in America. This quintessential college town is also a shopping, dining, entertainment, a