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Colma

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Also known as Colma, California, Colma, CA

incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
California
County
San Mateo
Incorporated as lawndale
August 5, 1924
Name changed to colma
November 17, 1941
Mayor
Joanne del Rosario
City manager
Daniel Barros
Total
1.89 sq mi (4.90 km )
Land
1.89 sq mi (4.90 km )
Water
0 sq mi (0.00 km ) 0%
Elevation
121 ft (37 m)
Density
797.1/sq mi (307.78/km )
Time zone
UTC−8 ( PST )
Summer dst
UTC−7 (PDT)
Fips code
06-14736
Website
www.colma.ca.gov

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Encyclopedic overview

Colma (Ohlone for 'springs') is a small incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States, on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 1,507 at the 2020 census. The town was founded as a necropolis in 1924.

With most of Colma's land dedicated to cemeteries, the population of the dead—not specifically known but speculated to be around 1.5 million—outnumbers that of the living by a ratio of nearly a thousand to one. This has led to Colma being called "the City of the Silent" and has given rise to a humorous motto, formerly featured on the city's website: "It's great to be alive in Colma".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Colma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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