Manchester, Tennessee
| Manchester, Tennessee | |
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| City | |
Coffee County Courthouse and courthouse square
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 Location of Manchester, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates: 35°28′24″N 86°5′8″W / 35.47333°N 86.08556°WCoordinates: 35°28′24″N 86°5′8″W / 35.47333°N 86.08556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Coffee |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lonnie Norman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.2 sq mi (36.7 km2) |
| • Land | 14.1 sq mi (36.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,060 ft (323 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 10,102 |
| • Density | 714/sq mi (275.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 37349, 37355 |
| Area code(s) | 931 |
| FIPS code | 47-45500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1292561 |
| Website | www |
Manchester is a city in Coffee County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 10,102 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Coffee County. The city is located halfway between Nashville and Chattanooga on Interstate 24.
Manchester is part of the Tullahoma, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Since 2002, Manchester has been the host city for the annual Bonnaroo Music Festival. The city's population swells to nearly 100,000 people for the four-day event, for which people travel across the country to camp and enjoy continuous and diverse music.
A post office called Manchester has been in operation since 1817. The city was named after Manchester, in England.
Manchester is located slightly south of the center of Coffee County at 35°28′24″N 86°5′8″W / 35.47333°N 86.08556°W (35.473337, -86.085512).Interstate 24 passes through the northeast side of the city, with access from Exits 110, 111, and 114. From Exit 111 it is 68 miles (109 km) southeast to Chattanooga and 65 miles (105 km) northwest to Nashville. U.S. Route 41 passes through the center of town as Hillsboro Boulevard; US 41 runs parallel to I-24 and leads 8 miles (13 km) southeast to Hillsboro and northwest 5 miles (8 km) to I-24 Exit 105. Tennessee State Route 55 passes through the east side of Manchester as McArthur Street; it leads northeast 25 miles (40 km) to McMinnville and southwest 12 miles (19 km) to Tullahoma.
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