Manhattan was historically part of the Lenapehoking territory inhabited by the Munsee, Lenape, and Wappinger
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According to the United States Census Bureau, New York County has a total area of 33.6 square miles (87 km ), of which 22.8 square miles (59 km ) is land and 10.8 square miles (28 km ) (32%) is water. The northern se… See more

As of the 2020 census, Manhattan's population had increased by 6.8% over the decade to 1,694,250, representing 19.2% of New York City's population of 8,804,194 and 8.4% of New York State's population of 20,201,230… See more

Points of interest on Manhattan Island include the American Museum of Natural History; the Battery; Broadway and the Theater District; Bryant Park; Central Park, Chinatown; the Chrysler Building; The Cloisters… See more

Manhattan is the economic engine of New York City, with its 2.45 million workers drawn from the entire New York metropolitan area accounting for almost more than half of all jobs in New York City. Manhattan'… See more

Education in Manhattan is provided by a vast number of public and private institutions. Non-charter public schools in the borough are operated by the New York City Department of Education, the largest public scho… See more

Manhattan is the borough most closely associated with New York City by non-residents; regionally, residents within the New York City metropolitan area, including natives of New York City's boroughs outside Ma… See more