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Population in July 2007: 2,457. Population change since 2000: +4.5%

Males: 1,201	(48.9%)
Females: 1,256	(51.1%)

Median resident age:	35.3 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 17345.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,471 (it was $41,450 in 2000)

Manchester:	$50,471
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $145,490 (it was $92,600 in 2000)

Manchester:	$145,490
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $147,929; Detached houses: $163,699; Townhouses or other attached units: $127,433; In 2-unit structures: $93,088; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $71,435; Mobile homes: $28,462

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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%)

2008 cost of living index in Manchester: 88.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (40.8%), United States (13.4%), Irish (6.3%), English (4.6%), Dutch (2.9%), Italian (2.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 08/27/1869

Elevation: 492 feet

Land area: 0.79 square miles.

Population density: 3122 people per square mile

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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%

43 residents are foreign born

This borough:	1.8%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Manchester:	1.8% ($1,633)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (22.0 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (52.4 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (83.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Mount Wolf borough, PA (0.9 miles ), York Haven borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Emigsville, PA (2.0 miles ), North York borough, PA (2.4 miles ), Springetts Manor-Yorklyn, PA (2.5 miles ), Goldsboro borough, PA (2.6 miles ), East York, PA (2.6 miles ), York, PA (2.6 miles ).

Latitude: 40.06 N, Longitude: 76.72 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 717

Manchester household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +609 (+35.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (10%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Food (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (11%)
Health care (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3%)

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Average climate in Manchester, Pennsylvania

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Manchester, Pennsylvania average temperatures

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Manchester-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 67% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/5/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.7 miles away from the Manchester borough center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/14/2004, a category 3 tornado 16.9 miles away from the borough center caused $18 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Manchester:

YORK HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; YORK, PA)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL YORK (about 9 miles; YORK, PA)
HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSP YORK (about 12 miles; YORK, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Manchester, PA

Amtrak stations near Manchester:

9 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
12 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
17 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.

Local government website: www.supernet.com/manchester

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Manchester:

YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 8 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 10 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 16 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 19 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 20 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 28 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,098)
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 31 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 2,216)

Public high school in Manchester:

Northeastern Shs School (Students: 1016; Location: 300 High St; Grades: 9 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Manchester:

Northeastern Ms School (Students: 565; Location: 198 North Hartman Street; Grades: 7 - 8)
Spring Forge Intrd School (Students: 533; Location: 100 South Hartman Street; Grades: 5 - 6)
Orendorf Elementary School (Students: 526; Location: 101 South Hartman Street; Grades: 1 - 4)
Shallow Brook Inter School (Location: 213 S Hartman St; Grades: - )

See full list of schools located in Manchester

User submitted facts and corrections:

Fire and Rescue services are provided by Union Fire Co. No. 1, Manchester, PA. The all volunteer service has 40 active members providing service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The organization was established in 1858, operating on the generosity of public donations and their own fundraising efforts. More can be found on their website, www.UnionFire23.com

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Hotel: Garden House Bed & Breakfast (350 Maple Street).

Average household size:

This borough:	2.3 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	65.9%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	8.9%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	3.7%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	1.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Manchester, PA

Manchester compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.

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Banks with branches in Manchester (2009 data):

Susquehanna Bank: Manchester Branch at 155 Glen Drive, branch established on 1996-04-12. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $13,406.7 mil, Deposits: $9,071.9 mil, headquarters in Lititz, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 242 total offices, Holding Company: Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Manchester Branch at 4301 North George Street, branch established on 1966-07-18. Info updated 2007-12-13: Bank assets: $64,824.2 mil, Deposits: $42,406.1 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 707 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Manchester mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in York County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (70%) Electricity (22%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religon statistics for Manchester

Adherents

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	22.7%	22.0%	18.5%	11.6%	3.7%
Congregations	19.0%	3.1%	24.0%	10.7%	3.9%

