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Population (year 2000): 2,350. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,436 (+3.7% change)
Males: 1,149 (48.9%), Females: 1,201 (51.1%)
Zip code:
17345
Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $41,450 (year 2000)
Median house value: $96,000 (year 2000)
Races in Manchester:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (40.8%), United States
(13.4%), Irish (6.3%), English (4.6%), Dutch (2.9%), Italian
(2.7%).
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Manchester
- High school or higher: 84.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Manchester borough
- Never married: 28.0%
- Now married: 53.2%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 5.7%
- Divorced: 10.9%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +609 (+35.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Manchester:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL YORK (about 8 miles; YORK, PA)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSP YORK (about 8 miles;
YORK, PA)
- YORK HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; YORK, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Manchester:
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 9 miles; HARRISBURG,
PA; ID: MDT)
- LANCASTER (about 31 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 58
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Manchester:
- DONEGAL SPRINGS AIRPARK (about 11 miles; MOUNT
JOY/MARIETTA, PA; ID: N71)
- CAPITAL CITY (about 14 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; ID:
CXY)
- YORK (about 15 miles; YORK, PA; ID: THV)
Amtrak stations near Manchester:
- 10 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.). Services:
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 16 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.). Services:
public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi
service, public transit connection.
- 18 miles: HARRISBURG (4TH & CHESTNUT STS.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi
stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Manchester:
- YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 10 miles; YORK, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG
(about 10 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
- HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about
21 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
- MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 21 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,761)
- MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 26
miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
- DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 35 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,098)
- GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 39 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,216)
Public high school in Manchester:
- NORTHEASTERN SHS (Students: 802; Grades: 09 -
12)
Public primary/middle schools in Manchester:
- NORTHEASTERN MS (Students: 569; Grades: 07 -
08)
- SPRING FORGE INTRD SCH (Students: 503;
Grades: 05 - 06)
- ORENDORF EL SCH (Students: 443; Grades: 01 -
04)
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