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51-530: Signet Solar is a defunct solar company that was established in 2006 in Menlo Park, California . They produced photovoltaic modules, and have manufacturing plants in India and Germany. The modules are made using thin film silicon technology on large area (5.7 m (61 sq ft)) glass substrates, referred to as Gen 8.5. They filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2012. Signet Solar India, started in 2007,

102-586: A 1,700-acre (690 ha) tract of land on the former Rancho de las Pulgas . In 1854, they erected a gate with a wooden arch bearing the inscription "Menlo Park" and the date "August 1854" at the entrance to their property (now the intersection of Middle Ave and El Camino Real). In 1863, the San Francisco and San Jose Rail Road had built the railroad from San Francisco to as far as Mayfield (now California Avenue station in Palo Alto) and started running trains to

153-582: A male householder with no wife present. About 5.2% were unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 0.8% were same-sex married couples or partnerships . About 29.7% were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53. The average family size was 3.20. In terms of age, 7,805 residents (24.4%) were under the age of 18, 1,817 people (5.7%) aged 18 to 24, 9,563 people (29.9%) aged 25 to 44, 8,263 people (25.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 4,578 people (14.3%) were 65 years of age or older. The median age

204-713: A project to raise funds for and build a replica of the original Menlo Park gates. The chosen site was at 800 Alma Street in front of the Menlo Park public library. The replica was completed in 2019. On March 17, 2019, Menlo Park Mayor Ray Mueller officially dedicated the reproduction of the Menlo Gates. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 17.4 square miles (45 km ), of which 9.8 square miles (25 km ) are land and 7.6 square miles (20 km ) are covered by water. Menlo Park

255-594: A ranch purchased by Irish settlers in honor of their home village in Ireland. The area of Menlo Park was inhabited by the Ohlone people when the Portolá expedition arrived in 1769. In 1795, the Rancho de las Pulgas Spanish land grant was made that included the area of the current city. In 1851, two Irish immigrants, Dennis J. Oliver and his brother-in-law, D.C. McGlynn, purchased

306-717: Is a Catholic seminary in Menlo Park. There are two libraries, the Main branch and the Belle Haven branch. As part of the Peninsula Library System , they share many resources with other nearby libraries. Much of Menlo Park's economy revolves around the companies on Sand Hill Road , consisting of venture capital, private equity, financial services, law firms, and other professional service companies and investment vehicles focusing on technology. Geron , Katerra , Robert Half International , Exponent , and SRI International are among

357-519: Is also the western end of the Dumbarton Bridge , which connects Menlo Park with the East Bay city of Fremont ; the Menlo Park end is located immediately adjacent to Meta Platforms' headquarters. The city is flanked by U.S. Route 101 on its eastern end and by Interstate 280 on its western end. Menlo Park's transit is primarily served by its eponymous train station , served by Caltrain . SamTrans

408-568: Is long and narrow on a northeast to southwest axis. The northeast portion borders the San Francisco Bay and includes the Dumbarton Bridge that connects Menlo Park to Fremont on the east side of the bay. The city shoreline includes the city's largest park, Bedwell Bayfront Park (160 acres; 65 ha) and the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge . San Francisquito Creek marks much of

459-544: Is named for the Allied Arts Guild in it). In the hills are Sharon Heights and Stanford Hills. Several other neighborhoods are closely associated with Menlo Park but are actually in unincorporated San Mateo county; these include Menlo Oaks and Fair Oaks (latter part of the North Fair Oaks census area) between Bayshore and Middlefield, University Heights (also known as West Menlo Park) between Sharon Heights and most of

510-668: Is part of the Sequoia Union High School District , with all of the city falling into the boundaries of Menlo-Atherton High School ; some areas of the city have the option to attend Woodside High School . Private elementary schools include two Catholic parochial schools, St. Raymond Catholic Elementary School and Nativity Elementary School; the Episcopalian Trinity School ; Phillips Brooks School , pre-kindergarten to 5th grade; and Peninsula School, from kindergarten to 8th grade. The Willows Campus of

561-494: Is split between Supervisorial District 3 (west of El Camino Real) and Supervisorial District 4 (east of El Camino Real), currently represented by Ray Mueller and Warren Slocum, respectively. In the California State Legislature , Menlo Park is in the 13th Senate District , represented by Democrat Josh Becker , and is split between the 21st Assembly District , represented by Democrat Diane Papan and

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612-511: Is the farthest of the three major Bay Area airports from Menlo Park, with drivers having to cross the Bay through one of the three bridges across it, and transit users needing to use either the Dumbarton Express, SamTrans, or Caltrain to connect to BART services.. Municipal corporation Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under the laws of

