Manchester, Ohio Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Manchester, Ohio
Village
Second Street (US 52)
Location in Manchester Township, Adams County and the state of Ohio.
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Adams
Area
• Total	1.29 sq mi (3.33 km²)
• Land	1.27 sq mi (3.28 km²)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²)
Elevation	512 ft (156 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,839
• Density	1,451.46/sq mi (560.23/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	45144
Area codes	937, 326
FIPS code	39-47012
GNIS feature ID	2399237

Manchester is a village in Manchester Township, Adams County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,839 at the 2020 census.

History
Geography
Demographics
- 2010 census
Education
Notable people
Gallery
See also

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.

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.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has an area of 1.29 square miles (3.34 km²), of which 1.28 square miles (3.32 km²) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²) is water.

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

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1850	434	—
1870	942	—
1880	1,455	54.5%
1890	1,965	35.1%
1900	2,003	1.9%
1910	1,966	−1.8%
1920	1,824	−7.2%
1930	2,009	10.1%
1940	2,163	7.7%
1950	2,281	5.5%
1960	2,172	−4.8%
1970	2,195	1.1%
1980	2,313	5.4%
1990	2,223	−3.9%
2000	2,043	−8.1%
2010	2,023	−1.0%
2020	1,839	−9.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, 2,023 people, 818 households, and 527 families resided in the village. The population density was 1,580.5 inhabitants per square mile (610.2/km²). There were 1,032 housing units at an average density of 806.3 per square mile (311.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.2% White, 0.2% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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.

Education

Manchester is served by the Manchester Local School District and the Manchester Public Library, a branch of the Adams County Public Library.

Notable people

Wayne Frye - Olympian, MIT graduate, Purple Heart Recipient
Nathaniel Massie - General in the Revolutionary War, politician and first President of the Ohio Senate
Jack Roush - founder, CEO, and owner of Roush Fenway Racing
Doug White - a Republican politician and former President of the Ohio Senate