1340:
1175:
77:
60:
110:
305:
117:
84:
931:
of 2000, there were 9,258 people, 3,589 households, and 2,447 families residing in the town. The population density was 245.0 inhabitants per square mile (94.6/km). There were 3,815 housing units at an average density of 39.0 persons/km (101.0 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the town was
959:
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
955:
living together, 10.4% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 31.8% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.01.
491:
With the failure of the
Pennsylvania Railroad (which had taken over operations of the Lehigh Valley Railroad in 1962) in the mid-60s, the division yard's purpose was largely unneeded. By the next decade, all that remained in use at the yard was the mainline travelling through the town. The yard
963:
The median income for a household in the town was $ 39,154, and the median income for a family was $ 47,117. Males had a median income of $ 32,444 versus $ 25,041 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 19,285. About 6.3% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the
479:
and was, at one time, the largest such facility in the world. As a division point, crews and locomotives were exchanged. Freight cars were switched from track to track, organizing them for delivery to their destinations. Support services included the 30-stall
998:– A hamlet by the south town line on County Road 19. It was first called Parkers Mills after Mill owner Edward Parker. The name changed when Norman Little purchased the mill.
1272:
1018:– A hamlet (and census-designated place) on the north town line on County Road 7. It is the only community in the county on the Erie Canal. The
436:, United States. The population was 9,406 at the 2020 census. The town was named after one of its villages, which in turn was named after the city of
145:
1657:
1637:
1642:
488:, facilities for ash removal, track maintenance, car repair, a control tower, the yard office, an ice house, and the bunkhouse-restaurant.
17:
1647:
507:, the town has a total area of 37.8 square miles (97.9 km), of which 37.8 square miles is land and (0.08%) is water.
1443:
452:
398:
1535:
1050:
1350:
1315:
425:
50:
1265:
1080:
937:
1250:
992:– A hamlet at the east town line on County Road 27. It has previously been called "Dutch Settlement" and "Plainville."
1215:
1023:
109:
1584:
1019:
1652:
570:
while crossing his cornfield in
Manchester near Port Gibson. This vision became one of the foundational events of the
76:
1258:
337:
59:
1160:
944:, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population were
1461:
1148:
1001:
456:
254:
247:
240:
217:
30:
951:
There were 3,589 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were
945:
1368:
571:
460:
504:
1487:
1471:
1466:
1564:
1510:
1456:
1433:
1373:
983:
893:
878:
863:
848:
833:
818:
803:
788:
773:
758:
743:
728:
713:
698:
683:
668:
653:
638:
623:
608:
519:
514:, a part called the Wide Waters, briefly passes through the northeastern corner of the town, and the
1174:
1282:
567:
547:
is said to have found a set of golden plates which he translated into
English and published as the
429:
378:
198:
1607:
1574:
1505:
1497:
1423:
1383:
1010:– A hamlet in the east part of the town, on the north side of the Thruway on County Road 7.
527:
523:
1569:
534:
515:
476:
1112:
495:
Today only a few crumbling structures, some old track, and a couple of rusted boxcars remain.
1549:
1543:
1525:
1482:
1323:
1304:
1280:
1220:
1156:
1029:
1014:
358:
1133:
1614:
1451:
1378:
441:
347:
8:
1476:
472:
1554:
1413:
1393:
1363:
481:
1579:
1559:
1520:
1358:
1242:
1100:
563:
1428:
1418:
1408:
1403:
1388:
1328:
933:
433:
188:
1127:
1188:
211:
1515:
548:
1631:
485:
391:
387:
383:
160:
147:
1032:– The village of Shortsville is south of Manchester village on NY-21.
965:
544:
226:
986:– The western part of the Village of Clifton Springs is in the town.
1598:‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
1297:
559:
511:
437:
555:
328:
980:– A location in the northeast part of the town west of Gypsum.
952:
366:
1210:
540:
968:, including 13.0% under the age of 18 and 3.5% age 65 or older.
