Manchester, Kentucky

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Coordinates: 37°9′10″N 83°45′48″W / 37.15278, -83.76333
Manchester, Kentucky
Motto: The City of Hope
Location of Manchester, Kentucky
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Clay
Area
- Total	1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²)
- Land	1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	869 ft (265 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,738
- Density	1,148.4/sq mi (443.4/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	40962
Area code(s)	606
FIPS code	21-49656
GNIS feature ID	0513768

Manchester is a city in Clay County, Kentucky, United States. Home to Manchester Correctional Facility, the city's population was 1,738 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Clay County.^[1]

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Noted Natives
4 Broadcast media
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Manchester is located at 37°9′10″N, 83°45′48″W (37.152818, -83.763403)^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 1,738 people, 778 households, and 455 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,148.4 people per square mile (444.4/km²). There were 844 housing units at an average density of 557.7/sq mi (215.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.29% White, 6.27% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population.

There were 778 households out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.0% were married couples living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 39.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.0% 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 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 80.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $15,923, and the median income for a family was $25,625. Males had a median income of $23,235 versus $17,361 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,751. About 27.0% of families and 31.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.4% of those under age 18 and 20.2% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Noted Natives

Bert T. Combs - Former governor
Richie Farmer - Former University of Kentucky shooting guard and current Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture
Anthony Combs - Megachurch worship leader and gospel communicator, highly regarded as a trend setter in post-modern worship^{[citation needed]}