663-625: Is the oldest municipal corporation in the world outside the United Kingdom. The title "corporation" was used in boroughs from soon after the Norman conquest until the Local Government Act 2001 . Under the 2001 act, county boroughs were renamed "cities" and their corporations became "city councils"; other borough corporations were renamed "borough councils". After the Partition of Ireland ,

714-549: Is the primary provider of bus transport throughout the city. Menlo Park's eastern ends were previously considered for a short-lived BART extension along the Bayshore Freeway . BART and Caltrain are also the primary transit modes for Menlo Park's connections to the San Francisco Bay Area's airports. Menlo Park is located about halfway between San Francisco International Airport and San Jose International Airport ;

765-663: The 23rd Assembly District , represented by Democrat Marc Berman . In the United States House of Representatives , East Palo Alto is in California's 16th congressional district , represented by Democrat Anna Eshoo . According to the California Secretary of State , as of February 10, 2019, Menlo Park has 19,339 registered voters—9,984 (51.6%) of whom are registered Democrats , 2,989 (15.5%) registered Republicans , and 5,683 (29.4%) undeclared . In 1976,

816-536: The San Francisco Bay Area of California , United States. It is bordered by San Francisco Bay on the north and east; East Palo Alto , Palo Alto , and Stanford to the south; and Atherton , North Fair Oaks , and Redwood City to the west. It had 33,780 residents at the 2020 United States census . It is home to the corporate headquarters of Meta , and is where Google , Roblox Corporation , and Round Table Pizza were founded. The train station holds

867-861: The U.S. Virgin Islands has districts , and American Samoa has districts and unorganized atolls . Each Indian Reservation is subdivided in various ways. For example, the Navajo Nation is subdivided into agencies and Chapter houses , while the Blackfeet Nation is subdivided into Communities . According to one definition of the term, municipal corporations are "organisations with independent corporate status, managed by an executive board appointed primarily by local government officials, and with majority public ownership". Some such corporations rely on revenue from user fees, distinguishing them from agencies and special districts funded through taxation, although this

918-671: The burghs of Scotland were similar in origin and were reformed or replaced in the nineteenth century before being abolished by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 . The Irish borough corporations within what is now Northern Ireland were reformed by the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840 and Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 and replaced by the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 . Most U.S. states and territories have at least two tiers of local government: counties and municipalities . Louisiana uses

969-661: The Borough of Galway", but referred to as "the Corporation". The New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 allowed municipal corporations to be established within the new Provinces of New Zealand . The term fell out of favour following the abolition of the Provinces in 1876. The ancient boroughs of England and Wales were typically incorporated by a royal charter , though some were boroughs by prescription . The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 and Municipal Corporations Act 1882 abolished

1020-767: The City Council limited mayors from serving consecutive one-year terms. For primary schools, the central portions of Menlo Park are served by the Menlo Park City School District , while the Belle Haven neighborhood and VA hospital are served by the Ravenswood City School District , and the Sharon Heights and Stanford Hills neighborhoods served by the Las Lomitas Elementary School District . For high school, Menlo Park

1071-553: The Sharon Heights area. The residential areas of Menlo Park can be unofficially divided into several neighborhoods. From "east" (northeast toward San Francisco Bay) to "west" (southwest toward the Pacific Coast), they are defined by the Palo Alto Weekly as: Belle Haven is the only neighborhood east of Route 101; much of the rest of that area is business or protected land. Between 101 and the roughly parallel Middlefield Road are

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1122-618: The US Census Bureau's data collected in 2012, there were 89,004 local government units in the United States. This data shows a decline from 89,476 units since the last census of local governments performed in 2007. Each of the five permanently inhabited U.S. territories is also subdivided into smaller entities. Puerto Rico has 78 municipalities , and the Northern Mariana Islands has four municipalities. Guam has villages ,

1173-420: The age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.67% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.15. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under

1224-442: The age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males. As of the 2000 estimate census, the median income for a household in the city was $ 82,609. Males had a median income of $ 77,766 versus $ 59,101 for females. The per capita income for

1275-461: The area. They named a nearby station "Menlo Park" after the sign. The 1867 station building still stands on the platform of the current Caltrain station , used by the local Chamber of Commerce. It holds the record as the oldest, continually operating train station in California. The town of Menlo Park grew up around this station, becoming a popular home for San Francisco businessmen. A post office

1326-614: The camp hospital, and it is now the site of a Veterans Administration Hospital off of Willow Road in Menlo Park. In the autumn of 1918, a flu pandemic hit Camp Fremont and killed 147. At the start of World War II , the US government bought the 260-acre (110 ha) estate of Timothy Hopkins from his widow and created the Palo Alto General Hospital, later renamed the Dibble General Hospital (after Colonel John Dibble, who

1377-533: The census of 2009, there were 33,690 people, 12,543 households, and 7,248 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,441.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,328.7/km ). There were 14,026 housing units at an average density of 1,432.7 units per square mile (553.2 units/km ). 64.2% spoke English, 19.5% Spanish, other Indo-European 4.2%, 4.6% Chinese or Mandarin , and other language 0.7%, as their first language from estimate census 2009. There were 12,543 households, out of which 25.8% had children under

