Welcome to Manter ...

The city of Manter is located in Stanton County<1>.

The location of Manter has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Manter has a population of 150 people<3> (see below for details).

Manter is 3,490 feet [1,064 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Manter is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Manter (for example, toward Springfield (CO)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Manter is within the (620) area code.

The ZIP code for Manter: 67862<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Manter had an population of 150 people. This is a decrease of 12.28% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Manter had a population of 171 people (which is 7.65% of the total population of Stanton County). This makes Manter the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 171 people, the population of Manter decreased 3.93% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 178 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Manter.

Communities near Manter ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Manter.

• Johnson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
  • Johnson is located in Stanton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson <6>
• Richfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
  • Richfield is located in Morton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
• Platt City ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Platt City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt City
  • Platt City is located in Stanton County
  • Platt City has also been known as:
  • Platt
• Big Bow
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bow
  • Big Bow is located in Stanton County
• Minneapolis
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minneapolis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
  • Minneapolis is located in Baca County (CO)
• Stonington
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
  • Stonington is located in Baca County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonington <6>
• Walsh
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
  • Walsh is located in Baca County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walsh <6>
• Two Buttes
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Buttes
  • Two Buttes is located in Baca County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Two Buttes <6>
• Ulysses
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
  • Ulysses is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulysses <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Manter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Manter.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Manter. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manter.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Manter. See our Newspapers Page for Manter.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manter ...

Looking for more information about Manter? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Manter, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Manter.

Adding Manter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Manter in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Manter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Manter post office opened in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Manter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/