According to statistics released recently by the U.S. Census Bureau, Manhattan is the fastest growing “big city” in the state of Kansas.
According to the Bureau’s definition, a big city contains a population of 50,000 or more.
The data was gathered from 2010 to 2013 and during that time, Manhattan grew at rate of 7.4%, the fastest in the state.
The information came from the Washington Post: http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/05/29/the-fastest-growing-city-in-every-state-in-one-map/?Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost