Editing Manchester, Ohio

{{For|Manchester, Summit County, Ohio|New Franklin, Ohio}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Manchester, Ohio
| settlement_type    = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
| image_skyline      = Manchester-US52-oh.jpg
| imagesize          = 250px
| image_caption      = Second Street ([[U.S. Route 52|US 52]])
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| image_map          = Adams County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas Manchester highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 260px
| map_caption        = Location in [[Manchester Township, Adams County, Ohio|Manchester Township]],  [[Adams County, Ohio|Adams County]] and the state of [[Ohio]].

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| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Ohio]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Adams County, Ohio|Adams]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Manchester Township, Adams County, Ohio|Manchester Township]]

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| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Billie Jo (BJ) Goodwin<ref>{{cite news |last1=Defender |first1=People's |title='Bear with us' is message from Manchester Council |url=https://www.peoplesdefender.com/2022/04/28/bear-with-us-is-message-from-manchester-council/ |access-date=May 15, 2022 |work=People's Defender |date=April 29, 2022}}</ref>
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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.29
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.27
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.02
| area_total_km2     = 3.33
| area_land_km2      = 3.28
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| elevation_ft       = 512
| population_total   = 1839
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 1451.46
| population_density_km2 = 560.23

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| postal_code        = 45144
| area_codes         = [[Area codes 937 and 326|937, 326]]
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| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
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| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 39-47012<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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| website            = {{URL|villageofmanchesterohio.com}}
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'''Manchester''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Manchester Township, Adams County, Ohio|Manchester Township]],  [[Adams County, Ohio|Adams County]], [[Ohio]], United States, along the [[Ohio River]]. The population was 1,839 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
The community was originally founded in 1790 as Massie's Station for [[Nathaniel Massie]], an explorer and entrepreneur who first surveyed Virginia Military District. It was the first permanent settlement in the District. It was laid out along the Ohio River near three islands. In 1791, Massie's Station became known as Manchester, Ohio, after Manchester, England, Massie's ancestral home. It was the fourth permanent settlement established in the Northwest Territory. By 1791, residents had completely encircled the community with a stockade.<ref>{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=98|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=82}}</ref>

In 1933, after its bankruptcy, Alfred Holbrook College opened on the same campus as [[National Normal University]], a teacher's college in Lebanon, Ohio. In 1933, Alfred Holbrook College moved to Manchester where it closed in 1941.<ref>{{cite web |title=Manchester, Ohio - Ohio History Central |url=https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Manchester,_Ohio |website=ohiohistorycentral.org |access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref>

== Geography ==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has an area of {{convert|1.29|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.28|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

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]].

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1850= 434
|1870= 942
|1880= 1455
|1890= 1965
|1900= 2003
|1910= 1966
|1920= 1824
|1930= 2009
|1940= 2163
|1950= 2281
|1960= 2172
|1970= 2195
|1980= 2313
|1990= 2223
|2000= 2043
|2010= 2023
|2020= 1839
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, 2,023 people, 818 households, and 527 families resided in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1580.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,032 housing units at an average density of {{convert|806.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.7% of the population.

There were 818 households, of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.6% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.05.

The village's median age was 38.1 years. 26.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.9% were from 25 to 44; 26.4% were from 45 to 64; and 15.6% were 65 years of age or older. The village's gender makeup was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 2,043 people, 882 households, and 555 families resided in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,894.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,027 housing units at an average density of 952.4/mi<sup>2</sup> (367.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the village was 97.50% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.44% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.24% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.05% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.62% from two or more races.  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.34% of the population.

There were 882 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The village's median household income was $23,140, and the median income for a family was $28,641. Males had a median income of $29,539 versus $20,179 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $13,535. About 19.1% of families and 23.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.7% of those under the age of 18 and 23.3% of those 65 and older.

==Education==
Manchester is served by the [[Manchester High School (Manchester, Ohio)|Manchester Local School District]] and the Manchester Public Library,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://adamscolibrary.org/locations/ | title=Locations & Hours | publisher=Adams County Public Library | access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref> a branch of the [[Adams County, Ohio#Government|Adams County Public Library]].

==Notable people==
<!--- Please list in alphabetical order --->
* [[Wayne Frye]] - Olympian, MIT graduate, Purple Heart Recipient
* [[Nathaniel Massie]] - General in the Revolutionary War, politician and first [[List of Presidents of the Ohio Senate|President of the Ohio Senate]]
* [[Jack Roush]] - founder, CEO, and owner of [[Roush Fenway Racing]]
* [[Doug White (politician)|Doug White]] - a [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] politician and former [[List of Presidents of the Ohio Senate|President of the Ohio Senate]]

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180px" class="center">
File:ManchesterOH1.JPG|Manchester corporation limit sign.
File:ManchesterOH2.JPG|Looking east on Second Street (U.S. Highway 52) in Manchester.
File:Manchester Ohio.jpg|Aerial view of the village.
File:Manchester-Ohio-River-oh.jpg|Public, Ohio River, boat ramp in downtown Manchester.
File:Manchester, Ohio Library.JPG|Manchester, Ohio Library.
File:Manchester-street-clock-oh.jpg|Downtown Manchester street clock.
File:Manchester-Community-Building-oh.jpg|Manchester Community Building & government offices
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of cities and towns along the Ohio River]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://villageofmanchesterohio.com/ Official website]
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{{Adams County, Ohio}}
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[[Category:Villages in Adams County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Ohio populated places on the Ohio River]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1790]]
[[Category:1790 establishments in the Northwest Territory]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]