Northeast

Manchester

Hartford County, CT

Population

59,510

Walk Score

80 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$1,406

Median home value

$220,300

Founded

1672

Manchester is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. As of the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 59,713. The urban center of the town is the Manchester census-designated place, with a population of 36,379 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Manchester, in England.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Case Brothers Historic District · listed 2009
  • Cheney Brothers Historic District · listed 1978
  • Cheney Silk Mills Industrial Complex
  • Main Street Historic District · listed 1996
  • Manchester Historic District · listed 2000
  • Manchester Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2001
  • Union Village Historic District · listed 2002

Notable landmarks

  • Batson Farm House
  • Burnham, Edward L., Farm · listed 1982
  • Pitkin Glassworks Ruin · listed 1979
  • US Post Office-Manchester Main · listed 1986
  • Woodbridge Farmstead · listed 1999

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