Manor is located 12 miles northeast of Austin and is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area.

[10] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.35 square miles (18.48 km2), all land.

[13] Manor has also been the location for a number of movies, notably What's Eating Gilbert Grape starring Johnny Depp.

The story centered on a developmentally disabled boy, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, who regularly disrupted the town's tranquility by climbing Manor's old water tower.

Manor was initially considered as the site for a new international airport to replace the overcrowded Robert Mueller Municipal Airport; however, several environmental lawsuits were brought by the Sierra Club and others, slowing development until an alternative was presented by the closing of Bergstrom Air Force Base further south.

[16] The City of Manor was the first government agency in the United States to deploy a QR Code program to disseminate information to residents and tourists.

There are currently 24 fixed mounted QR Code signs placed throughout Manor on various city landmarks and structures.

The park consists of a gazebo, pavilion, and outdoor exercise equipment provided by a grant from the Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department's Steps to a Healthier Austin Program.

The park also includes a swimming pool managed by the YMCA of Austin and is five minutes southeast of Manor.

Wildhorse Creek & ShadowGlen & Stonewater subdivisions include parks, playscapes, and multi-use fields.

It was incorporated as a town in March 1913 and converted to a general law city in 1921 with expectations of continued growth.

Following two devastating fires that destroyed most of the business district, coupled with the decline of cotton production after the arrival of the boll weevil, Manor remained a small city throughout most of the twentieth century.