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San Mateo County Was Established 150 Years Ago on April 19, 1856 and Is Celebrating Its Sesquicentennial in 2006 A-19 San Mateo County was established 150 years ago on April 19, 1856 and is celebrating its sesquicentennial in 2006. San Mateo County is located between San Francisco and Santa Clara counties on the San Francisco Bay. The County covers 531 square miles and boasts 54 miles of spectacular coastline bluffs and beaches. Seventy-four percent of its land is in agricultural use, watershed, open space, wetlands or parks. Mild climate, abundant natural resources, picturesque landscapes of oak tree-dotted rolling green foothills, creeks and majestic stands of old redwoods best describes San Mateo County, making it one of the most attractive communities in California. Historically, as is equally true today, residents have made a commitment to protect and preserve the County's natural resources. A vibrant economy, San Mateo County is strategically located in proximity to world-renowned research universities — University of California at Berkeley and San Francisco and Stanford University. As a result, many leading edge industries, such as medical therapeutic leader Genentech, Fortune 500 Oracle, gaming leader Electronic Arts, and Academy Award winner PDI DreamWorks, all call San Mateo County home. Consistently, San Mateo County boasts among the highest incomes and among the lowest unemployment rates in both the Oracle Buildings at Redwood Shores State and the nation. In 1769, while searching for Monterey Bay, a Spanish exploration team led by Captain Gaspar de Portola instead found San Francisco Bay. The Spanish expedition found the peninsula inhabited by several small bands of Costanos Indians. As a result of that contact, many Costanos soon contacted disease that eventually contributed to their extinction. During the 23 years of Mexican rule, numerous large land grants were secured from the Mexican Government. San Mateo County became the site of 17 large ranchos. By 1846, American troops had defeated Mexico and just two years later gold was discovered, drawing the Trains played an "forty-niners" in search of fortune. The territory's population grew and by 1850, Congress granted California statehood. important role in the growth of San Up until 1856, San Mateo was part of San Francisco County when the County was created out of a Mateo County. political deal. In an effort to eliminate city government corruption a state legislative proposal was introduced to merge the City and County of San Francisco. That legislation only won approval when an amendment was added to also require splitting San Francisco into two counties. In 1856, the County Charter was approved and a battle for the location of the county seat ensued. After three elections and a state Supreme Court decision, Redwood City became the San Mateo County seat. By 1860, the San Francisco peninsula had 3,214 residents. After the Southern Pacific peninsula line was completed the railroad brought something new to the Peninsula, the commuter. Many of the "Bonanza and Railroad Kings" purchased the old Mexican land grants. In fact, of the "Big Four" all but Collin Huntington made their home in San Mateo County. Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker and Mark Hopkins all constructed great mansions on estates. County Profile County of San Mateo FY 2006-08 Adopted Budget A-20 Between January 1, 2005 and January 1, 2006, San Mateo County’s population grew 0.6 percent from 719,655 to 724,104 maintaining San Mateo County as the 14th most populous county in California. During that same time period, California grew by an estimated 1.2 percent to 37.2 million. Of San Mateo County’s 724,104 residents, approximately 64,756 live in the unincorporated area of the County. 1 SAN MATEO CITY/COUNTY POPULATION ESTIMATES 2 City 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ATHERTON 7,193 7,203 7,236 7,227 7,262 BELMONT 25,152 25,357 25,321 25,364 25,648 BRISBANE 3,642 3,641 3,669 3,710 3,744 BURLINGAME 28,297 28,214 28,171 28,162 28,322 COLMA 1,196 1,193 1,293 1,560 1,575 DALY CITY 103,982 104,141 104,167 104,223 104,820 EAST PALO ALTO 31,834 31,661 31,791 32,057 32,083 FOSTER CITY 28,803 29,780 29,720 29,749 29,900 HALF MOON BAY 12,122 12,270 12,354 12,639 12,739 HILLSBOROUGH 10,929 10,945 10,946 10,937 10,965 MENLO PARK 30,921 30,751 30,651 30,520 30,750 MILLBRAE 20,729 20,682 20,644 20,622 20,735 PACIFICA 38,595 38,548 38,518 38,515 38,739 PORTOLA VALLEY 4,489 4,488 4,521 4,520 4,553 REDWOOD CITY 76,014 75,865 75,747 75,671 76,087 SAN BRUNO 40,166 40,903 40,860 41,272 41,515 SAN CARLOS 27,777 27,723 27,906 28,071 28,265 SAN MATEO 93,670 93,533 93,853 93,818 94,315 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO 60,728 60,767 60,912 61,400 61,824 WOODSIDE 5,366 5,353 5,452 5,474 5,507 Unincorporated 63,302 63,691 64,043 64,144 64,756 COUNTY TOTAL 714,907 716,709 717,775 719,655 724,104 *Totals may not equal sum due to rounding The California Department of Finance projects that by the year 2010 San Mateo County’s population will grow to 747,134 and by 2020 to 786,740. 