Editing Belmont, California

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[[File:Belmont 1937.jpg|thumb|City limits and streets in 1937]]

'''Belmont''' is a city in [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]]. It is in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]], on the [[San Francisco Peninsula]] about halfway between [[San Francisco]] and [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]. It was originally part of [[Rancho de las Pulgas]], for which one of its main roads, the Alameda de las Pulgas, is named. The city was incorporated in 1926. Its population was 28,335 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

[[Ralston Hall]] is a historic landmark built by [[Bank of California]] founder [[William Chapman Ralston]] on the campus of [[Notre Dame de Namur University]], and is also home to [[Notre Dame High School (Belmont, California)|Notre Dame High School]]. It was built around a villa formerly owned by Count {{interlanguage link|Leonetto Cipriani|fr}}, an Italian aristocrat. The locally famous "Waterdog Lake" is also located in the foothills and highlands of Belmont. A surviving structure from the [[Panama–Pacific International Exposition]] is on Belmont Avenue (another is the [[Palace of Fine Arts]] in San Francisco). The building was brought to Belmont by E.D. Swift shortly after the [[World expo|exposition]] closed in 1915.

The city is bordered by [[San Mateo, California|San Mateo]] to the north, [[Half Moon Bay, California|Half Moon Bay]] to the west, [[Redwood Shores, California|Redwood Shores]] to the east, and [[San Carlos, California|San Carlos]] to the south.

Belmont has a [[smoking ban|smoking ordinance]], passed in January 2009, which bans smoking in all businesses and multi-story apartments and condominiums; the ordinance has been described as [[List of smoking bans in the United States|one of the strictest in the nation]].

==Etymology==
[[File:José Darío Argüello.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Belmont was originally part of [[Rancho de las Pulgas]], granted to [[Californio]] politician [[José Darío Argüello]] in 1795.]]
The name is believed to derive from the [[Italian language|Italian]] ''bel monte'', meaning "beautiful mountain." The town was named for the "symmetrically rounded eminence" nearby.<ref>Gudde, Erwin G. "California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names," 4th ed. University of California Press, p. 31–32</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Belmont Caltrain station.JPG|thumb|[[Belmont (Caltrain station)|Train station]] in Belmont]]
Belmont is located at {{Coord|37|31|5|N|122|17|30|W|type:city}} (37.518087, -122.291673).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a land area of {{convert|4.63|sqmi|km2}}<ref name="quickfacts" /><ref name="2021Gaz">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.2021.html |title=2021 National Places Gazetteer Files |date=2021 |website=Census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 10, 2022}}</ref> and {{convert|0.009|sqmi|km2}} of water.<ref name="2021Gaz" />

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 202
|1930= 984
|1940= 1229
|1950= 5567
|1960= 15996
|1970= 23538
|1980= 24505
|1990= 24127
|2000= 25123
|2010= 25835
|2020= 28335
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020===
Belmont's population in [[2020 United States census|2020]] was reported as 28,335. The population density was {{convert|6,119.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.<ref name="quickfacts">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/belmontcitycalifornia |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Belmont city, California |website=Census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 10, 2022}}</ref> The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 14,248 (50.3%) [[White Americans|White]], 370 (1.3%) Black or [[African American]], 102 (0.4%) [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]], 8,398 (29.6%) [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 148 (0.5%) [[Native Hawaiian]] and Other [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 1,527 (5.4%) Some Other Race, and 3,542 (12.5%) [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. The largest mixed-race groups were White and Some Other Race (1,345, 4.7%) and White and Asian (1,312, 4.6%).<ref name="P1">{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Belmont,%20California&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1 |title=2020 Census Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Summary Files table P1. – Race for Belmont city, California |date=September 16, 2021 |website=Census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 10, 2022}}</ref> 3,523 residents (12.4%) were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race).<ref name="P2">{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Belmont,%20California&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |title=2020 Census Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Summary Files table P2. – Hispanic or Latino, and not Hispanic or Latino by Race for Belmont city, California |date=September 16, 2021 |website=Census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 10, 2022}}</ref> Among the residents who were not Hispanic or Latino, 13,572 were [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]], 348 were Black or African American, 22 were American Indian and Alaska Native, 8,330 were Asian, 132 were Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders, 300 were of other races, and 2,108 were of two or more races.<ref name="P2" /> 2020 was the first recent census in which non-Hispanic White people were not the majority of the population in Belmont (47.9%). Among Hispanic and Latino residents, 676 identified their race as [[White Hispanic and Latino Americans|White]], 22 [[Black Hispanic and Latino Americans|Black or African American]], 80 American Indian and Alaska Native, 68 [[Asian Hispanic and Latino Americans|Asian]], 16 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 1,227 Some Other Race, and 1,434 two or more races. 1,021 Hispanic or Latino residents identified their race as both White and Some Other Race.<ref name="P1" /><ref name="P2" />

