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Manchester, Pennsylvania





GEOGRAPHY

Manchester is located at 40°3'39" North, 76°43'11" West (40.060943, -76.719626).

According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 2.0 Km&2 (0.8 Mi&2 ). 2.0 km&2 (0.8 mi&2) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census of 2000, there were 2,350 people, 1,009 households, and 664 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 1,148.5/km&2 (2,986.4/mi&2). There were 1,058 housing units at an average density of 517.1/km&2 (1,344.5/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.28% White , 0.47% African American , 0.26% Native American , 0.26% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.89% from Other Races , and 0.85% from two or more races. 1.49% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,009 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were Married Couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the borough the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $41,450, and the median income for a family was $47,845. Males had a median income of $32,219 versus $22,000 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $18,700. 3.7% of the population and 2.4% of families were below the Poverty Line . 3.0% of those under the age of 18 and 4.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.


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