3 In 2004, the County's median age was 38.6 (36.2 for the Nation) compared with 12 percent of San Mateo County residents of 65 years of age or older. 1 State of California, Department of Finance, E-1 Population Estimates for Cities, Counties and the State with Annual Percent Change — January 1, 2005 and 2006. Sacramento, California, May 2006. 2 Ibid 3 State of California, Department of Finance, Population Projections by Race/Ethnicity for California and Its Counties 2000–2050, Sacramento,California, May 2004. County of San Mateo County Profile FY 2006-08 Adopted Budget A-21 In the nation, San Mateo County ranks 10th in the percentage of people who are foreign born at 30.1 percent. California counties with higher percentages include: Santa Clara (37.5 percent), San Francisco (37.3 percent), Los Angeles (36.1 percent) and Monterey (33 percent). 4 The percentage of San Mateo County residents that identify as White has declined from 50.3% in 2000 to 46.7 in 2004. During that same time, the number of residents that identify as Hispanic or Asian has risen to a combined percentage of 45.9 percent. SAN MATEO COUNTY RACE/ETHNIC POPULATION ESTIMATES 5 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 White 357,376 50.28% 354,566 49.67% 348,026 48.63% 341,470 47.59% 334,203 46.57% Hispanic 156,519 22.02% 159,452 22.34% 163,070 22.79% 166,692 23.23% 169,942 23.68% Asian 144,997 20.40% 147,469 20.66% 151,706 21.20% 155,941 21.73% 159,838 22.27% Black 24,633 3.47% 24,584 3.44% 24,854 3.47% 25,111 3.50% 25,302 3.53% Multirace 15,833 2.23% 16,267 2.28% 16,478 2.30% 16,721 2.33% 16,900 2.35% Pacific Islander 9,782 1.38% 9,871 1.38% 9,856 1.38% 9,836 1.37% 9,769 1.36% American Indian 1,592 0.22% 1,637 0.23% 1,682 0.24% 1,720 0.24% 1,756 0.24% The largest employers in the County and their respective number of employees are set forth in the following table: COUNTY OF SAN MATEO LARGEST EMPLOYERS 6 Number of San Employer Type of Business Mateo County Employees United Airlines Airline 10,328 555 County Center Oracle Corporation Software 7,000 one of the Genentech Inc. Biotechnology 5,763 County’s government County of San Mateo Government 5,288 office buildings. Kaiser Permanente Health Care 3,992 United State Postal Service Postal Service 2,396 Safeway Inc. Supermarkets 2,140 Applera (Applied Biosystems) Biotechnology 2,000 Visa USA Financial Services 1,901 Electronic Arts Interactive Entertainment 1,800 Mills-Peninsula Health Services Health Care 1,800 The Gap Inc. Specialty Retail 1,700 Siebel Systems Software 1,550 Stanford Linear Accelerator Physics Research 1,500 San Mateo County Community College District College District 1,450 SRI International Research and Development 1,397 Catholic Healthcare West Health Care 1,215 Franklin Templeton Investments Investment Management 1,200 San Francisco International Airport Airport 1,179 EMC Corp. Information Management 1,086 4 U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 American Community Survey, R0501. Percent of People Who are Foreign Born: 2004 Universe: Total population. 5 State of California, Department of Finance, E-3 California County Race/Ethnic Population Estimates and Components of Change by Year, July 1, 2000–2004. Sacramento, California, March 2006. 6 San Francisco Business Times, 2006 Book of Lists, 2006. County Profile County of San Mateo FY 2006-08 Adopted Budget A-22 San Mateo County’s 2004 median family income was $87,762, a 4.3 percent increase from 2003 and the highest in California and the 11th highest in the nation. San Mateo County’s 2005 annual average unemployment rate has fallen from highs around six percent (2003) to approximately 4.3 percent for 2005. However, this unemployment rate is higher than the 1999 rates, which hovered around two percent. 7 County of San Mateo Median Family Income 8 2001 2002 2003 2004 San Mateo County Median Family $83,021 $80,287 $84,171 $87,762 Income National Ranking 11 18 11 9 2nd to 2nd to California Ranking 1 1 Santa Clara Santa Clara COUNTY OF SAN MATEO Per Capita Income 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 United States 9 $29,845 $30,574 $30,810 $31,484 $33,050 San Mateo County10 $58,904 $55,700 $52,391 $52,103 $54,807 Percentage of San Mateo County vs.
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