Much of San Bruno had been developed from wilderness to ranch land by the 1880s. The ranches supplied San Francisco with horses milk and meat. After the San Francisco earthquake and fire in 1906 the San Bruno Park Addition was developed into housing. Several other new neighborhoods sprung up in the area until 1914 when San Bruno became an official municipality.
San Bruno was known as a rural town until the 1940s when two events changed the city dramatically. First, the Tanforan horse racing track was used during WWII and many of the military personnel decided to settle in the area upon their return to the United States. The second event of the ‘40s that changed San Bruno was George Williams’ purchase of much of the Mills land. Williams built houses on this land for the vast number of support personnel and veterans returning from the war.
Demographics
Population (2000 Est.): 40,165
Number of Household Units (2000 Est.): 14,980
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