Broadmoor, California
Encyclopedia
Broadmoor is a census-designated place
(CDP) in an unincorporated area
of San Mateo County
, California
, United States
. The enclave is entirely surrounded by Daly City. The population was 4,176 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP has a total area of 0.45 square miles (1.2 km²), all of it land.
was 9,277.0 people per square mile (3,581.9/km²). The racial makeup of Broadmoor was 1,705 (40.8%) White, 100 (2.4%) African American, 30 (0.7%) Native American, 1,676 (40.1%) Asian, 44 (1.1%) Pacific Islander, 359 (8.6%) from other races
, and 262 (6.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 981 persons (23.5%).
The Census reported that 4,076 people (97.6% of the population) lived in households, 68 (1.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 32 (0.8%) were institutionalized.
There were 1,349 households, out of which 461 (34.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 782 (58.0%) were opposite-sex married couples
living together, 163 (12.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 80 (5.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 64 (4.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
, and 12 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 227 households (16.8%) were made up of individuals and 110 (8.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02. There were 1,025 families
(76.0% of all households); the average family size was 3.40.
The population was spread out with 854 people (20.5%) under the age of 18, 345 people (8.3%) aged 18 to 24, 1,095 people (26.2%) aged 25 to 44, 1,228 people (29.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 654 people (15.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.7 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.
There were 1,392 housing units at an average density of 3,092.3 per square mile (1,194.0/km²), of which 1,037 (76.9%) were owner-occupied, and 312 (23.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 1.9%. 2,981 people (71.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,095 people (26.2%) lived in rental housing units.
of 2000, there were 4,026 people, 1,275 households, and 984 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 8,998.9 people per square mile (3,454.3/km²). There were 1,295 housing units at an average density of 2,894.6 per square mile (1,111.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP in 2010 was 30.7% non-Hispanic White, 2.0% non-Hispanic African American, 0.2% Native American, 39.1% Asian, 1.0% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races
, and 3.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.5% of the population.
There were 1,275 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples
living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.48.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $69,836, and the median income for a family was $71,250. Males had a median income of $47,700 versus $37,784 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $24,608. About 3.9% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.
by Daly City, despite losing slices of their community's territory, including its police headquarters, in the many piecemeal annexations which over the years saw Daly City gradually envelop Broadmoor in its entirety. Daly City's attempts to annex the enclave and Broadmoor residents' resistance to those efforts have led to strained relations between the two entities at times.
The Broadmoor Police Protection District is governed by a Police Commission, the Broadmoor Police Protection District Board of Police Commissioners, which consists of three residents elected at large every four years.
In 2007 State Senator Leland Yee (California's Eighth District) authored legislation sponsored by the Broadmoor Police Department to recognize Broadmoor as a municipal or city police department. Senate Bill 230, which was signed by Governor Schwarzenegger, provides Broadmoor Police with the same legal recognition and status of a city or municipal police department.
In 2011 State Assemblywoman Fiona Ma introduced Assembly Bill 911, which, if it becomes law, will give the Police Commssion of the Broadmoor Police Department the power to adopt ordinances to regulate taxicabs and tow trucks. A violation of an ordinance adopted by the Police Commission would be a misdemeanor.
Broadmoor is located in the 8th Senate
District, represented by Democrat
Leland Yee
, and in the 12th Assembly
District, represented by Democrat Fiona Ma
. Federally, Broadmoor is located in California's 12th congressional district
, which has a Cook PVI
of D +22 and is represented by Democrat Jackie Speier
.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) in an unincorporated area
Unincorporated area
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of San Mateo County
San Mateo County, California
San Mateo County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. It covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula just south of San Francisco, and north of Santa Clara County. San Francisco International Airport is located at the northern end of the county, and...
, California
California
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, United States
United States
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. The enclave is entirely surrounded by Daly City. The population was 4,176 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Broadmoor is located at 37°41′33"N 122°28′44"W (37.692433, -122.478901).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 0.45 square miles (1.2 km²), all of it land.
2010
The 2010 United States Census reported that Broadmoor had a population of 4,176. The population densityPopulation density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 9,277.0 people per square mile (3,581.9/km²). The racial makeup of Broadmoor was 1,705 (40.8%) White, 100 (2.4%) African American, 30 (0.7%) Native American, 1,676 (40.1%) Asian, 44 (1.1%) Pacific Islander, 359 (8.6%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 262 (6.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 981 persons (23.5%).
The Census reported that 4,076 people (97.6% of the population) lived in households, 68 (1.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 32 (0.8%) were institutionalized.
There were 1,349 households, out of which 461 (34.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 782 (58.0%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 163 (12.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 80 (5.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 64 (4.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
POSSLQ is an abbreviation for "Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters," a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation in American households....
