Manchester, Maryland

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Manchester is a town in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. (Some locations, however, reside in Baltimore County to the east.) The population was 3,329 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
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[edit] History

Established in 1760, incorporated in 1833.

[edit] Geography

Manchester is located at 39°39′42″N, 76°53′17″W (39.661762, -76.888014)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.0 km² (1.9 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,329 people, 1,134 households, and 885 families residing in the town. The population density was 662.5/km² (1,713.4/mi²). There were 1,176 housing units at an average density of 234.0/km² (605.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.36% White, 0.87% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 1,134 households out of which 44.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $57,390, and the median income for a family was $62,679. Males had a median income of $37,794 versus $29,118 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,956. About 0.9% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.