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Colma

incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States

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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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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".