Place:Redwood City, San Mateo, California, United States

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NameRedwood City
Alt namesEmbarcaderosource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) IX, 990
Mezesvillesource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) IX, 990
TypeCity
Coordinates37.483°N 122.236°W
Located inSan Mateo, California, United States     (1850 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Redwood City is a city on the San Francisco Peninsula in Northern California's Bay Area, approximately south of San Francisco, and northwest of San Jose. Redwood City's history spans its earliest inhabitation by the Ohlone people to being a port for lumber and other goods. The county seat of San Mateo County in the heart of Silicon Valley, Redwood City is home to several global technology companies including Oracle, Electronic Arts, Evernote, Box, and Informatica. The city's population was 84,292 according to the 2020 census. The Port of Redwood City is the only deepwater port on San Francisco Bay south of San Francisco.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , of which is land and (44.34%) is water. A major watercourse draining much of Redwood City is Redwood Creek, to which several significant river deltas connect, the largest of which is Westpoint Slough.

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