Manzanita is a

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city in Tillamook County,

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, United States. It is located on

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about equidistant from Seaside to the north and Tillamook to the south. The population was 603 at the 2020 census.

History

The indigenous

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lived along the Oregon coast, including the Manzanita area (tidewaters of the Nehalem Bay), for about 12,000 years. They suffered from smallpox and other illnesses brought by white settlers, and the few remaining Tillamook people were relocated to the Siletz and Grand Ronde reservations in the 1850s. At least two of Oregon's historical shipwrecks occurred off the Manzanita coast: the ''Glenesslin'' in 1913'','' and the ''Santo Cristo de Burgos'' (disappeared 1693) which has generated rumors of treasure buried on Neahkahnie Mountain. Manzanita was

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ted as a

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in 1912. Manzanita post office was established in 1914 and named for the manzanita (''

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'' sp.) plants that grow in the area. ''Manzanita'' means 'little apple' in

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Tornado

On the morning of October 14, 2016, an EF2

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, which had begun as a

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, hit Manzanita. Many buildings in the town were damaged, but no injuries were reported. The mayor of Manzanita declared a

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in response.

Geography

Tourists walk past the Manzanita Post Office

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 598 people, 315 households, and 176 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 1,285 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 91.6%

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, 1.2%

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, 0.2% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 1.2% from other races, and 4.0% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race was 6.2% of the population. There were 315 households, of which 10.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were

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living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.1% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.89 and the average family size was 2.40. The median age in the city was 59.9 years. 10% of residents were under the age of 18; 2.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 14.4% were from 25 to 44; 36.5% were from 45 to 64; and 37% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 564 people, 307 households, and 177 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,078 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.45%

, 0.53% Native American, 0.89% from other races, and 2.13% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.60% of the population. There were 307 households, out of which 9.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were

living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.3% were non-families. 38.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.84 and the average family size was 2.33. In the city, the population was spread out, with 10.8% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 14.4% from 25 to 44, 36.0% from 45 to 64, and 34.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $43,958. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $25,833 for females. The

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for the city was $26,428. About 4.9% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the

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, including 22.4% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

Recreation

North County Recreation District organizes the annual "Manzanita Beach Walk & Run". Since 1990 the event, which is used as a fundraiser for the local fitness center located in Nehalem, has been run on the beach at the foot of

Neahkahnie Mountain Neahkahnie Mountain is a mountain, or headland, on the Oregon Coast, north of Manzanita, Oregon, Manzanita in Oswald West State Park overlooking U.S. Route 101, that has a pass elevation of approximately , which is the third highest point of the ...

Education

It is in the Neah-Kah-Nie School District 56. The district's comprehensive high school is Neah-Kah-Nie High School. The county is in the Tillamook Bay Community College district.

Points of interest

Nehalem Bay State Park Nehalem Bay State Park is a state park in the United States located on the Oregon Coast, near the communities of Nehalem and Manzanita on the Nehalem Spit, a sand spit west of Nehalem Bay. Tillamook County transferred the land to the State o ...

Transportation

* Nehalem Bay State Airport * Tillamook County Transportation District

Notable people

* Dennis Awtrey, retired

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player

References

External links

Entry for Manzanita
in the '' Oregon Blue Book'' {{authority control 1912 establishments in Oregon Cities in Oregon Cities in Tillamook County, Oregon Populated coastal places in Oregon Seaside resorts in Oregon