Atherton (California)
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 Atherton Railway Station |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | September 12, 1923 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | California |
| County : | San Mateo County |
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 27 ′ N , 122 ° 12 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 6,914 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 531.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 13.1 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 13.0 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 18 m |
| Postal code : | 94027 |
| FIPS : | 06-03092 |
| GNIS ID : | 1657960 |
| Website : | www.ci.atherton.ca.us |
| Mayor : | Bill Widmer |
Atherton is a small town in San Mateo County in the US state California , United States , with about 7000 inhabitants (as of 2010). The city is close to Silicon Valley , the center of the US computer economy. It is one of the richest in the United States, with the highest real estate prices in the country, with an average home value of $ 4 million. Many well-known artists and managers live in Atherton.
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1930 | 1324 | - | |
| 1940 | 1908 | 44.1% | |
| 1950 | 3630 | 90.3% | |
| 1960 | 7717 | 112.6% | |
| 1970 | 8085 | 4.8% | |
| 1980 | 7797 | -3.6% | |
| 1990 | 7163 | -8.1% | |
| 2000 | 7194 | 0.4% | |
| 2010 | 6914 | -3.9% | |
| 2017 estimate | 7238 | 4.7% | |
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sons and daughters of the town
- Rick Knoop (* 1953), racing car driver
- Drew Fuller (born 1980), actor
Web links
Commons : Atherton, California - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ "The 10 most expensive zip codes in the US according to Forbes" , Forbes Magazine , October 13, 2014 (English)
- ^ Population and Housing Unit Estimates. Retrieved March 24, 2018 .
- ^ Census of Population and Housing. (No longer available online.) Census.gov, archived from the original on April 26, 2015 ; Retrieved June 4, 2015 .