Burlingame, California

Burlingame is a city in San Mateo County, California. It is located on the San Francisco Peninsula and has a significant shoreline on San Francisco Bay. The city is named after diplomat Anson Burlingame. It is renowned for many surviving examples of Victorian architecture and its high residential quality of life. Burlingame was settled by wealthy San Franciscans looking for a better climate for their second homes, but industrial growth was spurred in the 1960s and 1970s by proximity to the San Francisco International Airport, generating airline support services growth near the U.S. Route 101 corridor. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Burlingame had a population of 28,158.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
- 3.1 City of Trees
4 Economy
- 4.1 Notable companies headquarted in Burlingame
5 Trivia
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Burlingame is located at 37°34′60″N, 122°21′49″W (37.583235, -122.363691)^GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.6 km² (6.0 mi²). 11.2 km² (4.3 mi²) of it is land and 4.4 km² (1.7 mi²) of it (28.19%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 28,158 people, 12,511 households, and 6,956 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,510.8/km² (6,496.2/mi²). There were 12,869 housing units at an average density of 1,147.5/km² (2,968.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.88% White, 1.05% African American, 0.23% Native American, 13.78% Asian, 0.48% Pacific Islander, 3.62% from other races, and 3.96% from two or more races. 10.64% of the population were Hispanic.

There were 12,511 households out of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.4% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.93. The age distribution is: 19.2% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 36.9% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $68,526, and the median income for a family was $91,309. Males had a median income of $59,148 versus $47,461 for females. The per capita income for the city was $43,565. About 3.7% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

[edit] City of Trees

Burlingame is known as the 'City of Trees' due to the number of trees within the city (18,000 public trees). Most residential properties have trees owned and protected by the city on their public right of way. In addition the city has many parks and Eucalyptus groves that add to the overall tree numbers. The Eucalyptus groves occur to the west of the city on Interstate 280 and alongside many city streets, like California Drive, El Camino Real, and other smaller local streets. Washington Park with Burlingame Avenue at its eastern edge, Burlingame High School at its western edge, and the Caltrain line at its southern edge is the oldest park in Burlingame. It was originally part of the Gunst Estate, and some of the existing large trees within the park were part of this estate.

Burlingame Library

Washington Park

Burlingame - City of Trees

[edit] Economy

[edit] Notable companies headquarted in Burlingame

[edit] Trivia

Burlingame is named after Anson Burlingame who purchased approximately 1,000 acres in what is currently Hillsborough & Burlingame. Anson Burlingame never lived on this property and only visited once or twice.

Famed California artist Percy Gray lived in Burlingame from 1912 to 1923.
Burlingame is home to The Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia.
Burlingame enacted one of the first comprehensive Noise Elements of the General Plan in the nation.
Scenes from the film Dangerous Minds were filmed on the campus of Burlingame High School in the spring of 1994.
Bill Amend, author of the comic strip FoxTrot, attended Burlingame High School.
Grant Baciocco of Throwing Toasters and The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd was born in Burlingame.
Charles Howard, owner of Seabiscuit, owned a home in Burlingame.
Irving Amstrup, former mayor and city council member, currently resides on Trousdale Drive.
Peter Ueberroth, Baseball Commissioner and the organizer of the 1984 Summer Olympics, graduated from Burlingame High School
Marc Benioff, Founder & CEO of Salesforce.com graduated from Burlingame High School