Profile for Hillsborough, California, CA

Settler William Davis Merry Howard grew wealthy supplying provisions to gold miners

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 7. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0.6 per 1,000 people.

Ranked No. 7 in Worth magazine's list of 250 Richest Towns, 2002

Filming location for:
· 1971 movie, "Harold and Maude"

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Airports (1)

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Cemeteries (11)

Colleges (3)

Communities (13)

Hotels (87)

Libraries (15)

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14% of Hillsborough residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Hillsborough ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Hillsborough
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• Genealogy page (CA GenWeb) for San Mateo County
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• Hillsborough business guide
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• Courts in California
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• Crime in San Mateo County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
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• Independent living centers in California
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Hillsborough was $98,643, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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70% of Hillsborough residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in Hillsborough, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $2,001.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $4,001.

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San Mateo County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Hillsborough political report.

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The average commute time for Hillsborough workers is 29 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 2 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Hillsborough between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.8 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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