Burbank, Santa Clara County

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Burbank
Burbank (California)
Burbank
Burbank
Location in California
Basic data
State : United States
State : California
County : Santa Clara County
Coordinates : 37 ° 19 ′  N , 121 ° 56 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 19 ′  N , 121 ° 56 ′  W
Time zone : Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents : 4,926 (as of 2010)
Population density : 4.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 1,044 km 2  (approx. Err mi 2 ) of
which 1,044 km 2  (approx. 403 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 37 m
Postal code : 95128
Area code : +1 408
FIPS : 06-08968
GNIS ID : 2775480

Burbank is a municipality in Santa Clara County in the US state of California . The city has 4,926 inhabitants (as of 2010). The urban area covers an area of ​​just over one square kilometer.

etymology

Burbank was named after the American botanist Luther Burbank , who died in the neighboring city of San José in 1926 . He earned numerous new breeds of fruit, vegetable and ornamental plants.

geography

Burbank is about eight miles south of the shores of San Francisco Bay. It is about 44 kilometers to the west to the Pacific coast of the USA.

The next larger cities are Santa Clara in the northwest and San José in the northeast.

Demographics

In 2010, the number of people living in Burbank more than doubled compared to 2000. While around 2,000 people still lived in the town in 2000, according to the 2010 census there were 4,926. The majority of the population are citizens of Latin American descent ( Latinos ), namely about half of the population. The number of Latinos has increased by almost ten percent in ten years. The proportion of whites fell below 40 percent. African Americans and other ethnic groups are minorities. The number of households was 1,877 according to the 2010 census.

traffic

The nearest airport, International Airport San Jose, is located outside of Burbank, but can be reached in a few minutes as it is only three miles to the north.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. http://www.sanjose.com/underbelly/unbelly/Sanjose/Burbank/burbank.html
  2. United States Census 2010 ( Memento from February 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Location map of Burbank