City of Manteca Location in San Joaquin County and the state of California Location in San Joaquin County and the state of California City of Manteca is positioned in the US City of Manteca - City of Manteca Manteca is a town/city in San Joaquin County, California.

7 Notable citizens from Manteca Manteca is a town/city in the Central Valley of California, 76 miles east of San Francisco.

So, the inhabitants agreed to change the name of the community, choosing "Monteca" as the new name. This was misprinted as "Manteca" (Spanish for lard) by the barns , and the misspelled version was eventually accepted as the name of the town. This misspelling thus became a hilarious town-held joke that would be laughed at throughout generations to come.

Hence, in 1918, Manteca was incorporated as a city, and Joshua Cowell became its first mayor.

Manteca fashions itself the "Family City", and it lies at a crossroads of primary highways and barns s.

As recently as the 1970s, Manteca existed primarily on agriculture and was still barely a stop between two freeways, Interstate 5 and State Route 99.

Since the assembly of the 120 bypass portion of State Route 120, Manteca has turn into a prominent choice for these commuters.

The 1990s saw an increase in the city's populace and the assembly of its third high school, the first two being Manteca High School and East Union High School.

The populace of Manteca continues to increase, with some housing being constructed on what was once farmland to the north and southeast.

There is a school called East Union in Manteca.

It was first used in 1857 for a school established in what is now Manteca.

The school was titled East Union in order to differentiate it from Union School, which is in an region now inside Lathrop, California.

In 1966, the town/city of Manteca started another high school to relieve overcrowding in Manteca High School.

The new school was given the name East Union High School in tribute to an old farmhouse school.

Manteca is the home base for the Not Forgotten Memorial Day Event, the biggest commemoration for veterans on the American West Coast.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 17.8 square miles (46 km2), 99.87% of it territory and 0.13% of it water.

Manteca is also in between the larger metros/cities of Modesto and Stockton.

The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Manteca had a populace of 67,096.

The ethnic makeup of Manteca was 49.6% White, 9.8% African American, 1.1% Native American, 12.1% Asian,0.6% Pacific Islander, 11.4% from other competitions, and 7.2% from two or more competitions.

The Enumeration reported that 66,601 citizens (99.3% of the population) lived in homeholds, 150 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 345 (0.5%) were institutionalized.

There were 21,618 homeholds, of which 9,681 (44.8%) had kids 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 homeholder with no husband present, 1,590 (7.4%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.

19,432 citizens (29.0% of the population) were under the age of 18, 6,569 citizens (9.8%) aged 18 to 24, 18,075 citizens (26.9%) aged 25 to 44, 16,367 citizens (24.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 6,653 citizens (9.9%) who were 65 years of age or older.

41,225 citizens (61.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 25,376 citizens (37.8%) lived in rental housing units.

At the 2000 census, there were 49,258 citizens , 16,368 homeholds and 12,488 families residing in the city.

There were 16,368 homeholds of which 43.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families.

31.6% of the populace were under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older.

According to the City's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city were: Manteca Unified School District 1,350 City of Manteca 360 Bus service in Manteca is provided by Manteca Transit.

Public schools in Manteca are part of the Manteca Unified School District.

The school precinct encompasses the suburbs of Manteca, Lathrop, the improve of French Camp, and the Weston Ranch improve 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.

East Union High School Manteca High School New Vision High School (continuation) Lathrop High School 1965) - former NBA basketball player and current head coach; attended East Union High School "California Cities by Incorporation Date" (Word).

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Manteca Chamber of Commerce: https://manteca.org/about-manteca/ Manteca, California Historical Society Climate Summary for Manteca, California "2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA - Manteca city".

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