North Manchester is a town in Chester Township, Wabash County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Peter Ogan, acting as the town's founder filed for recording the 'Original Plat of Manchester' on February 13, 1846.

In the early 20th century, automobiles were made here by the DeWitt Motor Company.

On February 1, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech at Manchester College.

Robert F. Kennedy also visited Manchester College during his 1968 presidential campaign – he, too, would be assassinated a few weeks later.

Other international visitors during that same decade include Duke Ellington, Buckminster Fuller, Ralph Nader, and Ramsey Lewis (whose concert was cut short by a bomb scare).Thomas R. Marshall, who served as Governor of Indiana and as Vice President of the United States under President Woodrow Wilson, was born in North Manchester.

34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.