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2. Hazard Analysis <br />2.1 CITY DESCRIPTION <br />Redwood City is a community in San Mateo County and is the County seat, located between San Francisco <br />and San Jose in the Peninsula region of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is bordered by the town of Woodside <br />to the south, the town of Atherton and the City of Menlo Park to the east, and the cities of San Carlos, <br />Belmont, and Foster City to the north and west. Redwood City fronts the San Francisco Bay, and bay <br />marshes and islands make up a large part of the city's northern area. <br />Redwood City was developed during California's Gold Rush period and incorporated in 1867, the first city <br />in San Mateo County to do so. The original town was home to a diverse array of industries, including <br />warehousing and shipping, manufacturing, and agriculture. Today, the City's location near San Jose and <br />San Francisco has made it a center of the technology industry. The City's largest employers include several <br />technology companies, government, and educational and health care institutions. As of 2016, Redwood <br />City had an estimated population of 82,595 people according to the US Census Bureau, making it the third <br />most -populous community in San Mateo County. Table 2.1 describes basic demographics for Redwood <br />City. <br />Table 2.1 Redwood City Demographics (2016) <br />Population <br />82,595 <br />Median age (years) <br />37.0 <br />Senior citizens (65+ years) <br />9,641 (11.7% of population) <br />Young children (0-9 years) <br />11,356 (13.7% of population) <br />White (42.8%); Hispanic or Latino (38.5%); Asian (12.9%), Black or <br />Racial/ethnic identity <br />African American (2.0%), Two or more races, or other race (3.8%) <br />No high school diploma (14.8%); High school graduate or equivalent <br />Educational achievement <br />(16.6%); Some college (17.8%); Associate's degree (6.5%); Bachelor's <br />(for adults 25+ years) <br />degree (24.2%), Graduate or professional degree (20.1%) <br />Ability to speak English "very <br />o <br />80.3/ of population <br />well" (person 5+ years) <br />Languages spoken at home <br />English (54.3%); Spanish or Spanish Creole (32.4%); Chinese (2.8%); <br />(person 5+ years) <br />Tagalog (1.7%); Other languages (8.8%) <br />Persons with a disability <br />6,267 (7.7% of population) <br />(noninstitutionalized) <br />Households <br />29,498 <br />Median household income <br />$90,461 <br />Housing tenure <br />Owner -occupied (50.7%); renter -occupied (49.3%) <br />The City provides a range of services through 11 municipal departments: <br />7 <br />