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April 18, 1857
- San Mateo County was officially organized on April 18, 1857, under a bill introduced by Senator T.G. Phelps.
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San Mateo County was formed in 1856 upon the division of San Francisco County, one of the state's 18 original counties established at California statehood in 1850. Until 1856, San Francisco 's city limits extended west to Divisadero Street and Castro Street, and south to 20th Street.
San Mateo County was formed in April 1856 out of the southern portion of then-San Francisco County with a population of fewer than 5,000 people and little in the way of commerce. Today, more than 764,000 people call San Mateo County home and it stretches the boundary of Silicon Valley northward.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, San Mateo County evolved into a hub for transportation and suburban development, spurred by the construction of the Southern Pacific Railroad and later the Bayshore Highway.
May 26, 2015 · San Mateo County was created in 1856 from the southern portion of San Francisco County which in that year became the City and County of San Francisco. Its present territory has two histories. Most of San Mateo County is territory which was in San Francisco County from 1850 to 1856 when it was moved to San Mateo County.
- Etymology - Origin of San Mateo County Name
- San Mateo County History
- Geography: Land and Water
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The county bears the Spanish name for Saint Matthew. As a place name, St. Matthew appears as early as 1776, and the arroyo, the point and the settlement at the unofficial San Mateo Mission are all so designated on the early maps. Until about 1850, the name appeared as San Matheo.
San Mateo County (pronounced /ˌsæn məˈteɪoʊ/ "san muh-TAY-o") (Spanish for: St. Matthew County) is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the state of California. The county covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula just south of San Francisco, and north of Santa Clara County. San Francisco International Airport is located at the north...
As reported by the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 741 sq mi (1,919 km2). 449 sq mi (1,163 km2) of it is land and 292 sq mi (756 km2) of it (39.40%) is water. A number of bayside watercourses drain the eastern part of the county including San Bruno Creek and Colma Creek. Streams draining the western county include Frenchmans Creek, Pi...
The people of San Mateo county may use the services of the Peninsula Library System and its dozens of branches, bookmobile and Library-a-Go-Go machine at the Millbrae BART/Caltrain station. The county is broken up into several public school districts in addition to the local Catholic diocese and many other private parochial and secular schools. The...
Jun 16, 2008 · History of San Mateo County, California, including its geography, topography, geology, climatography, and description, together with an historical sketch of California; a record of the Mexican grants; the early history and settlement, compiled from the most authentic sources; some of the names of Spanish and American pioneers; legislative ...
May 26, 2015 · Created April 19, 1856. The county bears the Spanish name for Saint Matthew. As a place name, St. Matthew appears as early as 1776, and the arroyo, the point and the settlement at the unofficial San Mateo Mission are all so designated on the early maps. Until about 1850, the name appeared as San Matheo. Print-friendly.
