Millbrae, California

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Millbrae is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. The population was 20,718 at the 2000 census.

Darius Ogden Mills purchased land in the 1860s from the Sanchez family to build a country estate. The former Mills estate was bordered by what is now: Skyline Boulevard, Bayshore Highway U.S. Route 101, Millbrae Avenue and Trousdale Drive. The mansion burned down in 1954.

1 Geography
2 Environmental features
3 Demographics
4 Education
5 Transportation
6 Economy
7 Sister Cities
8 External links

[edit] Geography

Millbrae is located at 37°36′3″N, 122°24′5″W (37.600735, -122.401354)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.4 km² (3.2 mi²). 8.3 km² (3.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.62%) is water.

[edit] Environmental features

A wetland area in the eastern part of the city adjacent to U.S. highway 101 is habitat to the endangered species San Francisco garter snake, a species endemic to San Mateo County. To the west is Crystal Springs Reservoir, and the San Andreas Fault.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 20,718 people, 7,956 households, and 5,513 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,492.0/km² (6,446.4/mi²). There were 8,113 housing units at an average density of 975.8/km² (2,524.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 63.04% White, 27.28% Asian, 11.47% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 1.15% Pacific Islander, 0.80% African American, 0.23% Native American, 3.60% from other races, and 3.91% from two or more races.

There were 7,956 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $68,404, and the median income for a family was $82,061. Males had a median income of $51,867 versus $40,249 for females. The per capita income for the city was $33,193. About 2.2% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Millbrae has a well-known reputation for having one of the best schools in the San Francisco Bay Area. Parents are actively involved in their children's scores, school functions, and the like.

Millbrae's school district oversees four elementary schools: Meadows, Green Hills, Spring Valley, and Lomita Park, and one middle school: Taylor.

Millbrae has one public high school, Mills High School, which is part of the San Mateo Union High School District. Mills High School is considered to be one of the top high schools in all of San Mateo County (see Mills High School). (Although surrounded by land that is the city of Millbrae on most of its school boundaries (which is also the San Bruno-Millbrae city border), Capuchino High School belongs to San Bruno; this leads to the incorrect assumption of Millbrae having two high schools. The southern boundary of Mills High School also lie on another border, the Burlingame-Millbrae city border; this could also make some people think Mills is in the city of Burlingame.)

[edit] Transportation

Millbrae, is located between San Francisco and San Jose. U.S. Route 101 and Interstate 280 (California) run along the eastern and western boundaries of the city, respectively. San Francisco International Airport is adjacent to the city.

The Millbrae Transit Station serves as a major transit hub for the Peninsula, connecting the BART, CalTrain, and SamTrans networks. The BART Dublin/Pleasanton - SFO/Millbrae Line serves Millbrae and SamTrans 342 connects the rest of Millbrae to the station. A SamTrans local line 43 also serves Millbrae as well. Unfortunately, the transportation hub has been underutilized and has not had the expected use that it was thought to have.

[edit] Economy

Millbrae's economy is driven mainly by its long strips of hotels. Because of it close proximity to San Francisco International Airport and to San Francisco, California many tourists opt to stay in Millbrae.