It covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula. Caltrain, the commuter rail system, traverses the county from north to south, running alongside the Highway 101 corridor for most of the way. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE More businesses and activities are allowed to expand operations as of Oct. 28, 2020. DIFFERENCE FROM BEST. Testing for COVID-19 is available for everyone who lives or works in San Mateo County regardless of symptoms or increased risk of exposure. The endangered California Ridgway's Rail is also found on the shores of San Francisco Bay, in the cities of Belmont and San Mateo. Social Distancing Protocol: English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. We can all do our part to help us continue reopening safely. Explore the county's rich and colorful history! I: Introduction, Prior Archaeological Work in the San Francisco Bay Region", "Royal Elk Fossil Found in San Mateo County, May 1962", "Mammal Collection, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at Berkeley", "Creek & Watershed Map of Daly City and Vicinity", "Sites and Site Clusters: Middle Period Archaeology of the San Francisquito Drainage", "Subsistence, Settlement and Tribelet Territories on the Eastern San Francisco Peninsula", "Welcome to the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District", "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990", "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. [15][16] The three-year-old female flew more than 100 miles (160 km) north from Pinnacles National Park, in San Benito County, on May 30, and landed on a private, forested property near Pescadero, on the San Mateo County Coast, where it was photographed by a motion-activated wildlife camera. San Mateo County is one of the most racially disparate counties based on proximity to hazards because Pacific Islander, Latinx, and Black residents are much likelier to live near hazards than White residents. Learn about how you can help! There were 284,471 housing units at an average density of 789/sq mi (432/km2). Check out our Virtual 2020 Fall Activity Guide for a variety of classes, activities and more. The minimum wage is adjusted annually based on the regional Consumer Price Index. These Orders can be found here: • No more than 3 separate households attend (including the host’s), • Those at high risk of severe illness strongly encouraged not to attend, • Singing, shouting, chanting, or exercising strongly discouraged, Assessor, County Clerk-Recorder & Chief Elections Officer, County Managers Office/Clerk of the Board, https://www.smchealth.org/covid-19-frequently-asked-questions, https://www.smcgov.org/covid19-face-covering. Visit our email notification page to sign up for future newsletters. San Mateo County has created a COVID-19 Compliance Team that will investigate and respond to reports of alleged violations of state and local health orders related to COVID-19. San Francisco International Airport is located at the northern end of the county. The racial makeup of San Mateo County was 383,535 (53.4%) White, 20,436 (2.8%) African American, 3,306 (0.5%) Native American, 178,118 (24.8%) Asian (9.8% Filipino, 9.0% Chinese, 1.9% Indian, 1.2% Japanese, 0.8% Korean, 0.5% Vietnamese, 0.3% Burmese, 0.1% Pakistani), 10,317 (1.4%) Pacific Islander (0.6% Tongan, 0.3% Samoan, 0.2% Fijian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian), 84,529 (11.8%) from other races, and 38,210 (5.3%) from two or more races. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. San Francisco International Airport is geographically located in San Mateo County, but it is owned and operated by the City and County of San Francisco. The population density was 2,753/sq mi (825/km2). 7.4% were of Italian, 7.1% Irish, 7.0% German and 5.3% English ancestry according to Census 2000. Help Me Grow San Mateo County is open and ready to support families and the providers working with them through this stressful and unprecedented time. to find the status of permitted business operations and activities in San Mateo County. Most of them had good educational background from their homelands, but their lack of knowing the English language made it difficult for them to find other jobs in the beginning.[13].