Manteca (
Spanish
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for "lard") is a city in
San Joaquin County
San Joaquin County (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''San Joaquín'', meaning "Joachim, St. Joachim"), officially the County of San Joaquin, is a county (United States), county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States Census, 20 ...
, California. The city had a population of 83,498 as of the
2020 census.
History
Manteca is a city in the
Central Valley of California, located east of San Francisco. It was founded in 1861 by Joshua Cowell. Cowell claimed around and built houses on what is now the corner of Main and Yosemite, where
Bank of America
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now stands. In 1873, the Central Pacific Railroad laid track directly through the area.
The residents wanted to refer to their new train station as "Cowell Station", but there was already a Cowell Station near
Tracy. The residents agreed to change the name of the community, choosing "Monteca" as the new name.
[Manteca Chamber of Commerce: http://manteca.org/about-manteca/] This was misprinted as "Manteca" (
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
for
lard
Lard is a semi-solid white fat product obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of a pig.[Lard]
entry in the o ...
or butter) by the railroad,
and the misspelled version was eventually accepted as the name of the town. In 1918, Manteca was incorporated as a city, and Joshua Cowell became its first mayor.
In 1938, photojournalist
Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange (born Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn; May 26, 1895 – October 11, 1965) was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Lange' ...
took photos of William & Mary Dimotakis (immigrants from the Greek island of Crete), and their youngest child, son George, on the family farm in Manteca for the Farm Security Administration. The farm, near the industrial park area, is still owned by the Dimotakis family.
Manteca fashions itself the "Family City", and it lies at a crossroads of major highways and railroads. As recently as the 1970s, Manteca existed primarily on
agriculture
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and was still barely a stop between two freeways,
Interstate 5 and
State Route 99. The continuing rise in
Bay Area
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housing
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prices caused Bay Area families to look further eastward for more affordable places to live. Since the construction of the 120 bypass portion of
State Route 120, Manteca has become a popular choice for these commuters. The 1990s saw an increase in the city's population and the construction of its third high school (Sierra High School), joining Manteca High School and East Union High School. The population of Manteca continues to increase, with some housing being constructed on what was once farmland to the north and southeast. Manteca has more than tripled in population since 1980.
Manteca is the home base for the "Not Forgotten Memorial Day Event", the largest commemoration for veterans on the West Coast. The event is held annually on the Sunday before Memorial Day. The event draws over 20,000 attendees.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , 99.87% of it land and 0.13% of it water.
Neighboring towns include
Lathrop,
Ripon
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,
Escalon, and
Tracy. Manteca is located in between the larger cities of
Modesto
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and
Stockton.
Climate
According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
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system, Manteca has a hot-summer mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. It is very hot and dry in summer, and mild in winter, except during spells of seasonal
tule fog
Tule fog () is a thick ground fog that settles in the San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento Valley areas of California's Central Valley. Tule fog forms from late fall through early spring (California's winter season) after the first significant rai ...
, when it can be quite chilly for many days. Summers are exceptionally dry, whereas winters are rainy with stretches of fair weather.
Demographics
The
2010 United States Census
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reported that Manteca had a population of 67,096. The population density was . The racial makeup of Manteca was 49.6%
White
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, 9.8%
African American
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, 1.1%
Native American, 12.1%
Asian
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,0.6%
Pacific Islander
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, 11.4% from
other races
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, and 7.2% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
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* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
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of any race were 43.7%.
The Census reported that 66,601 people (99.3% of the population) lived in households, 150 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 345 (0.5%) were institutionalized.
There were 21,618 households, of which 9,681 (44.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 11,973 (55.4%) were
opposite-sex married couples living together, 3,009 (13.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,590 (7.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,629 (7.5%)
unmarried opposite-sex partnerships and 130 (0.6%)
same-sex married couples or partnerships. 3,902 households (18.0%) were made up of individuals, and 1,542 (7.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.08. There were 16,572
families
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(76.7% of all households); the average family size was 3.48.
19,432 people (29.0% of the population) were under the age of 18, 6,569 people (9.8%) aged 18 to 24, 18,075 people (26.9%) aged 25 to 44, 16,367 people (24.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 6,653 people (9.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.
There were 23,132 housing units at an average density of , of which 13,521 (62.5%) were owner-occupied, and 8,097 (37.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.5%. 41,225 people (61.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 25,376 people (37.8%) lived in rental housing units.
Economy
Top employers
According to the city's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city were:
Transit
Manteca Transit Center is the hub of public transit in the city. Local bus service is provided by
Manteca Transit.
A
commuter rail
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service is provided by the
Altamont Corridor Express
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(ACE) at the
Lathrop/Manteca station – it operates in peak travel directions with trips to San Jose in the morning and to Stockton in the evening. It is expected to be routed directly to the Transit Center by 2023.
