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The city of San Mateo was documented by Spanish colonists as part of the Rancho de las Pulgas (literally "Ranch of the Fleas") and the Rancho San Mateo; the earliest history is held in the archives of Mission Dolores.
On September 3, 1894, in a vote of 150 in favor of and 25 against incorporation, San Mateo became a town. For further information on the history of San Mateo, please refer to Mitchell P. Postel's book, "San Mateo, A Centennial History" available at the San Mateo Public Library. The City of San Mateo would like to thank Mr. Postel for references.
The first inhabitants of what is now the City of San Mateo were members a tribe of the Ohlone Indians (called Coastanoans by Spanish explorers). This Tribe lived in the area from South San Francisco to Belmont for at least 4000 years before explorers first arrived on the Peninsula.
San Mateo became an official city on September 3, 1894. San Mateo’s growth, already brisk, hit overdrive following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. By then, the era of great estates was already on the wane.
Accordingly, in 1910, residents filed incorporation papers with the County Board of Supervisors and on April 25 of the same year, by popular vote of 60-1 a “perfumed city” (as one San Francisco newspaper put it) was born. “Hillsborough” had 89 registered voters at the time out of an estimated population of 750.
Department History. From 1856 to 1894, San Mateo was referred to as the Second Township or the San Mateo Township of San Mateo County. The San Mateo County Sheriff was the chief law enforcement officer. Each township had Constables serve as their local law enforcement officials.
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San Mateo (/ ˌsæn məˈteɪ.oʊ / SAN mə-TAY-oh; Spanish for "Saint Matthew") is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area.