1428-481: The city was $ 51,341. About 5.9% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those over age 64. As of 2009 the median income for a family was $ 123,251. City Council members are elected in districts to staggered four-year terms, in nonpartisan municipal elections every two years. On the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors , Menlo Park

1479-633: The companies based in Menlo Park. Meta Platforms moved its headquarters to the former campus of Sun Microsystems in Menlo Park in December 2011. In 2012, Meta (then known as Facebook) announced it would be Menlo Park's biggest employer, with 6,600 employees. According to the city's 2023 annual comprehensive financial report , the city's top employers were: Santa Cruz Avenue runs as the "Main Street" within Menlo Park; terminates at El Camino Real which runs concurrently with California State Route 82 . The city

1530-507: The corporations in the Irish Free State were Dublin, Cork , Limerick and Waterford (county boroughs) and Drogheda , Kilkenny , Sligo , Clonmel , and Wexford (non-county boroughs). Dún Laoghaire gained borough status in 1930 as "The Corporation of Dun Laoghaire". Galway 's borough status, lost in 1840, was restored in 1937; it was formally styled "the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of

1581-453: The corporations of rotten boroughs and other small rural areas. The Local Government Act 1888 aligned the powers of the remaining borough corporations with those of the new urban district councils . All borough corporations were replaced under the Local Government Act 1972 with councils not designated as "corporations", with the exception of the City of London Corporation . The corporations of

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1632-818: The county in which they would otherwise be a part. In some states, particularly in New England, towns form the primary unit of local government below the state level, in some cases eliminating the need for county government entirely. Many rural areas and even some suburban areas of many states have no municipal government below the county level. In addition to counties and municipalities, states often create special purpose authorities, such as school districts and districts for fire protection, sanitary sewer service, public transportation , public libraries , public parks or forests, water resource management, and conservation districts . Such special purpose districts may encompass areas in multiple municipalities or counties. According to

1683-425: The former can be accessed by using Caltrain and either BART's Red , or Yellow Line during 3-line service, or SamTrans route 292 (both connecting to Caltrain at Millbrae station ), while the latter connects to Menlo Park through Caltrain and VTA services through a transfer at Diridon station . Drivers to and from Menlo Park can connect to both San Jose and San Francisco airports through using US 101. Oakland Airport

1734-494: The hills of south west Menlo Park was developed and called "Sharon Heights". The development of leading Internet search engine provider Google occurred in 1998 in the garage in a Menlo Park home owned by Susan Wojcicki . Wojcicki's Menlo Park garage was used as the office for Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin for $ 1,700 a month. In 2015, the Menlo Park Historical Association (MPHA) began

1785-612: The neighborhoods of the Willows, Suburban Park, Lorelei Manor, Flood Triangle, Vintage Oaks, and South of Seminary (the seminary being Saint Patrick's Seminary ). Between Middlefield and El Camino Real are the Caltrain track and Felton Gables, Linfield Oaks, and Park Forest. West of El Camino until the foothills of the Peninsula are the neighborhoods of Downtown Menlo Park, Central Menlo Park, and Allied Arts (sometimes also known as Stanford Park, it

1836-455: The population, most of whom (4,303) were of Mexican ancestry. The Census reported that 31,181 people (97.4% of the population) lived in households, 599 (1.9%) lived in noninstitutionalized group quarters, and 246 (0.8%) were institutionalized. Of the 12,347 households, 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 49.9% were opposite-sex married couples living together, 8.4%had a female householder with no husband present, and 3.0% had

1887-548: The private K–12 Silicon Valley International School , formerly known as German-American International School and Alto International School, is also in the city. Menlo School , a private middle and high school, is in Atherton on the border with Menlo Park. Sacred Heart School, Atherton , a Catholic middle and high school, is also in Atherton on the border with Menlo Park. For higher education, Saint Patrick's Seminary and University

1938-457: The record as the oldest continually operating train station in California. It is one of the most educated cities in California and the United States; nearly 70% of residents over 25 have earned a bachelor's degree or higher. "Menlo" is derived from Menlo (the anglicized spelling of Irish Gaelic 'Mionloch', meaning 'small lake') in County Galway , Ireland. The name "Menlo Park" was given to

1989-682: The rest of the Stanford Village. Sunset magazine moved to its headquarters in Menlo Park in 1951, designed by architect, Cliff May , with a similar layout to a California ranch-style house . Sunset referred to its Menlo Park headquarters as the Laboratory of Western Living. In the 1960s, the former 600-acre (240 ha) estate of Frederick W. Sharon (1859–1914) (son of Senator William Sharon ) and his wife, Louise Tevis Breckinridge Sharon (1858–1938; daughter of Lloyd Tevis and divorced wife of John Witherspoon Breckinridge ), in

