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| Motto: "It's good to be alive in Colma" | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Mateo |
| Incorporated | |
| (as Lawndale) | August 5, 1924 |
| (name change to Colma) | November 17, 1941 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Claro "Larry" R. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group San Mateo County ( "san muh-TAY-o") ( Spanish for: St California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The US state of California is divided into fifty-eight counties. San Mateo County ( "san muh-TAY-o") ( Spanish for: St A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Formalejo |
| - City Manager | Diane McGrath |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1. A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a City, in a council-manager form of city government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 9 sq mi (4. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 9 km²) |
| - Land | 1. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi (4. 9 km²) |
| - Water | 0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²) |
| Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 1,191 |
| - Density | 624. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6/sq mi (240. 8/km²) |
| United States Census Bureau | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| - Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 94014 |
| Area code(s) | 650 |
| FIPS code | 06-14736 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1658303 |
| Website: http://www.colma.ca.gov | |
Colma is a small incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, at the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area. San Mateo County ( "san muh-TAY-o") ( Spanish for: St The San Francisco Peninsula in California separates the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a geographically and ethnically diverse metropolitan region that surrounds the The population was 1,191 at the 2000 census. The town was founded as a necropolis in 1924. A necropolis (plural necropoleis or necropoles) is a large Cemetery or burial place (from Greek nekropolis "city of the dead" [Pogash]
With much of Colma's land dedicated to cemeteries (17 for the interment of humans and one for pets), the dead population outnumber the living by thousands to one. A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. This has led to it being called "the city of the silent", and also has given rise to a humorous motto among some residents: "It's good to be alive in Colma". [Pogash]
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History
The community of Colma was formed in the 1800s as a collection of homes and small businesses along the El Camino Real and the adjacent railroad line. El Camino Real ( Spanish for The Royal Road, also known as The King's Highway) usually refers to the 600- Mile (966- Kilometer) Several churches, including Holy Angels Catholic Church, were founded in these early years. The community founded its own fire district, which serves the unincorporated area of Colma north of the town limits as well as the area that became a town in 1924.
Colma became the location of a large number of cemeteries when San Francisco, the town's powerful neighbor to the north, passed an ordinance in 1900 outlawing the construction of any more cemeteries in the city (mainly because of increased property values making the cost of using land for cemeteries prohibitive), and then passed another ordinance in 1912 evicting all existing cemeteries from city limits. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (A similar scenario prevails in New York City's borough of Manhattan, where only one active cemetery still exists, the Trinity Church Cemetery and Crematory, at the intersection of 155th Street and Broadway, on the northwestern edge of Harlem). The City of New York Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Trinity Church, at 79 Broadway in New York City, is a historic full service Parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of New York. Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center The relocation of cemeteries from San Francisco to Colma is the subject of A Second Final Rest: The History of San Francisco's Lost Cemeteries, (2005) a documentary by Trina Lopez.
The Town of Lawndale was incorporated in 1924 primarily at the behest of the cemetery owners with the cooperation of the handful of residents who lived closest to the cemeteries. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The residential and business area immediately to the north continued to be known as Colma. Because another city in California with the name Lawndale (in Los Angeles County) already existed, the post office retained the Colma designation, and so the town changed its name back to Colma in 1941. Lawndale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Los Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Originally, the residents of the town were primarily employed in occupations related to the many cemeteries in the town. Since the 1980s, Colma has become more diversified, with the variety of retail businesses and automobile dealerships which have brought more sales tax revenue to the town government. [Pogash]
In November 2007, Claro "Larry" Formalejo, a Filipino-born naturalized US citizen, was elected mayor of Colma, California. Filipinos or the Filipino people are the citizens of the Philippines. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. He was the former vice mayor and will serve for one year. Formalejo planned to take up concerns of the youth, health care, improving senior citizens’ housing and offering classes to teach English as a second language for Colma’s immigrant population. Formalejo ran for the city council in 2002 but lost by 30 votes; he won in 2004. [1]
Notable interments
Newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst is buried at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, as are business magnate William Henry Crocker, Charles De Young, founder of the San Francisco Chronicle, horticulturist John McLaren, and jazz musician and bandleader Turk Murphy. A business magnate, sometimes referred to as a mogul, tycoon, baron, or industrialist, is a person who has reached a prominent place in For other people named William Randolph Hearst see William Randolph Hearst (disambiguation William Randolph Hearst I (April 29 1863 &ndash Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, established by Hamden Holmes Noble in 1892 is a Cemetery located in Colma California, a place known as the "City of the Silent" The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H Melvin Edward Alton “Turk” Murphy (born Palermo California, December 16, 1915; died San Francisco California May 30, 1987)
Wyatt Earp is buried at the Hills of Eternity in Colma next to his wife, Josephine Marcus. Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp ( March 19, 1848 &ndash January 13, 1929) was an American farmer Teamster, sometime buffalo Josephine (Josie Sarah (Sadie Marcus (born about 1861 - died December 19, 1944 - aged 82 or 83 was a professional Dancer and Actress who became [Pogash]
Joe DiMaggio, the famous baseball player once married to actress Marilyn Monroe, is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery;[Pogash], as are coffee heiress and Manson murder victim Abigail Folger, San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto, 32nd governor of California Pat Brown, Bank of America founder A.P. Giannini, and Senator James D. Phelan. Joseph Paul DiMaggio, born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio Jr ( November 25, 1914 &ndash March 8, 1999) nicknamed Joltin' Joe Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma California is an American Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Abigail Anne "Gibby" Folger ( August 11, 1943 – August 9, 1969) was an American coffee Heiress, Debutante For the current California politician (Joseph Alioto's grandson see Joe Alioto Veronese. Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown Sr ( April 21, 1905 February 16, 1996) was the 32nd Governor of California, serving Amadeo Pietro Giannini (1870 – 1949 born in San Jose California, was the founder of Bank of America. James Duval Phelan ( April 20, 1861 San Francisco California - August 7, 1930) was an American Politician
Woodlawn Cemetery in Colma is the final resting place of Emperor Norton and Henry Miller. Joshua Abraham Norton ( c 1819 &ndash January 8 1880 the self-proclaimed His Imperial Majesty Emperor Norton I, was a celebrated citizen of San Henry Valentine Miller (December 26 1891 &ndash June 7 1980 was an American writer and painter.
