Manchester, California

History

The Manchester post office opened in 1871, closed in 1876, and reopened in 1877. The place was named after Manchester, England, an early settler's former home.

Geography

Manchester is in southwestern Mendocino County along California State Route 1 and 1.5 mi inland from the Pacific Ocean. Route 1 leads north 29 mi to Mendocino and south through Point Arena, 67 mi to Bodega Bay.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 2.6 mi2, all of it land. It is bordered to the west by Manchester State Park.

Climate

The region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Manchester has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated Csb on climate maps.

Demographics

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Manchester first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.

The 2020 United States census reported that Manchester had a population of 159. The population density was 60.7 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Manchester was 101 (63.5%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 4 (2.5%) Native American, 1 (0.6%) Asian, 1 (0.6%) Pacific Islander, 13 (8.2%) from other races, and 39 (24.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 44 persons (27.7%).

The whole population lived in households. There were 67 households, out of which 14 (20.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 27 (40.3%) were married-couple households, 8 (11.9%) were cohabiting couple households, 26 (38.8%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 6 (9.0%) had a male householder with no partner present. 21 households (31.3%) were one person, and 8 (11.9%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.37.

The age distribution was 34 people (21.4%) under the age of 18, 10 people (6.3%) aged 18 to 24, 37 people (23.3%) aged 25 to 44, 40 people (25.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 38 people (23.9%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 43.5years. There were 83 males and 76 females.

There were 88 housing units at an average density of 33.6 /mi2, of which 67 (76.1%) were occupied. Of these, 55 (82.1%) were owner-occupied, and 12 (17.9%) were occupied by renters.

Politics

In the state legislature, Manchester is in , and .

Federally, Manchester is in .

References

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4. 2628754{{gnis. 2628754. Manchester Census Designated Place
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