Our mission and what we do A Letter from the Department Head Facilities Setting Maps News Office Forms Help More Options State Kansas . Kansas is about 400 miles from west to east and 200 miles from north to south. From northwest to southeast, elevation drops from over 4,000 ft to less than 800 ft. above sea level and average annual rainfall increases from less than 20 inches to about 40 inches.
Agriculture is the leading industry in Kansas.
Crops are grown on 30 million acres, and pasture and rangeland cover another 17 million acres. Community Manhattan, Kansas. Manhattan has a population of over 40,000. It is located in the scenic Flint hills of northeastern Kansas, where the Big Blue and Kansas rivers meet. Tuttle Reservoir, with camping, boating, fishing, and swimming, is 7 miles from campus.