North Manchester, Indiana
| North Manchester | |
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| Town | |
| Town of North Manchester | |
North Manchester, Indiana from the air looking northeast
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 Located in the state of Indiana |
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| Coordinates: 41°0′14″N 85°46′21″W / 41.00389°N 85.77250°WCoordinates: 41°0′14″N 85°46′21″W / 41.00389°N 85.77250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Wabash |
| Township | Chester |
| Platted | February 13, 1846 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.61 sq mi (9.35 km2) |
| • Land | 3.53 sq mi (9.14 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) |
| Elevation | 771 ft (235 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,112 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 6,015 |
| • Density | 1,731.4/sq mi (668.5/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 46962 |
| Area code(s) | 260 |
| FIPS code | 18-54954 |
| GNIS feature ID | 440278 |
| Website | http://www.nmanchester.org/ |
North Manchester is a town in Chester Township, Wabash County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 6,112 at the 2010 census.
North Manchester is located at 41°0′14″N 85°46′21″W / 41.00389°N 85.77250°W (41.003951, -85.772573).
According to the 2010 census, North Manchester has a total area of 3.61 square miles (9.35 km2), of which 3.53 square miles (9.14 km2) (or 97.78%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) (or 2.22%) is water.
Peter Ogan, acting as the town’s founder filed for recording the 'Original Plat of Manchester' on February 13, 1846. The community was named after Manchester, in England.
The North Manchester post office has been in operation since 1838.
In the early 20th century, automobiles were made here by the DeWitt Motor Company. On February 1, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a speech at Manchester College. It was the last time he spoke at a college campus. Robert F. Kennedy also visited Manchester College during his 1968 presidential campaign. Other international visitors during that same decade include Duke Ellington, Buckminster Fuller, Ralph Nader, and Ramsey Lewis (whose concert was cut short by a bomb scare).
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