There were 11,169 housing units, of which 10,705 were occupied and 464 were vacant.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?t=Housing%20Units&g=1600000US0605108&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.H1 |title=2020 Census Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Summary Files table H1. – Occupancy Status (Housing) for Belmont city, California |date=September 16, 2021 |website=Census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 10, 2022}}</ref>

722 people (2.5%) were living in group quarters, including 203 in [[Nursing home|nursing facilities]], 339 in college/university student housing, and 180 in other facilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0605108&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P5 |title=2020 Census Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Summary Files table P5. – Group Quarters Population by Major Group Quarters Type for Belmont city, California |date=September 16, 2021 |website=Census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 10, 2022}}</ref>

22,198 people (78.3%) were 18 years old or older,<ref name="P3">{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0605108&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P3 |title=2020 Census Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Summary Files table P3. – Race for the Population 18 Years and Over for Belmont city, California |date=September 16, 2021 |website=Census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 10, 2022}}</ref> while 6,137 (21.7%) were younger than 18 years old.<ref name="P1" /><ref name="P3" />

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] Belmont had a population of 25,835. The population density was {{convert|5,579.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Belmont was 17,455 (67.6%) White, 420 (1.6%) African American, 72 (0.3%) Native American, 5,151 (19.9%) Asian, 198 (0.8%) Pacific Islander, 964 (3.7%) from other races, and 1,572 (6.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,977 persons (11.5%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0605108|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715023502/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0605108|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Belmont city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The census reported that 25,321 people (98.0% of the population) lived in households, 394 (1.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 120 (0.5%) were institutionalized.

There were 10,575 households, 3,251 (30.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 5,630 (53.2%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 830 (7.8%) had a female householder with no husband or wife present, 391 (3.7%) had a male householder with no wife or husband present. There were 510 (4.8%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 96 (0.9%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 2,904 households (27.5%) were one person and 997 (9.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.39. There were 6,851 families (64.8% of households); the average family size was 2.95.

The age distribution was 5,395 people (20.9%) under the age of 18, 1,668 people (6.5%) aged 18 to 24, 7,645 people (29.6%) aged 25 to 44, 7,284 people (28.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 3,843 people (14.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 40.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

There were 11,028 housing units at an average density of 2,381.8 per square mile, of the occupied units 6,280 (59.4%) were owner-occupied and 4,295 (42.0%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.2%. 16,473 people (63.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 8,848 people (34.2%) lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 25,123 people in 10,418 households, including 6,542 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|5,551.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 10,577 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,337.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website  }}</ref>
Of the 10,418 households 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 27.2% of households were one person and 7.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.89.

The age distribution was 19.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 35.9% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median [[income]] for a household in the city was $99,739, and the median family income was $122,515.<ref>[https://archive.today/20200210210233/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US0600947&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US06%7C16000US0600947&_street=&_county=belmont&_cityTown=belmont&_state=04000US06&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= American FactFinder]. Factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on July 21, 2013.</ref> Males had a median income of $63,281 versus $46,957 for females. The per capita income for the city was $42,812. About 1.7% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 and over.

In May 2009, Belmont was ranked 11th on Forbes list of "America's Top 25 Towns to Live Well."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/05/04/towns-cities-real-estate-lifestyle-real-estate-top-towns_slide_16.html?thisSpeed=15000 | work=Forbes | first=Matt | last=Woolsey | title=In Depth: America's Top 25 Towns To Live Well}}</ref>

==Government==

===Federal and state representation===
In the [[California State Legislature]], Belmont is in {{Representative|casd|13|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|21|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web
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 | access-date = December 29, 2014
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html
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| url-status = dead
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Federally, Belmont is in {{Representative|cacd|15|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|15|access-date=March 18, 2022}}</ref>

According to the [[Secretary of State of California|California Secretary of State]], as of February 10, 2019, Belmont has 15,827 registered voters. Of those, 7,678 (48.5%) are registered [[California Democratic Party|Democrats]], 2,540 (16%) are registered [[California Republican Party|Republicans]], and 4,994 (31.6%) have [[Decline to State|declined to state]] a political party.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/ror-odd-year-2019/politicalsub.pdf|title=CA Secretary of State – Report of Registration – February 10, 2019|website=ca.gov|access-date=March 12, 2019}}</ref>

===Facilities===
The city is served by the Belmont Public Library of the [[San Mateo County Libraries]], a member of the [[Peninsula Library System]].

The city has a number of parks. This includes Twin Pines Park, Waterdog Lake Open Space,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.belmont.gov/home/showdocument?id=7373 | title = Waterdog trail map}}</ref> Semeria Park and [[Davey Glen Park]].

