Manchester, KS

Full City Profile · Kansas · Ottawa County County

1.2 /5.0

F Poor

77 Population 481/sq mi density

$12,500 Median Income $19,544 per capita

54°F Avg Temperature 302 sunny days/yr

212 Violent Crime/100K 2,040 property/100K

Overall

1.2 / 5.0

Below average overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

1.2 / 5.0

$12,500 median income, 9.0% unemployment

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

212 violent crimes/100K

Education

1.3 / 5.0

3.3% bachelor's degree or higher

Parks & Recreation in Manchester (6)

Kanopolis State Park

State Park

87 acres. Open Access

Entrance: $0

Lovewell State Park

State Park

535 acres. Open Access

Entrance: $0

Mushroom Rock State Park

State Park

5 acres. Open Access

Entrance: $0

Sandhills State Park

State Park

1,120 acres. Open Access

Entrance: $0

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

National Preserve

Tallgrass prairie once covered 170 million acres of North America, but within a generation most of it had been transformed into farms, cities, and towns. Today less than 4% remains intact, mostly in the Kansas Flint Hills. Established on November 12, 1996, the preserve protects a nationally signific...

Entrance: $0

Activities: Arts and Culture, Cultural Demonstrations, Astronomy, Stargazing, Fishing, Freshwater Fishing, Food, Picnicking, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours - Walking, Hands-On, Hiking, Backcountry Hiking, Front-...

Weather: Typical weather for the preserve ranges from lows of 0 degrees in the winter and highs of 90 + degrees in the summer. Prevailing prairie winds attribute to winter blizzards and occasional summer storm...

https://www.nps.gov/tapr/index.htm

Tuttle Creek State Parks

State Park

1,082 acres. Open Access

Entrance: $0