Menlo Park
San Mateo · USGS GNIS name record 1659108
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These Census tracts have reference points near Menlo Park. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 6125 ↗
San Mateo County · CA
- Population
- 3,937
- Median home value
- $2,000,000+
Census tract 6126 ↗
San Mateo County · CA
- Population
- 4,317
- Median home value
- $2,000,000+
Census tract 6127 ↗
San Mateo County · CA
- Population
- 2,078
- Median home value
- $2,000,000+
Census tract 6115 ↗
San Mateo County · CA
- Population
- 2,778
- Median home value
- $2,000,000+
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Menlo Park ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
In August, 1854, D. J. Oliver and D. C. McGlynn, brothers-in-low, from Menlough, county Galway, Ireland, erected an arched gate at the joint entrance to their ranches with the inscription "Menlo Park" and the date. When the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad reached the place in 1863, it adopted the name for the station. The gate stood until July 7, 1922, when an automobile struck and destroyed the landmark, (Gudde's California Place Names,Stanger, p.152). (US-T121)
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