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8.A. - Page 68 APPENDIX A CITY AND COUNTY GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION The City of Redwood City Community Facilities District No. 2000-1 (Pacific Shores Project) (the "District") is located in the City of Redwood City (the "City") in San Mateo County (the "County"). The financial and economic data for the City are presented for information purposes only. The Bonds are not a debt or obligation of the City or the County, but are a limited obligation of the City for the District secured solely by the funds pledged for such payment under the Fiscal Agent Agreement. The County is one of nine counties comprising the economic �;eographic unit known as the San Francisco Bay Area. The County is a major employment base, and is also accessible to the San Jose and Silicon Valley areas approximately 30 miles south via lnterstate 280 or U.S. Highway 101. San Francisco International Airport is located in the County. The City is located in the San Francisco Bay Area 25 miles south of San Francisco. It is the oldest bayside city in the County. The City was incorporated in 1867, and has been the County Seat since 1856. City limits cover approximately 34 square miles of generally level terrain. The City combines residential, uzdustrial, and commercial elements in a largely urban environment. Its waterfront provides a yacht harbor and the only deep-water port in the South Bay. A wide variety of housing types are available. Services and trade, the County's two largest industry divisions, are expected to provide close to two-thirds of anticipated growth in the next two years. Population The following table lists population estimates for the City, County and the State for the last five calendar years, as of January 1. SAN MATEO COUNTY Population Estimates Calendar Years 2007 through 2011 as of January 1 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 City of Redwood City 75,080 75,525 76,198 76,766 77,712 San Mateo County 701,838 707,820 713,818 718,614 724,702 State ot Calitornia 36,399,676 36,704,375 36,966,713 37,223,900 37,510,766 Source: State Department of Pinance estimates (as of January 1). Employment and Industry The unemployment rate in the San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD was 7.9% in October 2011, just below the year-ago estimate of 8.8%. This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 11.2% for Califonzia and 8.5% for the nation during the same period. The unemployment rate was 7.2% in Marin County, 8.1% in San Francisco County, and 7.9% in San Mateo County. A-1