Manila | |
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census-designated place | |
The Friends of the Dunes nature center in Manila.
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Location in California | |
Coordinates: 40°51′06″N 124°09′44″W / 40.85167°N 124.16222°WCoordinates: 40°51′06″N 124°09′44″W / 40.85167°N 124.16222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Humboldt County |
Area | |
• Total | 0.704 sq mi (1.823 km2) |
• Land | 0.654 sq mi (1.695 km2) |
• Water | 0.050 sq mi (0.128 km2) 7.0% |
Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 784 |
• Density | 1,100/sq mi (430/km2) |
Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
ZIP Code | 95521 |
Area code(s) | 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 |
Manila is a census-designated place located adjacent to Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California. It is located 3.25 miles (5.2 km) north of downtown Eureka, at an elevation of 13 feet (4 m). The ZIP Code is 95521. The population was 784 at the 2010 census.
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 Arcata-based Friends of the Dunes to use as a nature center on the dunes in 2007.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Manila had a population of 784. The population density was 1,113.9 people per square mile (430.1/km²). The racial makeup of Manila was 686 (87.5%) White, 14 (1.8%) African American, 25 (3.2%) Native American, 5 (0.6%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 12 (1.5%) from other races, and 42 (5.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30 persons (3.8%).
The Census reported that 777 people (99.1% of the population) lived in households, 7 (0.9%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.