Manila, California

Manila is a census-designated place^[4] located adjacent to Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California.^[2] It is located 3.25 miles (5.2 km) north of downtown Eureka,^[5] at an elevation of 13 feet (4 m).^[2] The ZIP Code is 95521.^[6] The population was 798 at the 2020 census.

Manila
census-designated place
The Friends of the Dunes nature center in Manila.
Manila Location in California
Coordinates: 40°51′06″N 124°09′44″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Humboldt
Area [1]
• Total	0.704 sq mi (1.823 km2)
• Land	0.697 sq mi (1.805 km2)
• Water	0.007 sq mi (0.018 km2)  0.98%
Elevation [2]	13 ft (4 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	798
• Density	1,100/sq mi (440/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code	95521
Area code	707
GNIS feature IDs	228014; 2628755
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Manila, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Manila, California

History

The town was founded at the end of World War II, and named after Manila in the Philippines.^[5] Humboldt Coastal Nature Center of Friends of the Dunes on Stamps Lane includes the Stamps Dune House and surrounding dune landscape.^[7] 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.^[8]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	784		—
2020	798		1.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 2010[10]

Manila first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.^[10]

The 2020 United States census reported that Manila had a population of 798. The population density was 1,144.9 inhabitants per square mile (442.0/km²). The racial makeup of Manila was 621 (77.8%) White, 11 (1.4%) African American, 27 (3.4%) Native American, 8 (1.0%) Asian, 3 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 32 (4.0%) from other races, and 96 (12.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 83 persons (10.4%).^[11]

The whole population lived in households. There were 361 households, out of which 67 (18.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 106 (29.4%) were married-couple households, 59 (16.3%) were cohabiting couple households, 67 (18.6%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 129 (35.7%) had a male householder with no partner present. 121 households (33.5%) were one person, and 49 (13.6%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.21.^[11] There were 178 families (49.3% of all households).^[12]

The age distribution was 123 people (15.4%) under the age of 18, 77 people (9.6%) aged 18 to 24, 266 people (33.3%) aged 25 to 44, 184 people (23.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 148 people (18.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.8 males.^[11]

There were 400 housing units at an average density of 573.9 units per square mile (221.6 units/km²), of which 361 (90.3%) were occupied. Of these, 174 (48.2%) were owner-occupied, and 187 (51.8%) were occupied by renters.^[11]

Government

In the state legislature, Manila is in the 2nd senatorial district, represented by Democrat Mike McGuire,^[13] and the 2nd Assembly district, represented by Democrat Chris Rogers,^[14] as of July 2024.

Federally, it is in California's 2nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Jared Huffman^[15] since 2013.

See also

• California portal