Manchester, Kansas

**Manchester** is a city in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, 47 people lived there.

## History

In 1887, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a railroad from Neva (3 miles west of Strong City) through Manchester to Superior, Nebraska. In 1996, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway merged with Burlington Northern Railroad and renamed to the current BNSF Railway. Most people still call this railroad the "Santa Fe".

Manchester was first called **Keystone**, and was planned out in 1887. The name Manchester was adopted by 1890.

The post office in Manchester was closed in 1993.

## Geography

Manchester is at  (39.093313, -97.320156).

According to the United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### 2020 census

As of the 2020 census says that there were 47 people, 21 households, and 12 families living in Manchester.

The median age was 50.5 years. All of the people were White and none were Hispanic or Latino.

### 2010 census

As of the 2010 census says that there were 95 people, 38 households, and 24 families living in the city.

## Education

Manchester is a part of USD 473 Chapman. The Chapman High School mascot is Chapman Fighting Irish.

## Other websites

- City
- Manchester - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 473, local school district
- USD 473 School District Boundary Map , KDOT
- Historical
- Historic Images of Manchester, Special Photo Collections at Wichita State University Library
- Maps
- Manchester City Map, KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Manchester, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Dickinson_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Manchester_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Dickinson County, Kansas, Dickinson County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Dickinson Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Dickinson County, Kansas, Dickinson County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Dickinson County, Kansas, Dickinson
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established date1**: 1887
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **government type**: Mayor–council government, Mayor–Council
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.16
- **area land sq mi**: 0.16
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 0.42
- **area land km2**: 0.42
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1322
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 47
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 67410
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2395828