Manchester, Kentucky
Manchester, Kentucky | |
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Clay County Courthouse in Manchester, Kentucky | |
| Motto: The City of Hope | |
Location of Manchester in Clay County, Kentucky. | |
| Coordinates: 37°9′10″N 83°45′48″W / 37.15278°N 83.76333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Clay |
| Incorporated | February 6, 1844 |
| Named after | the English industrial town |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Steve Collins |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.95 sq mi (7.65 km2) |
| • Land | 2.93 sq mi (7.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.027 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,512 |
• Estimate (2022) | 2,158 |
| • Density | 516.5/sq mi (199.44/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 40962 |
| Area code | 606 |
| FIPS code | 21-49656 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0513768 |
| Website | cityofmanchesterky |
Manchester is a home rule-class city in Clay County, Kentucky, in the United States. Manchester is part of the Corbin KY Micropolitan statistical area, as is the entirety of Clay County, and is the seat of its county and the home of a minimum- and medium-security federal prison. As of the 2020 census, Manchester had a population of 1,512.