Map of Manchester city, Kentucky

Manchester is a home rule-class city in Clay County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county and the home of a minimum- and medium-security federal prison. The city’s population was 1,255 at the 2010 census.

Manchester city overview:
Name:	Manchester city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Kentucky
County:	Clay County
Incorporated:	February 6, 1844
Elevation:	869 ft (265 m)
Total Area:	2.96 sq mi (7.65 km²)
Land Area:	2.93 sq mi (7.58 km²)
Water Area:	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km²)
Total Population:	1,512
Population Density:	516.57/sq mi (199.44/km²)
ZIP code:	40962
Area code:	606
FIPS code:	2149656
GNISfeature ID:	0513768
Website:	welovemanchester.com

Online Interactive Map

Manchester online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Manchester location map. Where is Manchester city?

Manchester location on the U.S. Map. Where is Manchester city. — Manchester location on the U.S. Map.

Manchester location on the Kentucky map. Where is Manchester city. — Location of Manchester in Kentucky.

History

The town was founded to be the seat of the newly formed Clay Co. in 1807 on a 10-acre (4.0 ha) parcel near the Lower Goose Creek Salt Works. The county court stipulated that the town be named Greenville in honor of the War-of-1812 general who gave the county its name. The Greenville in Muhlenberg County had already preëmpted that name, however, and it was changed to “Manchester” in December. There was a local legend in the town that this was in honor of the hometown of Gen. Garrard’s second wife Lucy Lees, but a prominent local family, the Hollingsworth, were originally from Manchester, England. Rennick points out that Lucy Lees was born well after the naming of the city. He opines that it is more likely that the local businessmen simply wanted a name evocative of the English industrial success.

Manchester Road Map

Manchester city Satellite Map

Geography

Manchester is located at 37°9′10″N 83°45′48″W / 37.15278°N 83.76333°W / 37.15278; -83.76333 (37.152818, -83.763403). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km), all land.