Manchester, Georgia

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Manchester is a town in Meriwether and Talbot counties in the U.S. state of Georgia, although primarily in Meriwether. The population was 3,584 at the 2020 census,<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 4,230 in 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">Template:Cite book</ref> From Manchester the railroad diverged, with one line going to Atlanta and another to Birmingham. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Manchester as a city in 1909.<ref>Template:Cite book</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 runs along the southern edge of the city, rising Template:Convert above the city to an elevation of Template:Convert above sea level. Georgia State Route 85 is the main highway through the city, leading southwest Template:Convert to Columbus and north Template:Convert to Woodbury. Georgia 85 meets Georgia 190 in the southern part of the city, which leads west Template:Convert along the crest of Pine Mountain to U.S. Route 27 south of the town of Pine Mountain. Georgia 85 meets Georgia 41 in the center of Manchester, which leads southeast Template:Convert to Woodland and northwest Template:Convert to Warm Springs.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Manchester has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, 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

File:Manchester Community Building; Manchester, GA (NRHP).JPG

The Manchester Community Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 28, 2002.

Manchester racial composition as of 2020<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	1,666	46.48%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	1,713	47.8%
Native American	3	0.08%
Asian	19	0.53%
Pacific Islander	2	0.06%
Other/mixed	108	3.01%
Hispanic or 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>Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

Residents in Meriwether County are in the Meriwether County School District.<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>

Residents in Talbot County are in the Talbot County School District.<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>

Notable people

• Bill Mathis, former Clemson and Super Bowl-winning New York Jets football player
• Stuart Woods, novelist.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Manchester, dubbed Delano, was the setting for his first best-seller, Chiefs, and most of his subsequent books have a character who comes from the city.

External links

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