Editing Manns Choice, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Manns Choice''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 316 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=July 25, 2022}}</ref>

==Name==
In 1848, Congressman [[Job Mann]] pressured to have a post office at an unnamed village in [[Harrison Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Harrison Township]]. The Post Office Department approved the new post office, but as the village had no name, Congressman Mann was to give it one. Before he did so, postal maps were made with the temporary designation "Mann's Choice" written on it. The name was never changed, and became the permanent and official one.

==Geography==
Manns Choice is located in west-central Bedford County at {{coord|40|0|10|N|78|35|29|W|type:city}} (40.002836, -78.591440),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> in the valley of the [[Raystown Branch Juniata River|Raystown Branch]] of the [[Juniata River]]. Buffalo Mountain and [[Wills Mountain]] rise to the east. The borough is mostly surrounded by [[Harrison Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Harrison Township]], but it is bordered by [[Napier Township, Pennsylvania|Napier Township]] to the northwest.

Pennsylvania Routes [[Pennsylvania Route 31|31]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 96|96]] pass through the borough. Route 31 leads northeast {{convert|3.4|mi}} to [[U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 30]] west of [[Bedford, Pennsylvania|Bedford]], while Route 96 heads south {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Hyndman, Pennsylvania|Hyndman]] and {{convert|29|mi}} to [[Cumberland, Maryland]]. Route 31 and 96 together head northwest out of town, Route 96 leading to [[Shawnee State Park (Pennsylvania)|Shawnee State Park]] and [[Schellsburg, Pennsylvania|Schellsburg]], and Route 31 leading eventually to [[Somerset, Pennsylvania|Somerset]]. [[Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey)|Interstate 76]], the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]], passes just north of the borough limits but does not provide access; the nearest exit is in Bedford.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|1.31|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqkm|order=flip|3}}, or 1.02%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200946944| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212162749/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200946944| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Manns Choice borough, Bedford County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=March 3, 2014}}</ref>

Manns Choice town center still preserves its historical watering trough once used to water the horses pulling traveling stages on their way across "the glades", now Glades Pike, to Fort Pitt, now Pittsburgh. It has chiefly been an agricultural community since its settlement following the Revolutionary War. The town's farms and forest were once a land grant offered to German mercenary Hessian Jägers paying loyalty to General George Washington's infantry.

Prior to its settlement, the area was home to the Shawnee and Monongahela native tribes. The tribes inhabited the area's many small creeks, river banks and meadowlands. They groomed a well balanced permacultural environment which still exists on thousands of surrounding acres of state forests, parks and farmlands today.

Today, the primary industry is still agriculture. Of its many farms, Horn O' Plenty Farm and Freshtaurant is noted for pioneering innovative agricultural practices and markets that have influenced the region, reassuring confidence for the future of farmers.

The historic White Sulphur Springs Hotel is located {{convert|4|mi|0}} south of the borough in Harrison Township. Built in 1884, the building originated as a hotel and restaurant, and is now home to the non-profit ministry of Officers Christian Fellowship, which serves military servicepeople and their families as a retreat center. In the fall, winter and spring off-season, the facility operates as a conference center for churches, business meetings, banquets and day gatherings.

It is home to the Coral Caverns, which house the world's only fossilized coral reef, open to the public since 1932.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1890= 363
|1900= 312
|1910= 341
|1920= 274
|1930= 271
|1940= 306
|1950= 313
|1960= 351
|1970= 334
|1980= 286
|1990= 249
|2000= 291
|2010= 300
|2020= 316
|estyear=2021
|estimate=311
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 291 people, 116 households, and 75 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|620.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 124 housing units at an average density of {{convert|264.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.66% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 0.34% from two or more races.

There were 116 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $31,500, and the median income for a family was $36,042. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $17,917 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $13,533. About 6.7% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.5% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty-five or over.
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1848]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Bedford County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1886 establishments in Pennsylvania]]