Manchester is a town in
Meriwether and
Talbot counties in the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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, although primarily in Meriwether. The population was 3,584 at the
2020 census,
down from 4,230 in
2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
. It is the most populous community in Meriwether County.
CSX Transportation
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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
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was a United States Class I railroad formed in 1900, though predecessor railroads had used the ACL brand since 1871. In 1967, it merged with long-time rival Seaboard Air Line Railroad to form the Seaboard Coast ...
in 1946.
From Manchester the railroad diverged, with one line going to
Atlanta
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and another to
Birmingham
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. The
Georgia General Assembly
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incorporated Manchester as a city in 1909. The city was named after
Manchester
Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...
, England.
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 above the city to an elevation of above sea level.
Georgia State Route 85 is the main highway through the city, leading southwest to
Columbus and north to
Woodbury. Georgia 85 meets
Georgia 190 in the southern part of the city, which leads west 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 to
Woodland
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and northwest to
Warm Springs.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, Manchester has a total area of , of which , or 0.45%, are water.
Pigeon Creek runs along the northern border of the city and flows east to the
Flint River.
Demographics
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.
Education
Residents in Meriwether County are in the
Meriwether County School District.
Residents in Talbot County are in the
Talbot County School District.
Notable people
*
Bill Mathis, former
Clemson and Super Bowl-winning
New York Jets
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football player
*
Stuart Woods, novelist.
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.
References
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Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Cities in Meriwether County, Georgia
Cities in Talbot County, Georgia