928:
526:
is a major highway that parallels the
Thruway and intersects
354:
333:
412:
1237:
941:
1129:
The Origin of
Certain Place Names in the United States
1074:
1072:
1070:
1068:
971:
1065:
471:Manchester was an important division point and car
440:in England. It was formed in 1822 from the town of
1043:
1629:
1181:
543:, a hill in Manchester, is the location where
29:For the village located within this town, see
1266:
1081:"City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021"
1132:. U.S. Government Printing Office. p.
1004:– The village of Manchester on NY-21.
1273:
1259:
466:
533:The northern town line is the border of
96:Location of Manchester in New York state
1658:1793 establishments in New York (state)
1125:
459:. The town is northeast of the city of
14:
1630:
1211:"National Register Information System"
1146:
601:
554:On October 23, 1844, local farmer and
1638:Rochester metropolitan area, New York
1254:
281:37.82 sq mi (97.95 km)
273:37.85 sq mi (98.03 km)
1643:Populated places established in 1793
1216:National Register of Historic Places
1024:National Register of Historic Places
1203:
1020:Port Gibson United Methodist Church
289:0.03 sq mi (0.08 km)
24:
1338:
1281:Municipalities and communities of
1189:"Census of Population and Housing"
1147:Bailey, Kathy (October 30, 1972).
1078:
591:
116:
83:
25:
1669:
1648:Towns in Ontario County, New York
1231:
972:Communities and locations in town
492:closed on October 30, 1972.
1173:
304:
303:
115:
108:
82:
75:
58:
577:
36:Town in New York, United States
1140:
1119:
129:Manchester (the United States)
31:Manchester (village), New York
13:
1:
1053:. United States Census Bureau
1036:
522:) passes through the center.
132:Show map of the United States
572:Seventh-day Adventist Church
498:
323:246.36/sq mi (95.12/km)
7:
1170:– via Newspapers.com.
1051:"2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files"
505:United States Census Bureau
312: • Estimate
64:Hill Cumorah Visitor Center
18:Manchester (town), New York
10:
1674:
28:
1653:Towns in New York (state)
1603:
1593:
1534:
1496:
1442:
1349:
1336:
1314:
1295:
920:
907:
892:
877:
862:
847:
832:
817:
802:
787:
772:
757:
742:
727:
712:
697:
682:
667:
652:
637:
622:
607:
600:
595:
590:
587:
407:
397:
377:
365:
344:
327:
319:
311:
298:
293:
285:
277:
269:
264:
224:
209:
204:
194:
184:
176:
141:
69:
57:
48:
41:
1284:Ontario County, New York
1243:Early Manchester history
1149:"Yardmasters Phased Out"
568:The Great Disappointment
1126:Gannett, Henry (1905).
960:there were 92.6 males.
530:in Manchester village.
528:New York State Route 21
524:New York State Route 96
1343:
516:New York State Thruway
477:Lehigh Valley Railroad
467:Lehigh Valley Railroad
1342:
1221:National Park Service
1157:Canandaigua, New York
921:U.S. Decennial Census
583:Historical population
346: • Summer (
161:42.96944°N 77.22611°W
1616:United States portal
932:97.69% White, 0.53%
320: • Density
253:Charles M. Denosky (
99:Show map of New York
1153:The Daily Messenger
1079:Bureau, US Census.
584:
473:classification yard
216:David W. Phillips (
166:42.96944; -77.22611
157: /
1344:
1111:has generic name (
1087:. US Census Bureau
1022:was listed on the
946:Hispanic or Latino
582:
449:Town of Manchester
299: • Total
286: • Water
270: • Total
246:Matt A. Schaertl (
239:Douglas J. Davis (
1625:
1624:
1223:. March 13, 2009.
