Manchester, Kentucky

Manchester, Kentucky
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 / 37.15278; -83.76333
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyClay
IncorporatedFebruary 6, 1844
Named afterthe English industrial town
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • MayorSteve Collins
Area
 • Total
2.95 sq mi (7.65 km2)
 • Land2.93 sq mi (7.58 km2)
 • Water0.027 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
869 ft (265 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,512
 • Estimate 
(2022)
2,158
 • Density516.5/sq mi (199.44/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
40962
Area code606
FIPS code21-49656
GNIS feature ID0513768
Websitecityofmanchesterky.org

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.