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Around Keats
Distances
Nearest major airport
Kansas City International Airport (MCI)103 miles away
Closer regional airport
Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK)8 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Lincoln, NE108 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX446 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Keats; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Keats
U.S. Representative · Kansas’s 1st DistrictTracey Mann (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
It’s the 444th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
Riley County grew from 13,828 residents in 1900 to 71,959 in 2020.
Riley County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 33.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tuttle Creek Lake, KS weather station (2 miles away).
Jobs in Riley County
20,580 jobs at 1,620 businesses in Riley County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
168 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Keats.
Nearest hospitals
Manhattan Surgical Hospital LLCGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Manhattan3.6 miles
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Manhattan3.6 miles
Wamego Health CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Wamego17.1 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
20
Specialist doctors
13
Dentists
5
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
30
Mental health providers
62
Physical and occupational therapists
16
Optometrists
8
Chiropractors
14
Pharmacies
3
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Keats
Grocery stores
Dillons4.0 mi
Dara's Fast Lane4.4 mi
Pharmacies
Health Mart3.0 mi
Dillons Pharmacy4.0 mi
Dunne's Pharmacy4.1 mi
Walgreens4.1 mi
Libraries
Hale Library4.7 mi
Museums
Riley County Museum4.2 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Manhattan-Ogden. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Frank V Bergman ElemManhattan
Pre-K–5
568
Public
2.4 mi
Amanda Arnold ElemManhattan
K–5
399
Public
3.5 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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