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Encyclopedia > Manchester, Washington

Manchester is a census-designated place located in Kitsap County, Washington. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 4,958.


Geography

Manchester is located at 47°33'8" North, 122°32'60" West (47.552305, -122.549984)1.


According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 15.5 km² (6.0 mi²). 7.6 km² (2.9 mi²) of it is land and 7.9 km² (3.0 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 51.00% water.


Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 4,958 people, 1,819 households, and 1,395 families residing in the CDP. The population density is 653.3/km² (1,693.4/mi²). There are 1,913 housing units at an average density of 252.1/km² (653.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 87.66% White, 1.31% African American, 1.13% Native American, 2.66% Asian, 0.93% Pacific Islander, 1.35% from other races, and 4.96% from two or more races. 3.77% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.


There are 1,819 households out of which 39.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% are married couples living together, 9.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% are non-families. 17.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.73 and the average family size is 3.06.


In the CDP the population is spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.7 males.


The median income for a household in the CDP is $52,213, and the median income for a family is $56,118. Males have a median income of $39,695 versus $26,875 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $21,946. 5.5% of the population and 4.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 7.7% of those under the age of 18 and 1.5% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.


External links

  • Maps and aerial photos
    • Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=47.552305&longitude=-122.549984&zoom=6)
    • Topographic map from Topozone (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=47.552305&lon=-122.549984&s=200&size=m&layer=DRG100)
    • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-122.549984&lat=47.552305&w=750&h=500)
  • Kitsap Peninsula Visitor Information - Manchester (http://visitkitsap.com/cities.asp?ID=52)

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Author of Military History William Manchester Dies (washingtonpost.com) (1654 words)
Manchester combined a knowledge of the stresses of battle with his zestful eye for detail.
Manchester won access to the president and his top advisers and used his insider status to chronicle the Camelot years and beyond.
Manchester wrote four novels, and the best received of them was his first, "The City of Anger" (1953), a story he modeled on political corruption in Baltimore.
Manchester - Research Facilities - NWFSC (1252 words)
The Northwest Fisheries Science Center�s Manchester Research Station is at the forefront of research on captive rearing, disease control, hatchery technology, fish genetics and fish identification for both Pacific salmon and marine groundfish.
Manchester has state-of-the-art facilities, including the largest floating marine net-pen research complex on the West Coast and the NOAA Fisheries� largest single pass saltwater system, with the capacity to UV-sterilize 1,500 gallons per minute.
Marine fish culture: Manchester was the first research facility in the nation to grow Pacifc salmon in a marine aquaculture setting; it is one of the only facilities in the nation where �groundfish� species such as lingcod, sablefish, Pacific halibut and rockfish are reared in an aquaculture setting.
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