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Manchester TownshipOH

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Manchester Township, OH · Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0 · Source ↗

Is Manchester Township a good place to live?

We don’t grade Manchester Township yet; the figures below are still real.

What makes Manchester Township stand out

Where Manchester Township beats most towns.

J. Walter Lang (left) and Francis Lang, 17 yr. old twins of Manchester, Ohio, who narrowly escaped death on the steamer…
J. Walter Lang (left) and Francis Lang, 17 yr. old twins of Manchester, Ohio, who narrowly escaped death on the steamer…, 1922
Manchester Township’s story

236 years in pictures

Census counts: 434 in 1850, 1,839 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1922 and 5 maps from 1929 on.

  • 1790Manchester Township is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Manchester Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Manchester Township, and how to reach them.

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PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterManchester Village water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Manchester Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsManchester Local School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDirector, Adams County Board of ElectionsAdams County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP code4514445144 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Manchester Township.

Schools

The schools Manchester Township’s kids attend

Its public schools are run by the Manchester Local school district. The largest public high school is Manchester High School, with 335 students. The 2 public schools in Manchester Township teach 687 students between them.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Manchester Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6Grades PK–6352B−
Manchester High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12Grades 7–12335C

NCES · EDFacts

Work & commute

More of Manchester Township’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town

Manchester Township’s mean commuting time is 29 minutes, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Its typical household income comes in at $29,000. Most people who work leave Manchester Township to do it: just 11% work in town. The top destinations are West Union (13%), Manchester (11%) and Maysville (8%).

11%work in town
Manchester TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line45%9.1%9.6%
Median household income$29,000$75,000$80,000
Average trip to work29 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town11%6.9%8%

Where working residents work

In Manchester Township11%
West Union13%
Manchester11%
Maysville8%
Winchester4%
21 mi
median commute distance
312
jobs based in Manchester Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Manchester Township is inland flooding, at a high overall level

FEMA puts 89% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Manchester Township’s FEMA risk score is 78 of 100, above both Ohio’s towns (23 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). One declared disaster, in 2003, has brought federal aid to Manchester Township households.

78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
78High riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Manchester Township stands out in Ohio and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is hotter

Winters in Manchester Township are chilly and summers warm. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.

20″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–45°
Spring42–67°
Summer62–86°
Fall44–69°
Oct 30
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Manchester Township is

For adults in Manchester Township, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 41%. Of 32 CDC measures, Manchester Township beats the Ohio average on 1 and trails it on 22. In Manchester Township, nearly a fifth of adults have diabetes, and 20% report frequent physical distress. Among 994 Ohio towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Manchester Township.

Manchester TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)26%16%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)19%13%12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)20%15%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)40%28%25%
32 measures vs. Ohio
1 better9 too close to call22 worse
What stands outManchester TownshipOH
More adults treating high blood pressure81.8%79.2%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth32.2%15.3%
Meadowview Regional Medical Center
11.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Protected land: 0.1% of Manchester Township

In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 0.2 miles of trail.

0.1%conserved
Manchester TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Conserved land0.1%3.7%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.20.4
0.1%
conserved · 2 of 1,542 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Nathaniel Massie Park0.2 mi1
2. Veterans Park—1

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Manchester Township

18pages on Manchester Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Manchester Township

A commuter town

89% of working residents leave Manchester Township for work

Where Manchester Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13% → West Union West Union 13% 11% → Manchester Manchester 11% 8% → Maysville Maysville 8% 4% → Winchester Winchester 4% 3% → Georgetown Georgetown 3% 3% → Columbus Columbus 3% Manchester Township · 11% stay
312jobs based in Manchester Township
11%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Manchester Township

Village in Ohio, United States

Official town website ↗

Manchester is a village in Manchester Township, Adams County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,839 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1790
Area
1.3 sq mi
Elevation
505 ft
ZIP code
45144

Manchester Township’s neighbors

3 towns share a border with Manchester Township.

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How the neighbors grade
TownOH rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Manchester Township——————
Monroe Township——————
Manchester——B+—C+D−
Sprigg Township——B−—C+D−

Manchester and Sprigg Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Manchester and Sprigg Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Manchester Township and Monroe Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Manchester Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Manchester Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Manchester Township, OH a good place to live?

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