San Mateo County, California
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San Mateo County, officially the County of San Mateo, is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 764,442. Redwood City is the county seat, the third-most populated city in the county after Daly City and San Mateo.
Image: Mount Diablo from SF Bay Discovery Site 10 2 2011 4 24 09 PM
Image: San Mateo County government center
Image: Año Nuevo State Reserve
The Santa Cruz Mountains cross through San Mateo County. In comparison to the rest of the county, the area is quite rural and forested.
Redwood City, California
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Redwood City is a city on the San Francisco Peninsula in Northern California's Bay Area, approximately 27 miles (43 km) south of San Francisco, and 24 miles (39 km) northwest of San Jose. Redwood City's history spans its earliest inhabitation by the Ohlone people to being a port for lumber and other goods. The county seat of San Mateo County in the heart of Silicon Valley, Redwood City is home to several global technology companies including Oracle, Electronic Arts, Evernote, Box, and Informatica. The city's population was 84,292 according to the 2020 census. The Port of Redwood City is the only deepwater port on San Francisco Bay south of San Francisco.
The skyline of downtown Redwood City
The area of Redwood City was part of Rancho de las Pulgas, granted to Californio politician José Darío Argüello in 1795. Las Pulgas was eventually inherited by María Soledad Ortega de Argüello, who is honored with a bust at Argüello Plaza.
San Mateo County History Museum, formerly the San Mateo County Courthouse, was originally built in 1910.
City Hall