1008:Manchester Center
925:
924:
503:According to the
419:
418:
278: • Land
16:(Redirected from
1665:
1617:
1610:
1341:
1307:
1300:
1290:
1285:
1275:
1268:
1261:
1252:
1251:
1225:
1224:
1207:
1201:
1200:
1198:
1196:
1185:
1179:
1178:
1177:
1171:
1169:
1167:
1144:
1138:
1137:
1123:
1117:
1116:
1110:
1106:
1104:
1096:
1094:
1092:
1076:
1063:
1062:
1060:
1058:
1047:
934:African American
603:
598:
593:
585:
581:
415:
351:
307:
306:
172:
171:
169:
168:
167:
162:
158:
155:
154:
153:
150:
133:
119:
118:
112:
100:
86:
85:
79:
62:
39:
38:
21:
1673:
1672:
1668:
1667:
1666:
1664:
1663:
1662:
1628:
1627:
1626:
1621:
1615:
1609:New York portal
1608:
1599:
1589:
1565:Hopewell Center
1530:
1492:
1457:Clifton Springs
1438:
1434:West Bloomfield
1374:East Bloomfield
1345:
1339:
1334:
1310:
1305:
1298:
1291:
1288:
1283:
1279:
1248:
1234:
1229:
1228:
1209:
1208:
1204:
1194:
1192:
1187:
1186:
1182:
1172:
1165:
1163:
1145:
1141:
1124:
1120:
1108:
1107:
1098:
1097:
1090:
1088:
1077:
1066:
1056:
1054:
1049:
1048:
1044:
1039:
984:Clifton Springs
974:
953:married couples
938:Native American
596:
580:
566:in the wake of
564:ecstatic vision
501:
469:
411:
373:
345:
260:
236:
235:
212:Town Supervisor
165:
163:
159:
156:
151:
148:
146:
144:
143:
137:
136:
135:
134:
131:
130:
127:
126:
125:
124:
120:
103:
102:
101:
98:
97:
94:
93:
92:
91:
87:
65:
53:
44:
37:
34:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1671:
1661:
1660:
1655:
1650:
1645:
1640:
1623:
1622:
1620:
1619:
1612:
1604:
1601:
1600:
1597:
1595:
1591:
1590:
1588:
1587:
1582:
1577:
1572:
1567:
1562:
1557:
1552:
1547:
1540:
1538:
1532:
1531:
1529:
1528:
1523:
1518:
1513:
1508:
1502:
1500:
1494:
1493:
1491:
1490:
1485:
1480:
1474:
1469:
1464:
1459:
1454:
1448:
1446:
1440:
1439:
1437:
1436:
1431:
1426:
1421:
1416:
1411:
1406:
1401:
1396:
1391:
1386:
1381:
1376:
1371:
1366:
1361:
1355:
1353:
1347:
1346:
1337:
1335:
1333:
1332:
1326:
1320:
1318:
1312:
1311:
1296:
1293:
1292:
1278:
1277:
1270:
1263:
1255:
1246:
1245:
1240:
1233:
1232:External links
1230:
1227:
1226:
1202:
1180:
1159:. pp. 1,
1139:
1118:
1064:
1041:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1034:
1033:
1027:
1011:
1005:
999:
993:
987:
981:
973:
970:
923:
922:
918:
917:
914:
912:
909:
905:
904:
901:
899:
896:
890:
889:
886:
884:
881:
875:
874:
871:
869:
866:
860:
859:
856:
854:
851:
845:
844:
841:
839:
836:
830:
829:
826:
824:
821:
815:
814:
811:
809:
806:
800:
799:
796:
794:
791:
785:
784:
781:
779:
776:
770:
769:
766:
764:
761:
755:
754:
751:
749:
746:
740:
739:
736:
734:
731:
725:
724:
721:
719:
716:
710:
709:
706:
704:
701:
695:
694:
691:
689:
686:
680:
679:
676:
674:
671:
665:
664:
661:
659:
656:
650:
649:
646:
644:
641:
635:
634:
631:
629:
626:
620:
619:
616:
614:
611:
605:
604:
599:
594:
589:
579:
576:
549:Book of Mormon
500:
497:
468:
465:
430:Ontario County
417:
416:
409:
405:
404:
401:
395:
394:
381:
375:
374:
371:
369:
363:
362:
352:
342:
341:
331:
325:
324:
321:
317:
316:
313:
309:
308:
300:
296:
295:
291:
290:
287:
283:
282:
279:
275:
274:
271:
267:
266:
262:
261:
259:
258:
251:
244:
233:
232:
231:
229:
222:
221:
214:
207:
206:
202:
201:
196:
192:
191:
186:
182:
181:
178:
174:
173:
139:
138:
128:
122:
121:
114:
113:
107:
106:
105:
104:
95:
89:
88:
81:
80:
74:
73:
72:
71:
70:
67:
66:
63:
55:
54:
49:
46:
45:
42:
35:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1670:
1659:
1656:
1654:
1651:
1649:
1646:
1644:
1641:
1639:
1636:
1635:
1633:
1618:
1613:
1611:
1606:
1605:
1602:
1596:
1592:
1586:
1583:
1581:
1578:
1576:
1575:Seneca Castle
1573:
1571:
1568:
1566:
1563:
1561:
1558:
1556:
1553:
1551:
1548:
1545:
1542:
1541:
1539:
1537:
1536:Other hamlets
1533:
1527:
1524:
1522:
1519:
1517:
1514:
1512:
1509:
1507:
1506:Crystal Beach
1504:
1503:
1501:
1499:
1495:
1489:
1486:
1484:
1481:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1470:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1449:
1447:
1445:
1441:
1435:
1432:
1430:
1427:
1425:
1424:South Bristol
1422:
1420:
1417:
1415:
1412:
1410:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1380:
1377:
1375:
1372:
1370:
1367:
1365:
1362:
1360:
1357:
1356:
1354:
1352:
1348:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1321:
1319:
1317:
1313:
1309:
1308:
1301:
1294:
1289:United States
1286:
1276:
1271:
1269:
1264:
1262:
1257:
1256:
1253:
1249:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1236:
1235:
1222:
1218:
1217:
1212:
1206:
1190:
1184:
1176:
1162:
1158:
1154:
1150:
1143:
1135:
1131:
1130:
1122:
1114:
1102:
1086:
1082:
1075:
1073:
1071:
1069:
1052:
1046:
1042:
1031:
1028:
1025:
1021:
1017:
1016:
1012:
1009:
1006:
1003:
1000:
997:
994:
991:
988:
985:
982:
979:
976:
975:
969:
967:
961:
957:
954:
949:
948:of any race.
947:
943:
939:
935:
930:
919:
915:
913:
910:
906:
902:
900:
897:
895:
891:
887:
885:
882:
880:
876:
872:
870:
867:
865:
861:
857:
855:
852:
850:
846:
842:
840:
837:
835:
831:
827:
825:
822:
820:
816:
812:
810:
807:
805:
801:
797:
795:
792:
790:
786:
782:
780:
777:
775:
771:
767:
765:
762:
760:
756:
752:
750:
747:
745:
741:
737:
735:
732:
730:
726:
722:
720:
717:
715:
711:
707:
705:
702:
700:
696:
692:
690:
687:
685:
681:
677:
675:
672:
670:
666:
662:
660:
657:
655:
651:
647:
645:
642:
640:
636:
632:
630:
627:
625:
621:
617:
615:
612:
610:
606:
586:
575:
573:
569:
565:
561:
557:
552:
550:
546:
542:
538:
536:
531:
529:
525:
521:
520:Interstate 90
517:
513:
508:
506:
496:
493:
489:
487:
486:coaling tower
483:
478:
474:
464:
462:
458:
454:
450:
445:
443:
439:
435:
431:
427:
423:
414:
410:
406:
402:
400:
396:
393:
389:
385:
382:
380:
376:
370:
368:
364:
360:
356:
353:
349:
343:
339:
335:
332:
330:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
301:
297:
292:
288:
284:
280:
276:
272:
268:
263:
256:
252:
249:
245:
242:
238:
237:
230:
228:
225: •
223:
219:
215:
213:
210: •
208:
203:
200:
197:
193:
190:
187:
183:
180:United States
179:
175:
170:
142:Coordinates:
140:
111:
78:
68:
61:
56:
52:
47:
40:
32:
27:
19:
1570:Oaks Corners
1398:
1303:
1247:
1238:Town Website
1214:
1205:
1193:. Retrieved
1191:. Census.gov
1183:
1164:. Retrieved
1152:
1142:
1128:
1121:
1109:|last1=
1089:. Retrieved
1084:
1055:. Retrieved
1045:
1013:
1007:
995:
989:
977:
966:poverty line
962:
958:
950:
926:
578:Demographics
553:
545:Joseph Smith
539:
535:Wayne County
532:
509:
502:
494:
490:
470:
448:
446:
421:
420:
413:Town website
403:36-069-44864
379:Area code(s)
227:Town Council
26:
1550:Centerfield
1544:Border City
1526:Port Gibson
1483:Shortsville
1369:Canandaigua
1324:Canandaigua
1306:Canandaigua
1299:County seat
1091:October 12,
1030:Shortsville
1015:Port Gibson
996:Littleville
978:Bunker Hill
908:2021 (est.)
