Washtenaw County, Michigan
Manchester Township Real Estate and Local Guide
River Raisin mill town and township in Washtenaw's southwest corner whose late-1800s water power built a bustling milling center, still gathered around its village Main Street Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Manchester Township best.
About the area
Living in Manchester Township, MI
Home of the Manchester Chicken Broil, the largest event of its kind, serving about 10,000 dinners in four hours since 1954.
The housing market
Homes in Manchester Township
- 84.8% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- 79.9% of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- Median home value of $267,600.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Manchester Township home
John F. Schneider Blacksmith Shop
1877 wagon works turned blacksmith shop, one of Michigan's last intact Main Street smithies, run as a working-forge museum since the historical society bought it in 1982
Manchester Mill and waterfall
River Raisin mill site begun in 1832; by 1870 the river's dams powered three flour mills, a woolen factory, and more
Chicken Broil pits
Four 100-foot charcoal pits where 500 volunteers broil roughly 10,000 chicken dinners in four hours every July
River Raisin village riverfront
Riverside green space around the historic mill and waterfall
Manchester Chicken Broil grounds
Community event grounds of the annual broil that began in August 1954 for the athletic field fence fund
Neighborhoods
Manchester Township areas to know
Village of Manchester
Historic mill village at the township's heart, now a city
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