Hillsborough, California
Hillsborough is a suburb in
San Mateo County,
California, in the
San Francisco Bay Area. It is located seventeen miles outside of
San Francisco on the
San Francisco Peninsula. The population was 10,825 at the 2000 census. The Hillsborough City School District is located here. Hillsborough is the home of some of the Bay Area's wealthiest people, and contains many large estates and mansions.
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Location of Hillsborough, California |
Hillsborough is located at (37.560199, -122.356277).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 16.1
km² (6.2
mi²), all land.
The area's hilly
topography and lack of use of a grid layout for
roads make navigation by outsiders notoriously difficult. The area of Crystal Springs Road is one of the hardest to navigate with roads facing the opposite direction of traffic.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 10,825 people, 3,689 households, and 3,161 families residing in the town. The
population density was 670.9/km² (1,738.7/mi²). There were 3,804 housing units at an average density of 235.8/km² (611.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 71.80%
White, 24.04%
Asian, 2.67% from two or more races, 0.70% from
other races, 0.50%
African American, 0.23%
Pacific Islander, and 0.06%
Native American.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.81% of the population.
There were 3,689 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.6% were
married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.3% were non-families. 11.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 19.7% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $193,157, and the median income for a family was $200,000+. Fulltime male workers have a median income of $100,000+ versus $55,882 for fulltime female workers. The
per capita income for the town was $98,643. About 1.8% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 0.8% of those age 65 or over.
As of the year 2000, Hillsborough was the
highest income place in the United States for cities of a population of 10,000 or more.
Hillsborough has its own
public elementary and
middle school system. The town is also home to a small number of
independent schools:
* The Bridge School, a school serving students with physical and speech impairments.
*
The Nueva School, an elementary school primarily serving the
gifted and talented.
*
Crystal Springs Uplands School, a
college preparatory middle and
high school.
Primarily a residential suburb of
San Francisco, Hillsborough has many mansions within the town's borders dating from the early
20th Century.
*
Carolands -- Built by
Harriet Pullman Carolan, heiress to the
Pullman railway car fortune. At 65 000 ft² (6 000 m²), it is one of the largest private residences in the United States.
*
Skyfarm -- Built by
William H. Crocker, grandson of
Charles Crocker of
California's
Big Four railroad magnates. Designed by
Arthur Brown, Jr., and opened in
1930. Home since the 1960s to
The Nueva School.
*
Uplands -- Built by
Templeton Crocker, as a gift to his fiancée
Helène Irwin, heiress to the
C&H Sugar family fortune. Designed by
Willis Polk; opened in
1912, with interior of 35 000 ft² (3 250 m²). Home since the 1950s to
Crystal Springs Uplands School.
*
Western White House -- Built by
William Randolph Hearst and now privately-owned. It is structured very similarly to
Hearst Castle.
*The
singer Bing Crosby raised his second family at a fourteen roomed mansion, set within a three acre estate in Hillsborough.
*The
heiress and onetime kidnapping victim
Patty Hearst grew up primarily in Hillsborough.
*
Rickey Henderson was a notable resident.
*
Barry Bonds once lived in Hillsborough.
