What is the population of Portola Valley, California?

Portola Valley has a population of approximately 4,305 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Portola Valley, California located?

Portola Valley is located in California, United States, at approximate coordinates 37.3652°, -122.2327°.

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Portola Valley

Total population

4,305

Elevation459 m

Land area23.55 km²

Weather49°F · Clear

Coordinates37.37°, -122.23°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation

459 m

Area

23.55 km²

Official website

www.portolavalley.net

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Overview

Portola Valley is a town in San Mateo County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 4,456. Located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the Bay Area, the community is nestled on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains.

History & geography

History

Portola Valley was named for Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolá, who led the first party of Europeans to explore the San Francisco Peninsula in 1769. The Native Americans already present were Ohlone and specifically the group (or groups) known as Olpen or Guemelento but these were later moved to Mission Dolores and Mission Santa Clara de Asís which claimed the land and peoples. The area's written history dates back to 1833, when a square league of land was given to Domingo Peralta and Máximo Martínez by Governor José Figueroa to form the Rancho Cañada del Corte de Madera. In those days it was used for lumbering and cattle grazing. By the 1880s Andrew S. Hallidie, a wire rope manufacturer, had built his country home of Eagle Home Farm in what is now Portola Valley. He built a 7,341 foot long aerial tramway from his house to the top of Skyline in 1894 though it was removed after his death in 1900. In 1886 the name Portola-Crespi Valley was bestowed on the area from the then community of Crystal Springs (now under Crystal Springs Reservoir to the then community of Searsville (in the area of the present day Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve); Crespi is for Juan Crespí, a Franciscan friar with the Portolà expedition. The town was incorporated in 1964. Bill Lane, known as the publisher of Sunset magazine, was its first mayor.

Geography

Portola Valley is located on the San Francisco Peninsula on the eastern slope of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The town is west of Interstate 280 and the southwest boundary is along Skyline Boulevard which more or less is the ridge of the mountains. The Windy Hill Open Space Preserve is a large part of the town's southwest side and the north side of the town borders Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. Woodside borders it to the northwest and Palo Alto to the southeast The unincorporated subdivision of Ladera is adjacent to the northern boundary of the town. It is in a mostly wooded area, with some open fields. The San Andreas Fault bisects the town. Alpine Road and Portola Road are the two relatively main roads in the town and their intersection forms a small shopping nexus. Portola Valley can generally be divided into 6 neighborhoods: Central Portola Valley, Portola Valley Ranch, Corte Madera, Woodside Highlands, Westridge, and Blue Oaks. Though Los Trancos Road starts in Portola Valley at Alpine Road, most houses along Los Trancos Road are on the west side, in Palo Alto, across Corte Madera Creek and in a different county (Santa Clara County) than Portola Valley (San Mateo County). Los Trancos/Vista Verde, at the end of Los Trancos Road, is in unincorporated San Mateo County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , 99.98% of it land and 0.02% of it water.

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