Amish community

In 1993, an Old Order Amish community was started near Manton, most of the members coming from the Evart-LeRoy area or from Vestaburg in Michigan. The community is more open to "seekers" – people who want to join the Amish – than other Old Order Amish communities. They are affiliated with the Amish community in Smyrna, Maine, which was founded as one of the "Christian Communities" under the leadership of Elmo Stoll, but joined the Amish, when the "Christian Communities" disbanded.^[4][5][6]

Major highways

• US 131 is a freeway that bypasses the city to it's east. It has it's final freeway exit (Exit 191) with M-42 & Bus. US 131 just southeast of the city before becoming a two-lane highway 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Manton, and continuing north to Kalkaska and Petoskey.
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  Bus. US 131 is a business loop of U.S. Route 131 that starts at M-42 & US 131 (Exit 191), runs through Manton, and runs out of town for 5 miles (8.0 km) before meeting the US 131 Freeway at a normal intersection, and both the business route & parent highway's freeway end at each other while US 131 continues north normally.
• M-42 runs concurrent with Bus. US 131 into Manton for a mile before ending at an intersection with 7th Street and Main Street. Bus. US 131 turns north without M-42.

2010 census

As of the census^[8] of 2010, there were 1,287 people, 504 households, and 327 families living in the city. The population density was 825.0 inhabitants per square mile (318.5/km²). There were 577 housing units at an average density of 369.9 per square mile (142.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.3% White, 0.5% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.4% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.3% of the population.

There were 504 households, of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.1% were married couples living together, 20.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.1% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.10.

The median age in the city was 31.9 years. 30% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.3% were from 25 to 44; 22.3% were from 45 to 64; and 14.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

2000 census

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,221 people, 497 households, and 317 families living in the city. The population density was 784.2 inhabitants per square mile (302.8/km²). There were 541 housing units at an average density of 347.4 per square mile (134.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.95% White, 0.41% Native American, 0.25% Asian, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population.

There were 497 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,339, and the median income for a family was $31,979. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $21,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,528. About 9.3% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.