Editing Manchester, Georgia

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'''Manchester''' is a town in [[Meriwether County, Georgia|Meriwether]] and [[Talbot County, Georgia|Talbot]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], although primarily in Meriwether. The population was 3,584 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 4,230 in [[2010 United States census|2010]]. It is the most populous community in Meriwether County. [[CSX Transportation]] runs a railroad yard in Manchester.

==History==
Manchester was founded in 1907, when the [[Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway]] was extended northward to that point; it was merged into the [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] in 1946.<ref name="Names">{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/m.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=143 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> From Manchester the railroad diverged, with one line going to [[Atlanta]] and another to [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]. The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Manchester as a city in 1909.<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C4xCAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1071|year=1909|publisher=State printer|page=1071}}</ref> The city was named after [[Manchester]], England.<ref name="Names" />

In 2019, CSX Transportation demolished the historic Manchester Yard Office in order to make way for a new, larger, yard facilities building.

==Geography==
Manchester is in west central Georgia, in southern Meriwether County, with a small portion extending south into Talbot County. The ridge of [[Pine Mountain Range|Pine Mountain]] runs along the southern edge of the city, rising {{convert|300|ft}} above the city to an elevation of {{convert|1180|ft}} above sea level. [[Georgia State Route 85]] is the main highway through the city, leading southwest {{convert|39|mi}} to [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus]] and north {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Woodbury, Georgia|Woodbury]]. Georgia 85 meets [[Georgia State Route 190|Georgia 190]] in the southern part of the city, which leads west {{convert|16|mi}} along the crest of Pine Mountain to [[U.S. Route 27]] south of the town of [[Pine Mountain, Harris County, Georgia|Pine Mountain]]. Georgia 85 meets [[Georgia State Route 41|Georgia 41]] in the center of Manchester, which leads southeast {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Woodland, Georgia|Woodland]] and northwest {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Warm Springs, Georgia|Warm Springs]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Manchester has a total area of {{convert|8.0|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqmi|2}}, or 0.45%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> Pigeon Creek runs along the northern border of the city and flows east to the [[Flint River]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 922
|1920= 2776
|1930= 3745
|1940= 3462
|1950= 4036
|1960= 4115
|1970= 4779
|1980= 4796
|1990= 4104
|2000= 3988
|2010= 4230
|2020= 3584
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=253}}</ref><br> 1930-1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1940-1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1960-1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>1980-2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>
}}

[[Image:Manchester Community Building; Manchester, GA (NRHP).JPG|200px|thumb|right|The Manchester Community Building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Meriwether County, Georgia|National Register of Historic Places]] on January 28, 2002.]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+Manchester racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1349532&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-14|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,666
|46.48%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,713
|47.8%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|3
|0.08%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|19
|0.53%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|2
|0.06%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/mixed]]
|108
|3.01%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|73
|2.04%
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,584 people, 1,494 households, and 1,056 families residing in the city.

Circa 2022 Manchester had 4,230 people. 4,118 of them were in Meriwether County and 112 of them were in Talbot County.<ref name=GAHighwayMapTalbotCo>{{cite web|url=https://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/CountyMaps/Talbot.pdf|title=General Highway Map Talbot County|publisher=[[Georgia Department of Transportation]]|access-date=2024-09-26}}</ref>

==Education==
Residents in Meriwether County are in the [[Meriwether County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13199_meriwether/DC20SD_C13199.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Meriwether County, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-26}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13199_meriwether/DC20SD_C13199_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

Residents in Talbot County are in the [[Talbot County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13263_talbot/DC20SD_C13263.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Talbot County, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-26}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13263_talbot/DC20SD_C13263_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Bill Mathis]], former [[Clemson University|Clemson]] and Super Bowl-winning [[New York Jets]] football player
* [[Stuart Woods]], novelist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stuartwoods.com/html/bio.html |title=Stuart Woods Official Website |website=www.stuartwoods.com |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021003183556/http://www.stuartwoods.com/html/bio.html |archive-date=3 October 2002 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Manchester, dubbed Delano, was the setting for his first best-seller, ''[[Chiefs (novel)|Chiefs]]'', and most of his subsequent books have a character who comes from the city.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|manchester-ga.gov}}

{{Talbot County, Georgia}}
{{Meriwether County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Meriwether County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Cities in Talbot County, Georgia]]