Our Community

COMMUNITY DATA

Location
Estimated distance to:
Fort Wayne, Indiana 35 Miles
Indianapolis, Indiana 105 Miles
Chicago, Illinois 155 Miles

Note: Distance computed between central business districts.

Labor Force
(Labor force as of February 1999)

Labor Force: 17,300
Total Employed: 16,650
Unemployment Rate: 3.8%
1998 Average Unemployment Rate: 3.4%
30 radius estimated labor force: 452,330
Wage and labor survey available: Yes
% of persons 16+ in labor force: 61.21%

MANCHESTER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Manchester Community Schools
PO Box 308
107 South Buffalo Street
North Manchester, IN 46962
PHONE: 260.982.7518
FAX: 260.382.4583
Dr. Diana Showalter, Superintendent
Manchester Elementary School
301 River Road
North Manchester, IN 46962
PHONE: 260.982.7541
FAX: 260.982.8020
Bonnie Ingraham - Principal
North Manchester High SchoolManchester High School
One Squire Drive
North Manchester, IN 46962
PHONE: 260.982.2196
FAX: 260.982.1034
Nancy Alspaugh- Principal
Randy Self- Assistant Principal
Laketon Elementary School
PO Box 234
20 W Woodring Road
Laketon, IN 46943
PHONE: 260.982.8685
FAX: 260.982.8085
Dennis Craft-Principal
Manchester Junior High School
404 West Ninth Street
North Manchester, IN 46962
PHONE: 260.982.8602
FAX: 260.982.1162
Tony Cassel, Principal
 

SCHOOLS IN THE AREA

Vocational Schools
Heartland Career Center - Wabash

Colleges
Manchester College - North Manchester
IVY Tech State College - Wabash

Grace College - Winona Lake
Ball State University - Muncie
Huntington College - Huntington
Indiana Institute of Technology - Fort Wayne
Indiana University - Bloomington
Indiana University (IUK) - Kokomo
Indiana-Purdue University (IPFW) - Fort Wayne
Indiana Wesleyan University - Marion
Purdue University - West Lafayette
St. Francis College - Fort Wayne
Taylor University - Upland/Fort Wayne
University of Notre Dame - South Bend

Manchester Main Street, Inc.
Manchester Main Street, Inc. seeks to stimulate the revitalization of downtown North Manchester through economic development and historic preservation. Downtown North Manchester is an invaluable asset, as it reflects the quality of life in our community. For more information, contact Mike Brown at 260.982.8180.

Timbercrest Retirement Community
Located on 104 sprawling acres of natural beauty, Timbercrest exists to provide a loving and enriching community through its Christian values and heritage. Timbercrest is a not-for-profit charitable organization and a ministry of the Churches of the Brethren in Indiana who wholly own and operate it. For more information, call 260.982.2118 or visit their website at www.timbercrest.org

Peabody Retirement Community
PeabodyPeabody Retirement Community is an expression of generosity of the Peabody family and a ministry of the Synod of Lincoln Trails, Presbyterian Church (USA). Their primary purpose is to provide gracious retirement living in a full-service, not-for-profit Christian setting. For more information, call 260.982.8616 or visit their website at www.peabodyrc.com

 

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