Manchester (Connecticut)

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Manchester
Nickname : Silk City
Center Congregational Church, Manchester CT.jpg
Location in Connecticut
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Basic data
Foundation : 1672
State : United States
State : Connecticut
County : Hartford County
Coordinates : 41 ° 47 ′  N , 72 ° 31 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 47 ′  N , 72 ° 31 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 55,572 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 787.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 71.7 km 2  (approx. 28 mi 2 ) of
which 70.6 km 2  (approx. 27 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 83 m
Postcodes : 06040-06045
Area code : +1 860
FIPS : 09-44700
GNIS ID : 0213455
Website : www.townofmanchester.org
Mayor : Louis A. Spadaccini

Manchester is a city in Hartford County in the US state Connecticut with 56,100 inhabitants (as of 2004). The 71.7 km² urban area has a water surface of 1.1 km².

history

The first European settlers settled in the area in 1672. This operated agriculture and initially called the area Orford Parish . The many rivers provided water for power generation and the city became industrialized. Paper, iron goods and textiles were produced in it. The area that today is Manchester belonged to the city of Hartford . This later became the urban areas of Manchester, East Hartford and West Hartford. In 1783 East Hartford became an independent city that Manchester co-administered until 1823.

The Pitkin Glassworks were Connecticut's first glassmakers between 1783 and 1830. The Pitkin Glassworks ruin is now a national memorial.

The Cheney family began producing silk in 1838. The Cheney Brothers Historic District is a National Historic Landmark .

geography

The city is about 8 km east of Hartford, Connecticut . Because Interstate 84 passes north of the city, Manchester is connected to Hartford with Interstate 384 , which is only 13.73 km long .

Demographics

For the census, the 16.8 km² area of ​​Central Manchester, which can be described as the city center, is also recorded. In 2000, 30,595 of the total of 54,740 inhabitants lived in the area of ​​Central Manchester.

Demographics Manchester 2000
White african american Hispanic Indigenous people Asian Pacific other 2+
82.77% 8.42% 6.54% 0.20% 3.15% 0.03% 3.2% 2.31%
households with children married single parent without family single Single 65+
23,197 28.2% 43.8% 13.0% 39.6% 31.1% 10.1%
Demographics Central Manchester 2000
White african american Hispanic Indigenous people Asian Pacific other 2+
83.20% 8.30% 6.96% 0.21% 2.41% 0.04% 3.35% 2.48%
households with children married single parent without family single Single 65+
13,080 27.9% 40.00% 13.90% 42.00% 32.70% 2.31%

While the median income across the metropolitan area was $ 49,426 in 2000, it is only $ 43,977 in the city center.

Landmarks and historical buildings

In 1965 the Manchester Historical Society was founded. This association has made it its mission to preserve the history of the city and its surroundings for posterity. In cooperation with the city administration, he is responsible for most of the historic buildings.

  • Old Manchester Museum : The museum is located in a building built in 1914 on Cedar Street. In its permanent exhibition it shows the development of the city.
  • The Keeney Schoolhouse : The Keeney Schoolhouse , built in 1751, was extensively renovated in 1975, the classrooms were reconstructed according to historical lore and can be visited.
  • Cheney Homestead : The 1785 farmhouse was built by Timothy Cheney. In addition to his work as a farmer, he was also a miller and watchmaker. It was restored to its 18th century condition and can be visited.
  • Sports Hall of Fame: National and regional sports greats are honored here.
  • Cheney Fire Station : The fire station, built in 1901, has housed a small fire department museum since 1979.
  • Cheney Hall ( Cheney City Hall): Built in 1867 by Horace Greeley, the building was designed by the architect CH Hammatt Billings. After a checkered history, it is now used for events.
  • Pitkin Glass Works : The “ Pitkin Glass Works ” was built in 1783 by Captain Richard Pitkin.
  • Manchester's Burying Grounds : The Manchester Cemetery was laid out in 1711 on the east bank of the Connecticut River .

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Manchester, Connecticut  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Joseph Olcott Goodwin: East Hartford: Its History and Traditions . Case, Lockwood, and Brainard Co, Hartford, Connecticut 1879.