Manchester, Tennessee

Manchester
City
Coffee County Courthouse in Manchester
Location of Manchester in Coffee County, Tennessee.
Coordinates: 35°28′24″N86°5′8″W / 35.47333°N 86.08556°W / 35.47333; -86.08556
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Coffee
Government
• Mayor	Joey Hobbs
Area [1]
• Total	15.35 sq mi (39.75 km2)
• Land	15.32 sq mi (39.69 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,060 ft (320 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	12,212
• Density	796.97/sq mi (307.71/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	37349, 37355
Area code	931
FIPS code	47-45500 [4]
GNIS feature ID	1292561 [2]
Website	www.cityofmanchestertn.com

Manchester is a city and the county seat of Coffee County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 12,213 at the 2020 census. ^{[5] [6]}

Manchester is part of the Tullahoma micropolitan area.

Since 2002, Manchester has been the host city for the annual Bonnaroo Music Festival. The city's population swells to nearly 100,000 people for the four-day event, for which people travel across the country to camp and enjoy continuous and diverse music.

History

A post office called Manchester has been in operation since 1817. ^[7] The city was named after Manchester, in England. ^[8] According to historians, "A small village, “Mitchellsville” was already in existence near the proposed site for the new county seat, but when the new county was formed, it was renamed “Manchester” after the industrial city of Manchester, England. Because of the abundance of water power, provided by the “Little Duck” & “Big Duck” Rivers, which flow through Manchester, it was hoped that it also would become a great industrial city." ^[9]

Long-time Mayor Lonnie J. Norman died of COVID-19 in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[10]

Geography

Manchester is located slightly south of the center of Coffee County at 35°28′24″N86°5′8″W / 35.47333°N 86.08556°W / 35.47333; -86.08556 (35.473337, -86.085512). ^[11] Interstate 24 passes through the northeast side of the city, with access from Exits 110, 111, and 114. Exit "112" was a "temporary exit" directly from the shoulder of I-24 into the Bonnaroo Music Festival site. From Exit 111 it is 68 miles (109 km) southeast to Chattanooga and 65 miles (105 km) northwest to Nashville. U.S. Route 41 passes through the center of town as Hillsboro Boulevard; US 41 runs parallel to I-24 and leads 8 miles (13 km) southeast to Hillsboro and northwest 5 miles (8 km) to I-24 Exit 105. Tennessee State Route 55 passes through the east side of Manchester as McArthur Street; it leads northeast 25 miles (40 km) to McMinnville and southwest 12 miles (19 km) to Tullahoma.

The Little Duck River begins at the confluence of Hunt Creek and Huckleberry Creek and passes through the city before joining the Duck River just west of the city limits. The Duck River, a tributary of the Tennessee River, passes through the northwest corner of the city. Both rivers drop over waterfalls above their confluence, within Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.2 square miles (36.7 km²), of which 14.1 square miles (36.6 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²), or 0.24%, is water. ^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1860	316		—
1870	500		58.2%
1880	438		−12.4%
1890	621		41.8%
1910	963		—
1920	1,114		15.7%
1930	1,227		10.1%
1940	1,715		39.8%
1950	2,341		36.5%
1960	3,930		67.9%
1970	6,208		58.0%
1980	7,250		16.8%
1990	7,709		6.3%
2000	8,294		7.6%
2010	10,102		21.8%
2020	12,212		20.9%
[12] [3]

2020 census

Manchester racial composition ^[13]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	9,572	78.38%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	482	3.95%
Native American	39	0.32%
Asian	213	1.74%
Pacific Islander	6	0.05%
Other/Mixed	626	5.13%
Hispanic or Latino	1,275	10.43%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 12,213 people, 4,141 households, and 2,582 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the census ^[4] of 2000, there were 8,294 people, 3,326 households, and 2,148 families residing in the city. The population density was 752.0 inhabitants per square mile (290.3/km²). There were 3,633 housing units at an average density of 329.4 per square mile (127.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.66% White, 3.91% African American, 0.37% Native American, 1.21% Asian, 1.00% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.28% of the population.

Manchester City Hall

There were 3,326 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.91.

The age of the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,983, and the median income for a family was $38,404. Males had a median income of $31,708 versus $21,380 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,168. About 13.1% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• DJ Qualls, film actor, Road Trip , The New Guy , Hustle & Flow .
• Betty Sain, horse trainer and breeder
• J. Stanley Rogers, Tennessee House of Representatives majority leader

Points of interest

Manchester hosts the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival annually.

• Old Stone Fort, part of Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park, adjacent to the western city limits
• Great Stage Park is a 650-acre (2.6 km²) outdoor event space. Since 2002 it has been home to the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, one of the 10 largest outdoor festivals in North America. ^[14]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Manchester, Tennessee
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
5. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Manchester city, Tennessee". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
6. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
7. "Postmaster Finder". USPS. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
8. Hull, Howard (January 1, 1996). Tennessee Post Office Murals. The Overmountain Press. p. 107. ISBN   978-1-57072-030-7.
9. "Coffee County, TNGenWeb" . Retrieved June 20, 2018.
10. Wong, Wilson (October 12, 2020). "Mayor of Tennessee city that hosts Bonnaroo dies of Covid-19 at 79". NBC News . Retrieved October 12, 2020.
11. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
12. U.S. Decennial Census
13. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
14. "Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival". Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Retrieved June 5, 2018.

External links

• City of Manchester official website
• The Manchester Times (newspaper)
• City charter