Geography and geology
Colma is located at (37. 678780, -122. 455513). [2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 9 square miles (4. 9 km²), all of it land. The town's 17 cemeteries comprise approximately 73% of the town's land area.
Colma is situated on the San Francisco Peninsula on the eastern foothills of the northwest trending Santa Cruz Mountain Range. The San Francisco Peninsula in California separates the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. Foothills are geographically defined as gradual increases in hilly areas at the base of a Mountain range. The Santa Cruz Mountains, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges, are a Mountain range in central California, United States. The foothills and eastern flanks of the range are composed largely of poorly consolidated Pliocene-Quaternary freshwater and shallow marine sediments that include the Colma and Merced Formations, recent slope wash, ravine fill, colluvium, and alluvium. The Pliocene epoch (spelled Pleiocene in some older texts is the period in the Geologic timescale that extends Overview The term Quaternary ("fourth" was proposed by Giovanni Arduino in 1759 for alluvial deposits in the Po river valley in northern Sediment is any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid flow and which eventually is deposited as a layer of solid particles on the bed or bottom of a body of Colluvium is the name for loose bodies of Sediment that have been deposited or built up at the bottom of a low-grade slope or against a barrier on that slope transported by Alluvium (from the Latin, alluvius, from alluere, "to wash against" is Soil or Sediments deposited by a river or other running These surficial deposits unconformably overlay the much older Jurassic to Cretaceous-aged Franciscan Assemblage. The Jurassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about Ma (million years ago to Ma that is from the end of the Triassic to the beginning An old landfill about 135 deep existed at the site developed by the 260,000-square-foot (24,000 m²) mixed use Metro Center. For other uses see Water treatment and Land reclamation. A landfill, also known as a dump (and historically as [3]
Colma Creek flows through the city as it makes its way from San Bruno Mountain to San Francisco Bay. Colma Creek is a small creek that flows toward the San Francisco Bay from near San Bruno Mountain.
Transportation
Colma Station serves the city as part of the BART system. Colma Station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station located in suburban Colma California, in northern San Mateo County. The station is served by the Dublin/Pleasanton - SFO/Millbrae Line. The Dublin/Pleasanton - Millbrae Line of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system in the San Francisco Bay Area consists of 22 Metro stations from Dublin [4]
SamTrans provides bus service to the city. San Mateo County Transit District ( SamTrans) is a Public transport agency in and around San Mateo California, in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Planning and environmental factors
When the Metro Center was developed, the Environmental Impact Report required a methane gas collection system to be constructed in order to collect off-gassing from the prior municipal solid waste disposal site at that location. An ( EIA) is an assessment of the possible impact&ndashpositive or negative&ndashthat a proposed project may have on the Natural environment. Methane is a Chemical compound with the molecular formula. It is the simplest Alkane, and the principal component of Natural gas.
Demographics
Informally, as of December 2006, Colma had "1,500 aboveground residents . . . and 1. 5 million underground". [Pogash] Formally, as of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,191 people, 329 households, and 245 families residing in the town. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 624. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6 people per square mile (240. 8/km²). There were 342 housing units at an average density of 179. 4/sq mi (69. 1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 48. 36% White, 1. 43% African American, 23. 68% Asian, 0. 25% Pacific Islander, 19. 48% from other races, and 6. 80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 43. 91% of the population.
There were 329 households out of which 36. 2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57. 1% were married couples living together, 11. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25. 5% were non-families. 17. 3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10. 0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3. 47 and the average family size was 3. 92.
In the town the population was spread out with 24. 7% under the age of 18, 8. 9% from 18 to 24, 31. 7% from 25 to 44, 19. 1% from 45 to 64, and 15. 5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 87. 6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86. 9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $58,750, and the median income for a family was $60,556. Males had a median income of $32,059 versus $29,934 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,241. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 3. 4% of families and 5. 2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 8% of those under age 18 and 3. 7% of those age 65 or over.
Colma: The Musical
The 2007 American film Colma: The Musical was shot on location in Colma. The film has won several special jury prizes at local and international film festivals. A film festival is the presentation or showcasing of Films in one or more Movie theaters or screening venues [6][7]
See also
References
- a b c d e f Pogash, Carol. Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, established by Hamden Holmes Noble in 1892 is a Cemetery located in Colma California, a place known as the "City of the Silent" Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma California is an American Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Archdiocese of San Francisco. "Colma, Calif., Is a Town of 2.2 Square Miles, Most of It 6 Feet Deep", The New York Times, December 3, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-09. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city
- ^ www.malaya.com.ph, Pinoy is mayor of ‘City of the Silent’
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ M. Papineau, B. George, J. Buxton et al. , Environmental Impact Report for the Metro Center, Colma, California, Earth Metrics report 10062, prepared for the city of Colma and the California State Clearinghouse (1989)
- ^ BART - Station Overviews, Colma Station. Stations & Schedules. Bay Area Rapid Transit (2007). Retrieved on 2007-07-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ Dargis, Manohla. "Big Teenage Dreams, Small-Town Doldrums", The New York Times, July 6, 2007. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-07-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000
- ^ Colma: The Musical Home Page. GreenRockSolid. LLC (July 5, 2007). Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-07-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000
External links
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