560:Hiram Edson
537:(Palmyra).
461:Canandaigua
455:also named
451:includes a
164: /
152:077°13′34″W
1632:Categories
1462:Manchester
1452:Bloomfield
1399:Manchester
1379:Farmington
1085:Census.gov
1037:References
1002:Manchester
927:As of the
512:Erie Canal
482:roundhouse
457:Manchester
442:Farmington
438:Manchester
422:Manchester
294:Population
205:Government
149:42°58′10″N
123:Manchester
90:Manchester
43:Manchester
1594:Footnotes
1585:Woodville
1477:Rushville
1166:March 24,
556:Millerite
499:Geography
399:FIPS code
329:Time zone
1555:Cheshire
1444:Villages
1414:Richmond
1394:Hopewell
1364:Canadice
1101:cite web
1026:in 1996.
940:, 0.21%
936:, 0.37%
475:for the
434:New York
367:Zip Code
189:New York
1580:Stanley
1560:Fishers
1521:Honeoye
1359:Bristol
1195:June 4,
1057:July 5,
562:had an
541:Cumorah
453:village
408:Website
234:Members
199:Ontario
177:Country
1511:Gorham
1488:Victor
1472:Phelps
1467:Naples
1429:Victor
1419:Seneca
1409:Phelps
1404:Naples
1389:Gorham
1384:Geneva
1329:Geneva
1316:Cities
990:Gypsum
929:census
783:−10.7%
588:Census
558:named
484:, the
302:9,406
195:County
1351:Towns
942:Asian
916:−0.1%
911:9,393
898:9,406
883:9,395
873:−1.0%
868:9,258
853:9,351
843:14.8%
838:9,002
828:25.6%
823:7,840
808:6,242
793:5,755
778:5,252
763:5,882
753:13.9%
748:5,567
733:4,889
718:4,733
708:13.2%
703:4,439
693:10.5%
688:3,920
673:3,546
663:11.6%
658:3,280
643:2,940
628:2,912
613:2,811
424:is a
372:14504
355:UTC-4
334:UTC-5
315:9,393
185:State
1516:Hall
1498:CDPs
1197:2015
1168:2021
1113:help
1093:2022
1059:2017
903:0.1%
894:2020
888:1.5%
879:2010
864:2000
858:3.9%
849:1990
834:1980
819:1970
813:8.5%
804:1960
798:9.6%
789:1950
774:1940
768:5.7%
759:1930
744:1920
738:3.3%
729:1910
723:6.6%
714:1900
699:1890
684:1880
678:8.1%
669:1870
654:1860
648:1.0%
639:1850
633:3.6%
624:1840
609:1830
597:Note
592:Pop.
510:The
447:The
426:town
390:and
265:Area
51:Town
1134:197
428:in
392:680
388:585
384:315
359:EDT
348:DST
338:EST
257:)
250:)
243:)
1634::
1302::
1287:,
1219:.
1213:.
1155:.
1151:.
1105::
1103:}}
1099:{{
1083:.
1067:^
602:%±
574:.
551:.
463:.
444:.
432:,
386:,
1546:‡
1479:‡
1331:‡
1274:e
1267:t
1260:v
1199:.
1161:3
1136:.
1115:)
1095:.
1061:.
618:—
518:(
361:)
357:(
350:)
340:)
336:(
255:R
248:R
241:D
220:)
218:R
33:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
