Manchester, Kentucky

Manchester, Kentucky
City
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
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Clay
Incorporated	February 6, 1844
Named for	the English industrial town
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Steve Collins
Area [1]
• Total	2.96 sq mi (7.65 km2)
• Land	2.93 sq mi (7.58 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation	869 ft (265 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,512
• Estimate  (2022)[2]	1,459
• Density	516.57/sq mi (199.44/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	40962
Area code	606
FIPS code	21-49656
GNIS feature ID	0513768
Website	welovemanchester.com

Manchester is a home rule-class city^[3] in Clay County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county^[4] and the home of a minimum- and medium-security federal prison. The city's population was 1,255 at the 2010 census.