2040-543: The rest of the city, and Stanford Weekend Acres, which is somewhat near Stanford Hills. The 2010 United States Census reported that Menlo Park had a population of 32,026. Its population density was 3,271.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,263.1/km ). The racial makeup of Menlo Park was 22,494 (70.2%) White, 1,551 (4.8%) African American, 156 (0.5%) Native American, 3,157 (9.9%) Asian, 454 (1.4%) Pacific Islander, 2,776 (8.7%) from other races, and 1,438 (4.5%) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 18.4% of

2091-475: The southeast border of the city. West Menlo Park ( unincorporated area ) along Alameda de las Pulgas nearly separates the southwestern part of the city (known as Sharon Heights) from the rest. The extreme southwest is clipped by Interstate 280 . The Bayshore Freeway (part of U.S. Route 101 ) traverses Menlo Park northwest to southeast near the shoreline and somewhat parallel to the Bayshore Freeway to

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2142-479: The southwest is El Camino Real . The intersection of El Camino Real and Santa Cruz Avenue is considered the heart of the city. Nearby, the Menlo Park Civic Center is bounded by Ravenswood Avenue, Alma Street, Laurel Street, and Burgess Drive. It contains the council offices, library, police station, and Burgess Park, which has various recreational facilities. Other major roads include Sand Hill Road in

2193-465: The state or province in which they are located. Often, this event is marked by the award or declaration of a municipal charter . A city charter or town charter or municipal charter is a legal document establishing a municipality, such as a city or town . In Bangladesh , There are 330 such municipal corporations in eight divisions of Bangladesh. In Canada, charters are granted by provincial authorities . The Greater Chennai Corporation

2244-564: The state, local governments may operate under their own charters or under general law, or a state may have a mix of chartered and general-law local governments. Generally, in a state having both chartered and general-law local governments, the chartered local governments have more local autonomy and home rule. Municipalities are typically subordinate to a county government, with some exceptions. Certain cities, for example, have consolidated with their county government as consolidated city-counties . In Virginia , cities are completely independent from

2295-648: The term parish and Alaska uses the term borough for what the U.S. Census Bureau terms county equivalents in those states. Civil townships or towns are used as subdivisions of a county in 20 states, mostly in the Northeast and Midwest. Population centers may be organized into incorporated municipalities of several types, including the city , town , borough , and village . The types and nature of these municipal entities vary from state to state. In addition to these general-purpose local governments, states may also create special-purpose local governments. Depending on

2346-515: Was 38.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males. The 13,085 housing units averaged 1,336.6 units per square mile (516.1 units/km ), of which 6,927 (56.1%) were owner-occupied, and 5,420 (43.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.2%; 18,972 people (59.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 12,209 people (38.1%) lived in rental housing units. As of

2397-484: Was established in 1870, and the city was incorporated in 1874 (it dissolved after two years, but later was permanently incorporated in 1927). The original arch, which gave its name to the stations and ultimately, the city, survived until 1922, when it was destroyed in an automobile accident. The origin of the name of Menlo Park, California ( c.  1850 ) antedates any work done by Thomas Edison ( c.  1876 ) in Menlo Park, New Jersey ; Menlo Park, New Jersey,

2448-557: Was killed in 1943). After the war ended, some of the land was sold to the city and became the sites of the main library and city hall. More of the land was bought by Stanford University to house the increase in students due to the G.I. Bill ; the area was known as the "Stanford Village", which existed as student housing until the mid-1960s. This land also was the site of the Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International ) starting in 1947; between 1955 and 1968, SRI bought

2499-411: Was located in a 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) master planned industrial and residential community, called Rancho Cielo, and was expected to provide the panels for a 700 acres (280 ha), 600 MW solar farm, to provide the majority of the power for the community. Menlo Park, California Menlo Park ( / ˈ m ɛ n l oʊ / MEN -loh ) is a city at the eastern edge of San Mateo County in

2550-462: Was named after Menlo Park, California, as was Menlo, Washington . In 1917–18, a large portion of Menlo Park was the site of Camp Fremont , a training camp for, at its height, 27,000 men being sent to fight in World War I . It did not last long (the camp was dismantled after the war), but army engineers paved the first streets in Menlo Park and laid the first water and gas lines. The army did retain

2601-560: Was planning to have the capacity to produce 300 MWp/year by 2012. The factory was located near Chennai . The plant in Mochau , near Dresden , began production in 2008 and was expected to have the capacity to produce 120 MWp/year by 2010. In December, plans were announced to begin construction of a plant in Belen, New Mexico , with an initial capacity of 65 MWp/year when it was to be completed in 2010, and an eventual capacity of 300 MWp/year. The plant

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