Manter Kansas Map

About Manter, Kansas

Manter is a locality in Stanton County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 132. The population density is 204.7 people per km². Manter is located at 37.5231°N, 101.8849°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Manter is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67862.

Manter occupies a vast, level expanse of high plains where the earth meets the sky in a singular, unbroken line of wheat-gold and gray. It lies 62.5 miles west-northwest of Liberal, KS (from Liberal, KS: bearing 302°T), and is situated 29.3 miles west of Ulysses. The horizon dominates the senses, pressing down with a heavy, atmospheric clarity that makes the distant, wind-sculpted clouds appear as solid as marble. Three miles from the outskirts, the landscape dips slightly toward the narrow, seasonal path of Sand Arroyo Creek, where the soil holds a darker, more tenacious moisture. In the quiet hours of dusk, the light stretches thin and amber across the stalks, revealing a stillness so profound it feels as if the land itself is waiting for the next gust of wind to stir the dry, pervasive dust.

Agriculture serves as the pulse of Manter, anchoring the lives of those who work the deep, mineral-rich soil that has sustained generations through cycles of drought and bloom. The industry remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, a stubborn persistence that honors the lessons etched by the difficult climate of the past. Beyond the immediate reach of the silos and iron fences, residents occasionally venture toward the open expanse of Burchfield Lake State Wildlife Area to observe the migratory stillness of the plains. Life here moves with the measured, deliberate pace of a season, reflecting a culture that values the weight of a handshake and the enduring resilience required to thrive upon these high, unyielding flats.

About This Manter Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Manter, Kansas. Coordinates: 37.523073, -101.884896. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Manter includes the ZIP code (67862), telephone area code (785), county seat of Stanton County (Johnson City), and school district assignment (Stanton County Unified School District 452).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.