, and 12 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 227 households (16.8%) were made up of individuals and 110 (8.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02. There were 1,025 families
Family (U.S. Census)
A family or family household is defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes as "a householder and one or more other people related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. They do not include same-sex married couples even if the marriage was performed in a state...
(76.0% of all households); the average family size was 3.40.
The population was spread out with 854 people (20.5%) under the age of 18, 345 people (8.3%) aged 18 to 24, 1,095 people (26.2%) aged 25 to 44, 1,228 people (29.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 654 people (15.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.7 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.
There were 1,392 housing units at an average density of 3,092.3 per square mile (1,194.0/km²), of which 1,037 (76.9%) were owner-occupied, and 312 (23.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 1.9%. 2,981 people (71.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,095 people (26.2%) lived in rental housing units.
2000
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 4,026 people, 1,275 households, and 984 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 8,998.9 people per square mile (3,454.3/km²). There were 1,295 housing units at an average density of 2,894.6 per square mile (1,111.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP in 2010 was 30.7% non-Hispanic White, 2.0% non-Hispanic African American, 0.2% Native American, 39.1% Asian, 1.0% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 3.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.5% of the population.
There were 1,275 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.48.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $69,836, and the median income for a family was $71,250. Males had a median income of $47,700 versus $37,784 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the CDP was $24,608. About 3.9% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.
History
The farms that had long graced the area started to give way to suburban housing developments from the 1940s onwards. The residents of Broadmoor, rallying around their police protection district (see below) and their sense of identity as a separate community, have been mostly successful in fighting off annexationAnnexation
Annexation is the de jure incorporation of some territory into another geo-political entity . Usually, it is implied that the territory and population being annexed is the smaller, more peripheral, and weaker of the two merging entities, barring physical size...
by Daly City, despite losing slices of their community's territory, including its police headquarters, in the many piecemeal annexations which over the years saw Daly City gradually envelop Broadmoor in its entirety. Daly City's attempts to annex the enclave and Broadmoor residents' resistance to those efforts have led to strained relations between the two entities at times.
Public Safety
A special property tax assessment funds the Broadmoor Police Department, which was founded in 1948 after residents grew concerned of long response times from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department—most of whose deputies are based in the southern end of the county. Fire protection is provided by the Colma Fire Protection District. The Colma Fire Protection District provides 24 hr paramedic(ALS) coverage 365 days a year. It is staffed with one paramedic at all times. The Broadmoor Police Department is staffed by eight full time police officers, including the chief of police, and twenty-five part time police officers.The Broadmoor Police Protection District is governed by a Police Commission, the Broadmoor Police Protection District Board of Police Commissioners, which consists of three residents elected at large every four years.
In 2007 State Senator Leland Yee (California's Eighth District) authored legislation sponsored by the Broadmoor Police Department to recognize Broadmoor as a municipal or city police department. Senate Bill 230, which was signed by Governor Schwarzenegger, provides Broadmoor Police with the same legal recognition and status of a city or municipal police department.
In 2011 State Assemblywoman Fiona Ma introduced Assembly Bill 911, which, if it becomes law, will give the Police Commssion of the Broadmoor Police Department the power to adopt ordinances to regulate taxicabs and tow trucks. A violation of an ordinance adopted by the Police Commission would be a misdemeanor.
Politics
In the state legislatureCalifornia State Legislature
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Broadmoor is located in the 8th Senate
California State Senate
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District, represented by Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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Leland Yee
Leland Yee
Leland Yee is a California State Senator in District 8 which represents the western half of San Francisco and most of San Mateo County. Prior to becoming state senator, Yee was a California State Assemblyman, Supervisor of San Francisco's Sunset District, and was a member and President of the San...
, and in the 12th Assembly
California State Assembly
The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...
District, represented by Democrat Fiona Ma
Fiona Ma
Fiona Ma is the Speaker pro Tempore California State Assembly and a San Francisco politician, and a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.-Personal life:...
. Federally, Broadmoor is located in California's 12th congressional district
California's 12th congressional district
California's 12th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that spans from the southwestern portions of San Francisco in the north down to San Mateo in the south, and from Moss Beach in the west to the edge of San Mateo in the east, where it borders...
, which has a Cook PVI
Cook Partisan Voting Index
The Cook Partisan Voting Index , sometimes referred to as simply the Partisan Voting Index , is a measurement of how strongly an American congressional district or state leans toward one political party compared to the nation as a whole...
of D +22 and is represented by Democrat Jackie Speier
Jackie Speier
Karen Lorraine Jacqueline "Jackie" Speier is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2008. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes the northern two-thirds of San Mateo County and the southwest quarter of San Francisco.She is also a former member of the California State...
.
External links
- Gateway to the Peninsula by Samuel C. Chandler, Daly City, CA: The City of Daly City, 1973. Chapter 25: "Broadmoor".
- "Tiny community may finally get police powers" by John Coté, San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco Chroniclethumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
, July 30, 2007.