Education
Public schools in Manteca are part of the
Manteca Unified School District
Manteca Unified School District (MUSD) is a school district based in French Camp, Lathrop, Manteca, and Stockton, in California.
About
Schools in MUSD follow a modified traditional calendar with approximately 23,000 students. Elementary schoo ...
. The school district encompasses the towns of Manteca, Lathrop, the community of French Camp, and the Weston Ranch community in Stockton. There are no middle schools; elementary school continues through the 8th grade, with a mix of both year-round and traditional schools. Manteca Unified School District has 19 elementary schools, 5 high schools, and 2 continuation schools. Not all of the schools listed below are in Manteca itself.
High schools
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Calla High School
Calla High School is an Alternative high school
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East Union High School
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Manteca High School
Manteca High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Manteca, California, United States that was established on May 21, 1920. It is the oldest school within Manteca Unified School District. Although originally built with a tower, ...
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Sierra High School
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Weston Ranch High School
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New Vision High School (continuation)
* Lathrop High School
* Be.Tech High School and Career Academy
Elementary schools
* August Knodt
* Brock Elliott
* French Camp
* George Komure
* George McParland
* Golden West
* Great Valley (Salida)
* Joseph Widmer Jr.
* Joshua Cowell
* Lathrop
* Lincoln
* Mossdale Elementary
* Neil Hafley
* New Haven
* Nile Garden
* Sequoia
* Shasta
* Stella Brockman
* Veritas
* Walter E. Woodward
* Alta Vista (private)
* St. Anthony's (private)
Adult schools
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Lindbergh Educational Center Lindbergh Educational Center, also known as Manteca Adult School,
located in Manteca, California, is part of the Manteca Unified School District. Thousands of its students have earned their high school diplomas or General Educational Development ...
Notable people
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Gilbert Luján
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(b.1940 – d. 2011) – sculptor, painter
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Justin Roiland
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(b. 1980) – animator, director, producer and voice-actor
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Kiwi Gardner
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(b. 1993) – current
NBA G League
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basketball player; attended
Manteca High School
Manteca High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Manteca, California, United States that was established on May 21, 1920. It is the oldest school within Manteca Unified School District. Although originally built with a tower, ...
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Scott Brooks
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(b. 1965) – former
NBA
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basketball player and current head coach; attended
East Union High School
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Kenny Wooten
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Early life and high school career
Wooten was born and grew up in ...
(b. 1998) – current
NBA
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basketball player; attended
Manteca High School
Manteca High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Manteca, California, United States that was established on May 21, 1920. It is the oldest school within Manteca Unified School District. Although originally built with a tower, ...
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Sammy L. Davis (b. 1946) – Medal of Honor recipient
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Marliece Andrada (b. 1972) – actress and ''Playboys Playmate of the Month in March 1998
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Ernie Barber (b. 1914 – d. 1989) – former
NFL player for the
Washington Redskins
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Ted Nuce (b. 1961) – former World Champion bull rider, Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame; attended
Manteca High School
Manteca High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Manteca, California, United States that was established on May 21, 1920. It is the oldest school within Manteca Unified School District. Although originally built with a tower, ...
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April Bowlby
April Michelle Bowlby is an American actress and model. She is known for portraying Kandi on the CBS comedy series ''Two and a Half Men'' (2006–2015), Stacy Barrett on ''Drop Dead Diva'' (2009–2014), and Rita Farr on ''Titans'' (2018) and ...
(b. 1980) – actress
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Paul Wiggin
Paul David Wiggin (born November 18, 1934) is a former American football player and coach who currently serves as the senior consultant for pro personnel with the Minnesota Vikings.
After graduating from Stanford University in 1957, (b. 1934) – former
American football
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player and coach; attended
Manteca High School
Manteca High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Manteca, California, United States that was established on May 21, 1920. It is the oldest school within Manteca Unified School District. Although originally built with a tower, ...
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Milo Candini
Mario Cain "Milo" Candini (August 3, 1917 – March 17, 1998) was an American professional baseball pitcher. A , right-hander, he played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators (1943–44; 1946– ...
(b. 1917 – d. 1998)
– Major League Baseball player 1943–51
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Scott Speed
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In , Speed became the first American driver to race in Formula One since ...
(b. 1983) – race car driver
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Dev (b. 1989) – singer songwriter
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Doug Mikolas (b. 1961) – football player
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Karen Jankowski — rally driver
* Congressman
John J. McFall (b. 1918 - d. 2006) Served in the United States House of Representatives 1957–1979. Majority Whip and Appropriations Transportation Subcommittee Chairman. Mayor of Manteca and Member of the California State Assembly. Son of Hope McFall who was killed in action in World War I.
References
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Cities in San Joaquin County, California
Incorporated cities and towns in California
Populated places established in 1918