Manchester, Kentucky | |
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Motto: The City of Hope | |
Coordinates: 37°9′10″N 83°45′48″W / 37.15278°N 83.76333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Clay |
Incorporated | February 6, 1844 |
Named for | the English 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 | welovemanchester |
Manchester is a home rule-class city[3] in Clay County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county[4] and the home of a minimum- and medium-security federal prison. The city's population was 1,255 at the 2010 census.