Manila, California


Manila is a census-designated place located adjacent to Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California. It is located north of downtown Eureka, at an elevation of 13 feet. The ZIP Code is 95521. The population was 798 at the 2020 census.

History

The town was founded at the end of World War II, and named after Manila in the Philippines. Humboldt Coastal Nature Center of Friends of the Dunes on Stamps Lane includes the Stamps Dune House and surrounding dune landscape. The house was originally built in 1985 as a retirement home of a couple whose heirs sold a large part of their property and the house to Manila-based Friends of the Dunes to use as a nature center on the dunes in 2007.

Demographics

Manila first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
The 2020 United States census reported that Manila had a population of 798. The population density was. The racial makeup of Manila was 621 White, 11 African American, 27 Native American, 8 Asian, 3 Pacific Islander, 32 from other races, and 96 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 83 persons.
The whole population lived in households. There were 361 households, out of which 67 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 106 were married-couple households, 59 were cohabiting couple households, 67 had a female householder with no partner present, and 129 had a male householder with no partner present. 121 households were one person, and 49 were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.21. There were 178 families.
The age distribution was 123 people under the age of 18, 77 people aged 18 to 24, 266 people aged 25 to 44, 184 people aged 45 to 64, and 148 people who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 39.4years. For every 100 females, there were 112.8 males.
There were 400 housing units at an average density of, of which 361 were occupied. Of these, 174 were owner-occupied, and 187 were occupied by renters.

Government

In the state legislature, Manila is in, and, as of July 2024.
Federally, it is in since 2013.