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Manchester, Ohio

Manchester, Ohio
Village
Location in Adams County and the state of Ohio.
Location in Adams County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 38°41′22″N 83°36′33″W / 38.68944°N 83.60917°W / 38.68944; -83.60917Coordinates: 38°41′22″N 83°36′33″W / 38.68944°N 83.60917°W / 38.68944; -83.60917
Country United States
State Ohio
County Adams
Government
 • Mayor Roy Carpenter
Area
 • Total 1.29 sq mi (3.34 km2)
 • Land 1.28 sq mi (3.32 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation 505 ft (154 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,023
 • Estimate (2012) 2,003
 • Density 1,580.5/sq mi (610.2/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 45144
Area code(s) 937
FIPS code 39-47012
GNIS feature ID 1061465

Manchester is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,023 at the 2010 census.

Manchester was laid out in 1791 by Nathaniel Massie, and named after Manchester, England, Massie's ancestral home.

Manchester corporation limit sign.

Looking east on Second Street (U.S. Highway 52) in Manchester.

Aerial view of the village.

Manchester is at 38°41′22″N 83°36′33″W / 38.68944°N 83.60917°W / 38.68944; -83.60917 (38.689546, -83.609263).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has an area of 1.29 square miles (3.34 km2), of which 1.28 square miles (3.32 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.

Manchester is at the junction of U.S. Route 52 and Ohio State Route 136. Manchester is the approximate halfway point between Cincinnati and Huntington, West Virginia.

As of the census of 2010, 2,023 people, 818 households, and 527 families resided in the village. The population density was 1,580.5 inhabitants per square mile (610.2/km2). There were 1,032 housing units at an average density of 806.3 per square mile (311.3/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.2% White, 0.2% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population.


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