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Welcome to Manter ...

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

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<2> (see below for details).

Manter is 3,490 feet [1,064 m] above sea level.<3> 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).

Area Code for Manter: 620

The ZIP code for Manter: 67862<4>

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 (or 7.61% 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)
  • Richfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Richfield is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Platt City ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Platt City is located in Stanton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt City
    • Platt City has also been known as:
    • Platt
  • Big Bow
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Big Bow is located in Stanton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bow
  • Minneapolis
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Minneapolis is located in Baca County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
  • Stonington
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Walsh
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Walsh is located in Baca County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walsh <5>
  • Two Buttes
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Ulysses
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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 (so far) for Manter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manter.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Stanton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Manter.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Manter). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Manter or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/