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Manter, Kansas

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Manter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67862. The Survey maps it on the Manter quadrangle. 132 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,491 feet above sea level.

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Manter within Stanton County

Population over time

2 figures

Manter fell from 171 to 132 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010171
2020132-39 (-23%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

2 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Manter between 2008 and 2016, burning about 2,147 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
11 June 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined400 acresKansas CountiesROAD V
30 January 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,747 acresLake Meredith National Recreation AreaROSITA

Every fire recorded in Stanton County

Storms near this place

60 of 126 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Manter in 126 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 88 hail, 21 thunderstorm wind, 8 heavy rain, 3 flash flood. The reports record 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1997LightningManter3 hurtThree were injured by a lightning bolt. One was a 70 year old male, another a 8 year old male and the third, a 5 year old female. All three had to be revived by CPR and all three were burned. Witnesses said they heard thunder only a couple of times but saw no lightning.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindManter$40,000no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindManter$1,500Windows were blown out of a van and stop signs were blown down.
May 2025HailManter-Multiple public reports of 2 inch hail in and around Manter between 15:28-15:42.
May 2025HailManter-A storm chaser reported 1 inch hail.
May 2025Funnel CloudManter-Numerous storm chaser photos and videos showing a possible funnel cloud of non mesocyclone origin.
June 2025HailManter-An estimated 1.75 inch hail report from social media.
June 2025Flash FloodManter-Spotter reported flooding including multiple roads with water moving over them.
August 2025HailManter-A public report of 2.75 inch hail.
August 2025HailManter-A member of the public reported 4 inch hail.
August 2025HailManter-A Stanton Emergency Manager reported 3 inch hail.
July 2020Heavy RainManter-Rainfall of 3.50 inches was observed.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindManter-Winds were strong enough to damage a pop-up camper but were probably no stronger than 70 MPH.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindManter-A gust to 60 MPH was reported.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindManter-Several vehicles were overturned by the high wind.
May 2018HailManter-The ground was covered with hail.
July 2017Heavy RainManter-Rainfall was 2.30 inches.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindManter-Wind gusts to were estimated to be 60 MPH.
May 2013Tornado (EF0)Manter-There were two land spouts reported.
May 2013Tornado (EF0)Manter-There were two land spouts reported. This one lasted the longest but there was no damage.
October 2013Thunderstorm WindManter-Winds were estimated to be 65 MPH.
August 2013Flash FloodManter-The bridge north of Manter was under water.
August 2013Heavy RainManter-Rainfall of 2.60 inches was reported.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindManter-Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindManter-Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH.
April 2010Heavy RainManter-Rainfall of 1.50 inches was reported at a location 12 miles northwest of Manter.
April 2010Heavy RainManter-Rainfall of 2.30 inches fell in a short period at a location 14 miles north-northwest of Manter.
August 2010Heavy RainManter-Rainfall of 3.00 was reported.
August 2010Heavy RainManter-Rainfall of 3.50 was reported.
May 2010HailManter-The hail was mostly penny sized.
June 2007FloodManter-Rainfall of 3.25 inches fell in a short time in the town of Manter. Moderate flooding was reported.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindManter-Large tree branches blown down.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindManter-Four to six inch diameter tree branches blown down.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindManter-Three inch diameter tree limb broken.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindManter-Broken windows and number tree limbs were blown down.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindManter-Three inch diameter tree limbs were blown down.
August 1997HailManter-Some damage to cars.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindManter-Large tree limbs were knocked down.
April 2024HailManter-no account filed
June 2022HailManter-no account filed
August 2020HailManter-no account filed
August 2020HailManter-no account filed
August 2020HailManter-no account filed
May 2019HailManter-no account filed
May 2019HailManter-no account filed
May 2019HailManter-no account filed
May 2019HailManter-no account filed
May 2019HailManter-no account filed
July 2018HailManter-no account filed
July 2018HailManter-no account filed
July 2018Funnel CloudManter-no account filed
May 2018HailManter-no account filed
May 2018HailManter-no account filed
August 2018HailManter-no account filed
June 2017HailManter-no account filed
June 2017HailManter-no account filed
August 2017HailManter-no account filed
August 2017HailManter-no account filed
August 2017Heavy RainManter-no account filed
May 2015HailManter-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Stanton County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Johnson7.8 miles14
Saunders8.9 miles13
Julian14.0 miles16
Big Bow17.4 miles14

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on ManterAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2666562The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 471701. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.