Name	Church of the Brethren	Southern Baptist Convention	Assemblies of God	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Other religions
Adherents	2.3%	1.9%	1.8%	1.4%	14.1%
Congregations	3.9%	3.9%	4.7%	0.8%	26.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		2	$298
Other Government Administration	0	$0		16	$4,960
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		2	$1,115
Streets and Highways	0	$0		3	$3,881
Totals for Government	0	$0		23	$10,254

Manchester government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $160,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $72,000
Parks & Recreation: $65,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $150,000
Central Staff Services: $31,000

Financial Administration: $6,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000

General Public Buildings: $6,000

Health Services - Other: $1,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $225,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $222,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $3,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $18,000
Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $27,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $443,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $29,000
General Support: $1,000
Tax - Individual Income: $175,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $52,000

5.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,253 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.47%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($271 average AGI)
York County: 0.05%
Pennsylvania average: 0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Baltimore County, MD	0.67% ($57,300 average AGI)
from Adams County, PA	0.47% ($35,705)
from Cumberland County, PA	0.46% ($49,538)

4.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,777 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.28%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($362 average AGI)
York County: 0.04%
Pennsylvania average: 0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Cumberland County, PA	0.48% ($38,928 average AGI)
to Adams County, PA	0.40% ($34,331)
to Lancaster County, PA	0.33% ($40,261)

Strongest AM radio stations in Manchester:

WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
WQXA (1250 AM; 1 kW; YORK, PA)
WOYK (1350 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WOYK, INC.)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WTKT (1460 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWII (720 AM; daytime; 2 kW; SHIREMANSTOWN, PA; Owner: HENSLEY BROADCASTING)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Manchester:

WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W220BX (91.9 FM; MARIETTA, PA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)
WHKF (99.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WLAN-FM (96.9 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WNNK-FM (104.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WRBT (94.9 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WJAZ (91.7 FM; SUMMERDALE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. COMMWEALTH SYS. HGHR ED)
WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)

TV broadcast stations around Manchester:

WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
WGCB-TV (Channel 49; RED LION, PA; Owner: RED LION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
W23AY (Channel 23; YORK, PA; Owner: WIRELESS CABLE TV OF PA, INC.)
WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)
WHP-TV (Channel 21; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Manchester, Pennsylvania:

Fatal accident count: 14
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 22
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 9
Fatalities: 14
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 30
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Pennsylvania average:

Fatal accident count: 83
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 119
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 25
Fatalities: 89
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 209
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 15

See more detailed statistics of Manchester fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Manchester, PA)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

MAN-WT, 4240 Board Road, Type: Tank, Structure height: 32.3 m, Overall height: 33.4 m, Call Sign: WQGT239, Licensee ID: L00007955
Assigned Frequencies : 10666.2 MHz
Grant Date: 04/10/2007, Expiration Date: 04/10/2017, Certifier: Robert L Bragg Jr.
Registrant: York County Department Of Emergency Services, 110 Pleasant Acres Road, York, PA 17402, Phone: (717) 324-4856, Fax: (717) 840-4841, Email:
Susquehanna Trail North, Overall height: 75.3 m, Call Sign: WLG689
Assigned Frequencies : 944.500 MHz
Grant Date: 02/13/1986, Expiration Date: 08/01/2014
Registrant: Susquehanna Radio Corp., 3280 Peachtree Road, Nw Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30305

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Manchester)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Manchester)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	3	$175,143	9	$125,244	12	$115,659	4	$37,083	2	$134,405	1	$56,660
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$77,190	3	$134,587	1	$40,640	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$90,400	2	$125,755	9	$131,738	3	$54,160	0	$0	1	$29,050
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	3	$143,277	1	$26,500	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	1	$172,360	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0210.20

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$195,110	1	$189,740
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0210.20

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 71
Hazardous Condition: 71
Service Call: 14
Good Intent Call: 4

Incident types - Manchester

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