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Population (year 2000): 4,180. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,359 (+4.3% change)
Males: 1,956 (46.8%), Females: 2,224 (53.2%)
Bennington County
Median resident age: 44.0 years
Median household income: $47,196 (year 2000)
Median house value: $177,100 (year 2000)
Races in Manchester:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (21.9%), Irish (21.8%),
German (16.7%), Italian (8.1%), French (7.0%), United States
(4.8%).
Elevation: 899 feet
Land area: 3.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Manchester
- High school or higher: 88.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 15.1%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Manchester town
- Never married: 18.7%
- Now married: 57.5%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 10.8%
- Divorced: 11.3%
3.9% Foreign born (2.5% Europe, 0.6% Latin
America, 0.4% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +406 (+10.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Manchester:
- SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles;
BENNINGTON, VT)
- MARY MCCLELLAN HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; CAMBRIDGE,
NY)
- GRACE COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; TOWNSHEND,
VT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Manchester:
- RUTLAND STATE (about 27 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
- FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 39 miles; GLENS FALLS,
NY; ID: GFL)
- ALBANY INTL (about 59 miles; ALBANY, NY; ID: ALB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Manchester:
- CHAPIN FLD (about 21 miles; CAMBRIDGE, NY; ID: 1B8)
- GRANVILLE (about 22 miles; GRANVILLE, NY; ID: B01)
- WILLIAM H. MORSE STATE (about 23 miles; BENNINGTON,
VT; ID: DDH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Manchester:
- WILLIAMS COLLEGE (about 35 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, MA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,047)
- ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles;
QUEENSBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,182)
- SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE (about 49 miles; SARATOGA
SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 4,499)
- SKIDMORE COLLEGE (about 49 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS,
NY; FT enrollment: 2,317)
- RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 51 miles;
TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,150)
- HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles;
TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 6,337)
- SIENA COLLEGE (about 58 miles; LOUDONVILLE, NY; FT
enrollment: 3,001)
Public high school in Manchester:
- BURR & BURTON SEMINARY (Students: 586;
Location: 55 SEMINARY AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Manchester:
- BURR & BURTON ACADEMY (Students: 478;
Location: BOX 498 SEMINARY AVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Manchester:
- MAPLE STREET SCHOOL (Students: 61; Location:
PO BOX 1048 ROUTE 7A; Grades: KG - 8)
- NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 18;
Location: PO BOX 1063; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Manchester:
- MARK SKINNER (Operating income: $100,594;
Location: P.O. BOX 438; 39,495 books; 1,478 audio
materials; 450 video materials; 87 serial subscriptions)
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