Manchester, Illinois

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Manchester is a village in southeast Scott County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 354. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

2013 mass murder

On April 24, 2013, a shooting left six people dead (including one unborn child) and another injured.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The suspect Ricky Smith, a nephew of the village's mayor, Ron Drake, was killed in a gunfight with police.<ref>Fox News, April 24, 2013</ref>

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Manchester has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="census-g001">Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

Template:US Census population As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 354 people, 136 households, and 99 families residing in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 147 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White.

There were 136 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $26,964 versus $21,528 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,728. About 8.7% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over. Template:Clear

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