Manchester, California

Manchester is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California. It is located 4mi north of Point Arena, at an elevation of 85 feet (26 m). The population was 195 at the 2010 census.HistoryThe Manchester post office opened in 1871, closed in 1876, and re-opened in 1877. The place was named after Manchester, England, an early settler's former home.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 2.6 square miles (6.8 km²), all of it land.ClimateThis region experiences warm 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.DemographicsThe 2010 United States Census reported that Manchester had a population of 195. The population density was 74.5 people per square mile (28.8/km²). The racial makeup of Manchester was 151 (77.4%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 4 (2.1%) Native American, 1 (0.5%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 29 (14.9%) from other races, and 10 (5.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 48 persons (24.6%).