Manchester, Kentucky | |
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 Clay County Courthouse in Manchester, Kentucky | |
| Motto: The City of Hope | |
 Location of Manchester in Clay County, Kentucky. | |
| Coordinates:37°9′10″N83°45′48″W / 37.15278°N 83.76333°W /37.15278; -83.76333 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Clay |
| Incorporated | February 6, 1844 |
| Named after | theEnglish industrial town |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Steve Collins |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.96 sq mi (7.65 km2) |
| • Land | 2.93 sq mi (7.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,512 |
• Estimate (2022)[2] | 1,459 |
| • Density | 516.57/sq mi (199.44/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 40962 |
| Area code | 606 |
| FIPS code | 21-49656 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0513768 |
| Website | cityofmanchesterky |
Manchester is ahome rule-class city[3] inClay County,Kentucky, in the United States. Manchester is part of the Corbin KY Micropolitan statistical area, as is the entirety of Clay County, and is theseat of its county[4] and the home of aminimum- and medium-security federal prison. The city's population was 1,255 at the2010 census.
The town was founded to be the seat of the newly formedClay County in 1807 on a 10-acre (4.0 ha) parcel near the Lower Goose Creek Salt Works. The county court stipulated that the town be namedGreenville in honor of theWar of 1812general who gave the county its name.[5] TheGreenville inMuhlenberg County had already preempted that name, however, and it was changed to "Manchester" in December. There was a local legend in the town that this was in honor of the hometown ofGen.Garrard's second wife Lucy Lees, but a prominent local family, the Hollingsworth, were originally from Manchester, England. Rennick points out that Lees was born well after the naming of the city. He opines that it is more likely that the local businessmen simply wanted a name evocative of theEnglish industrial success.[5]
Manchester is located at37°9′10″N83°45′48″W / 37.15278°N 83.76333°W /37.15278; -83.76333 (37.152818, -83.763403).[6] According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), all land.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 97 | — | |
| 1900 | 398 | — | |
| 1910 | 626 | 57.3% | |
| 1940 | 1,509 | — | |
| 1950 | 1,706 | 13.1% | |
| 1960 | 1,868 | 9.5% | |
| 1970 | 1,664 | −10.9% | |
| 1980 | 1,838 | 10.5% | |
| 1990 | 1,634 | −11.1% | |
| 2000 | 1,738 | 6.4% | |
| 2010 | 1,255 | −27.8% | |
| 2020 | 1,512 | 20.5% | |
| 2022 (est.) | 1,459 | [7] | −3.5% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
As of thecensus[9] of 2010, there were 1,255 people, 579 households, and 332 families living in the city. The population density was 836.7 inhabitants per square mile (323.1/km2). There were 655 housing units at an average density of 436.7 per square mile (168.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.5%White, 6.3%African American, 0%Native American, 0.1%Asian, 0.2% fromother races, and 0.1% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 1% of the population.
There were 579 households, out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.5% weremarried couples living together, 19% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.7% were non-families. 37.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.84.
Manchester has a lending library, the Clay County Public Library.[10]
Manchester is thecity of license cited by fourradio stations:
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