Manchester is a city and thecounty seat ofCoffee County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 12,213 at the2020 census.^[5][6]

Manchester
City
Coffee County Courthouse in Manchester
Location of Manchester in Coffee County, Tennessee.
Coordinates:35°28′24″N86°5′8″W / 35.47333°N 86.08556°W /35.47333; -86.08556
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Coffee
Government
• Mayor	Joey Hobbs
Area [1]
• Total	15.35 sq mi (39.75 km2)
• Land	15.32 sq mi (39.69 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,060 ft (320 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	12,212
• Density	796.97/sq mi (307.71/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	37349, 37355
Area code	931
FIPS code	47-45500[4]
GNIS feature ID	1292561[2]
Website	www.cityofmanchestertn.com

Manchester is part of theTullahoma micropolitan area.

Since 2002, Manchester has been the host city for the annualBonnaroo Music Festival. The city's population swells to nearly 100,000 people for the four-day event, for which people travel across the country to camp and enjoy continuous and diverse music.

A post office called Manchester has been in operation since 1817.^[7] The city was named afterManchester, in England.^[8] According to historians, "A small village, “Mitchellsville” was already in existence near the proposed site for the new county seat, but when the new county was formed, it was renamed “Manchester” after the industrial city of Manchester, England. Because of the abundance of water power, provided by the “Little Duck” & “Big Duck” Rivers, which flow through Manchester, it was hoped that it also would become a great industrial city."^[9]

Long-time Mayor Lonnie J. Norman died ofCOVID-19 in 2020, during theCOVID-19 pandemic.^[10]

Manchester is located slightly south of the center of Coffee County at35°28′24″N86°5′8″W / 35.47333°N 86.08556°W /35.47333; -86.08556 (35.473337, -86.085512).^[11]Interstate 24 passes through the northeast side of the city, with access from Exits 110, 111, and 114. Exit "112" was a "temporary exit" directly from the shoulder of I-24 into the Bonnaroo Music Festival site. From Exit 111 it is 68 miles (109 km) southeast to Chattanooga and 65 miles (105 km) northwest to Nashville.U.S. Route 41 passes through the center of town as Hillsboro Boulevard; US 41 runs parallel to I-24 and leads 8 miles (13 km) southeast toHillsboro and northwest 5 miles (8 km) to I-24 Exit 105.Tennessee State Route 55 passes through the east side of Manchester as McArthur Street; it leads northeast 25 miles (40 km) toMcMinnville and southwest 12 miles (19 km) toTullahoma.

TheLittle Duck River begins at the confluence of Hunt Creek and Huckleberry Creek and passes through the city before joining theDuck River just west of the city limits. The Duck River, a tributary of theTennessee River, passes through the northwest corner of the city. Both rivers drop over waterfalls above their confluence, withinOld Stone Fort State Archaeological Park.

According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.2 square miles (36.7 km²), of which 14.1 square miles (36.6 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²), or 0.24%, is water.^[5]

As of the2020 United States census, there were 12,213 people, 4,141 households, and 2,582 families residing in the city.

As of thecensus^[4] of 2000, there were 8,294 people, 3,326 households, and 2,148 families residing in the city. The population density was 752.0 inhabitants per square mile (290.3/km²). There were 3,633 housing units at an average density of 329.4 per square mile (127.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.66%White, 3.91%African American, 0.37%Native American, 1.21%Asian, 1.00% fromother races, and 0.86% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 3.28% of the population.

There were 3,326 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% weremarried couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.91.

The age of the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,983, and the median income for a family was $38,404. Males had a median income of $31,708 versus $21,380 for females. Theper capita income for the city was $17,168. About 13.1% of families and 17.6% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.

• DJ Qualls, film actor,Road Trip,The New Guy,Hustle & Flow.
• Betty Sain, horse trainer and breeder
• J. Stanley Rogers, Tennessee House of Representatives majority leader

• Old Stone Fort, part of Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park, adjacent to the western city limits
• Great Stage Park is a 650-acre (2.6 km²) outdoor event space. Since 2002 it has been home to theBonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, one of the 10 largest outdoor festivals in North America.^[14]

• City of Manchester official website
• The Manchester Times (newspaper)
• City charter