Child education is provided by public and private facilities. Students in Belmont are eligible to receive public schooling through two school districts:<ref name=schoolfinder>{{cite web | url = http://www.education.com/schoolfinder/us/california/belmont/| title = Belmont, CA Schools}}</ref> Belmont-Redwood Shores School District ([[kindergarten]] through [[middle school]])<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.brssd.org/schools.html | title = Belmont-Redwood Shores School District | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120626165552/http://www.brssd.org/schools.html | archive-date = June 26, 2012 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> and [[Sequoia Union High School District]] ([[High school (North America)|high school]]).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sequoiadistrict.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=1 | title = Sequoia Union High School District | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121016092445/http://www.sequoiadistrict.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=1 | archive-date = October 16, 2012 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> There are also several private schools.<ref name=schoolfinder/> The private [[Charles Armstrong School]] specializes in language-based learning differences, such as [[dyslexia]].

The city's largest hotel is [[Hyatt]] House, which is an apartment hotel and caters mostly to a business clientele, due to its proximity to [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]] headquarters.

===Smoking policy===
In January 2009, Belmont adopted an ordinance that bans smoking in city parks, all businesses, and all multi-story apartments and condominiums. The policy, which has been described as perhaps the strictest anti-smoking law in the nation, was the result of a group of retirees lobbying the city to stop secondhand smoke from drifting into their apartments from neighboring places. Public health advocates consider the ordinance to be a new front in a national battle against tobacco; officials from the [[American Lung Association]] of California said "Belmont broke through this invisible barrier in the sense that it addressed drifting smoke in housing as a public health issue."<ref>McKinley, Jesse. [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/us/27belmont.html?_r=1&hp "Smoking Ban Hits Home. Truly."] ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 26, 2009. Retrieved on January 26, 2009.</ref>

== Education ==

=== Public schools ===
The public schools in Belmont are highly rated.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Living in Belmont|url=https://www.niche.com/places-to-live/belmont-san-mateo-ca/|access-date=February 11, 2022|website=Niche|language=en}}</ref> The public schools in Belmont are run by the [[Belmont – Redwood Shores School District|Belmont – Redwood Shores School District (BRSSD)]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Belmont-Redwood Shores School District|url=https://www.brssd.org/|access-date=February 3, 2021|website=Belmont-Redwood Shores School District|language=en-US}}</ref> The public high school in Belmont, [[Carlmont High School]], however, is in [[Sequoia Union High School District]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Carlmont High School - Home|url=https://www.carlmonths.org/|access-date=February 3, 2021|website=www.carlmonths.org}}</ref>

==== Elementary schools ====
* Central Elementary School
* Cipriani Elementary School
* Fox
* Nesbit<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=About Our Schools|url=https://www.brssd.org/about-schools|access-date=February 3, 2021|website=Belmont-Redwood Shores School District|language=en-US}}</ref>

==== Middle schools ====
* Ralston Middle School<ref name=":1" /> 
* Nesbit (K-8)<ref name=":1"/>

==== High school ====
* [[Carlmont High School]]<ref name=":0" />

=== Private schools ===
* Immaculate Heart of Mary School (preschool through 8th grade)
*[[Notre Dame High School (Belmont, California)|Notre Dame High School]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Notre Dame Belmont|url=https://www.ndhsb.org/|access-date=February 3, 2021|website=www.ndhsb.org}}</ref>
* [[Charles Armstrong School]] specializing in language-based learning differences, such as [[dyslexia]]

==== Colleges ====
* [[Notre Dame de Namur University]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Notre Dame de Namur University {{!}} Opening Doors. Engaging Minds since 1851.|url=https://www.ndnu.edu/|access-date=February 3, 2021|website=www.ndnu.edu}}</ref>

==Transportation==
===Public transportation===
[[SamTrans]] provides local bus service within Belmont as well as the entire county of San Mateo. [[Caltrain]] provides commuter rail service on the San Francisco Peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose including [[Belmont station (Caltrain)|Belmont station]] in the city, and [[Hillsdale station (Caltrain)|Hillsdale station]] in southern San Mateo city, near the border. Caltrain also goes as far south as [[Gilroy, California|Gilroy]].

==Economy==

===Top employers===

According to the city's 2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>[https://www.belmont.gov/home/showdocument?id=21099&t=637726522399178905 City of Belmont CAFR]</ref> the top employers in 2021 were:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
|[[RingCentral]], Inc.
|693
|-
|2
|Autobahn Motors
|129
|-
|3
|[[Safeway Inc.|Safeway]] Store #1138
|112
|-
|4
|[[Volkswagen]] Group of America
|109
|-
|5
|[[Nikon]] Precision, Inc.
|95
|-
|6
|Silverado Senior Living
|95
|-
|7
|Lunardi's Market
|82
|-
|8
|James Electronics Ltd.
|62
|-
|9
|Woodmont Real Estate Services
|57
|-
|10
|Merry Moppet Preschool, Inc.
|55
|}

==Sister cities==

* [[Namur]], [[Belgium]]
* [[Belmont, Massachusetts]], [[United States]]

==See also==
{{Portal|San Francisco Bay Area}}
*[[San Mateo County]]
*[[Economy of California]]
*[[San Francisco Bay Area]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Belmont (California)}}
* {{Official website}}
* {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130112225935/http://www.belmontchamber.org/ Belmont information resource from the Belmont Chamber of Commerce]}}

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