Redwood City, California
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Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 75,402. It is one of the cities that make up Silicon Valley.
Redwood City's main street is known as Broadway, although it also has an actual Main Street, which Broadway intersects. On Broadway, at the western and eastern entrances to the city's downtown, there are arches over the roadway emblazoned with the city's name and the slogan, "Climate Best By Government Test."
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Gallery
 The clock tower at Broadway and El Camino Real |
 Western arch |
 Eastern arch |
 City Hall (surrounded by redwood trees) |
Geography
Redwood City is located at 37°28'58" North, 122°14'10" West (37.482887, -122.236006)1.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 89.5 km² (34.6 mi²). 50.5 km² (19.5 mi²) of it is land and 39.1 km² (15.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 43.66% water.
Redwood City's sphere of influence includes the districts of Emerald Lake Hills and North Fair Oaks, which however are largely outside the city boundaries and are counted individually for the U.S. census. The neighborhood of Redwood Shores is part of Redwood City, although it is not possible to travel by road from one to the other without passing through the neighboring city of San Carlos. Although Redwood City is mainly upper middle-class, the eastern section of Redwood City highly resembles East Palo Alto in demographic make-up and income level.
El Camino Real (California), an east/west arterial street and Woodside Road, a north/south arterial, run through Redwood City. Locally, the former is regarded as north/south and the latter east/west, as El Camino connects Redwood City to San Francisco and San Jose and Woodside Road runs from San Francisco Bay to the Santa Cruz Mountains. The actual geography is as stated.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 75,402 people, 28,060 households, and 17,902 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,494.5/km² (3,871.3/mi²). There are 28,921 housing units at an average density of 573.2/km² (1,484.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 68.97% White, 2.54% African American, 0.51% Native American, 8.91% Asian, 0.88% Pacific Islander, 13.97% from other races, and 4.22% from two or more races. 31.24% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 28,060 households out of which 31.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% are married couples living together, 9.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% are non-families. 27.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.62 and the average family size is 3.20.
In the city the population is spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 37.4% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 100.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $66,748, and the median income for a family is $73,798. Males have a median income of $50,345 versus $41,125 for females. The per capita income for the city is $34,042. 6.0% of the population and 3.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 6.3% of those under the age of 18 and 6.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Trivia
Redwood City's slogan, "Climate Best By Government Test," is based on an obscure climatological study dating back to the early years of the 20th century.
The Scott Peterson trial was held in Redwood City.
External links
Image:Redwood City CourtHouse California USa.jpg
- Friends of Redwood City
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Local or Yahoo! Maps
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Satellite image from Google Local or Microsoft Virtual Earth
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