The Manhattan–Junction City Combined Statistical Area, as defined by the

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, is an area consisting of three counties in northeastern

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, anchored by the city of

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. It was upgraded from a Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA) to a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) by the

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on November 20, 2008. It was changed from a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) to a Combined Statistical Area (CSA) by the

on February 28, 2013. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 127,081. As of July 1, 2014, the CSA had an estimated population of 134,804, making it the fourth largest urban area in Kansas.

Counties

* Geary *

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* Riley

Communities

Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants

(Principal city) Pop: 52,281

Places with 1,000 to 25,000 inhabitants

* Junction City Pop: 23,353 *

Fort Riley Fort Riley is a United States Army installation located in North Central Kansas, on the Kansas River, also known as the Kaw, between Junction City and Manhattan. The Fort Riley Military Reservation covers 101,733 acres (41,170 ha) in Ge ...

(

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) Pop: 7,761 *

Wamego Wamego is a city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 4,841. History Wamego was platted in 1866. It was named for a Potawatomi Native American chief. The first post office in ...

Pop: 4,372 * St. Marys Pop: 2,627 * Ogden Pop: 2,087 * Grandview Plaza Pop: 1,560

Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants

* Riley Pop: 939 * Westmoreland Pop: 728 * Onaga Pop: 702 * St. George Pop: 639 * Milford Pop: 530

Places with less than 500 inhabitants

* Leonardville Pop: 449 * Olsburg Pop: 219 * Belvue Pop: 205 * Emmett Pop: 191 *

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Pop: 188 * Randolph Pop: 163 * Havensville Pop: 133 * Wheaton Pop: 95

Unincorporated places

*Ashland * Bala *

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*Rocky Ford * Wreford * Zeandale

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 108,999 people, 39,366 households, and 24,774 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 81.42%

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, 9.73%

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, 0.65% Native American, 2.72% Asian, 0.20%

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, 2.24% from

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, and 3.04% from two or more races.

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of any race were 5.18% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $34,712, and the median income for a family was $43,374. Males had a median income of $28,055 versus $22,821 for females. The

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for the MSA was $16,778.

References

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