Manchester is a borough in York County,

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, United States. The population was 2,798 at the 2020 census.

History

Settled in 1814, the village of Liverpool (now Manchester) was incorporated in 1869 in the eastern section of Manchester Township. During the Gettysburg Campaign of the

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, Liverpool's merchants were raided by the

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Geography

Manchester is located at . According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,350 people, 1,009 households, and 664 families living in the borough. The

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was 2,986.4 people per square mile (1,148.5/km²). There were 1,058 housing units at an average density of 1,344.5 per square mile (517.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.28%

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, 0.47%

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, 0.26% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.89% from

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, and 0.85% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population. There were 1,009 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were

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living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.81. In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $41,450, and the median income for a family was $47,845. Males had a median income of $32,219 versus $22,000 for females. The

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for the borough was $18,700. About 2.4% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the

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, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Manchester is served by the

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Notable people

* Wayne Schafer, business owner who moved to Manchester in 2012

References

External links

Borough of Manchester official website

North Eastern York County History in Preservation {{authority control Populated places established in 1814 Boroughs in York County, Pennsylvania 1869 establishments in Pennsylvania