Manson, Washington
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Manson is an unincorporated community (it is advertised as a "village," but not considered as such by the Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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) in Chelan County in the state of Washington. It was named in 1912 for Manson F. Backus, president of the Lake Chelan Land Company. Manson is located in the north-central portion of the state on the shore of Lake Chelan
Lake Chelan
Lake Chelan is a narrow, 55-mile-long lake in Chelan County, northern Washington state, U.S. It is the largest natural lake in Washington state...

, approximately seven miles from the nearby town of Chelan
Chelan, Washington
Chelan is a city in Chelan County, Washington, United States. The population was 3,890 at the 2010 census. It sits on the southeast tip of Lake Chelan, where the lake flows into the Chelan River....

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Manson is part of the Wenatchee
Wenatchee, Washington
Wenatchee is located in North Central Washington and is the largest city and county seat of Chelan County, Washington, United States. The population within the city limits in 2010 was 31,925...

East Wenatchee
East Wenatchee, Washington
East Wenatchee is a city in Douglas County, Washington, United States along the northern banks of the Columbia River. The population at the 2010 census was 13,190, a 129.1% increase over the 2000 census....

 Metropolitan Statistical Area
Wenatchee metropolitan area
The Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Washington, anchored by the cities of Wenatchee and East Wenatchee...

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The USPS
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 ZIP Code
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 for Manson is 98831. According to data from the 2010 census, the total population in the Manson was 1,468 persons. 2010 was the first year that Manson was tracked by the census bureau.

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