Manchester, Kentucky | |
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Motto: The City of Hope | |
Coordinates: 37°9′10″N 83°45′48″W / 37.15278°N 83.76333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Clay |
Incorporated | February 6, 1844 |
Named for | the English industrial town |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Council |
• Mayor | Steve Collins |
Area | |
• Total | 2.96 sq mi (7.65 km2) |
• Land | 2.93 sq mi (7.58 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,512 |
• Estimate (2022)[2] | 1,459 |
• Density | 516.57/sq mi (199.44/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 40962 |
Area code | 606 |
FIPS code | 21-49656 |
GNIS feature ID | 0513768 |
Website | welovemanchester |
Manchester is a home rule-class city[3] in Clay County, Kentucky, in the United States. Manchester is part of the Corbin KY Micropolitan statistical area, as is the entirety of Clay County, and is the seat of its county[4] and the home of a minimum- and medium-security federal prison. The city's population was 1,255 at the 2010 census.