Manchester

Also known as Manchester, Kentucky, Manchester, KY

city in Clay County, Kentucky, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Kentucky
County: Clay
Incorporated: February 6, 1844
Named after: the English industrial town
Type: Mayor-Council
Mayor: Steve Collins
Total: 2.95 sq mi (7.65 km )
Land: 2.93 sq mi (7.58 km )
Water: 0.027 sq mi (0.07 km )
Elevation: 869 ft (265 m)
Estimate 2022: 2,158
Density: 516.5/sq mi (199.44/km )

Article

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.

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