Portola, San Francisco

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Portola
Neighborhood of San Francisco
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Nickname: 
Garden District
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Portola
Location within San Francisco
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Portola
Portola (San Francisco County)
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Portola
Portola (San Francisco Bay Area)
Coordinates: 37°43′39″N122°24′24″W / 37.72740°N 122.40653°W / 37.72740; -122.40653
State California
City San Francisco
Government
 •  Supervisor Jackie Felder
 •  CA Assembly Matt Haney (D) [1]
 •  State Senator Scott Wiener (D) [1]
 •  U.S. Rep. Kevin Mullin (D) [2]
Area
 • Total
1.582 sq mi (4.10 km2)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
16,410
 • Density16,500/sq mi (6,400/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
94134
Area codes 415/628

Portola (Por-to-la, also known as Portola District) is a neighborhood located in the southeastern quadrant of San Francisco, California.

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Portola [3] is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of San Francisco, northeast of McLaren Park. It is roughly bordered by San Bruno Avenue and the James Lick Freeway (U.S. Route 101) to the east, Mansell Street to the south, University Street to the west and the Southern Freeway (Interstate 280) to the north. The adjacent Portola Heights extension lies west uphill from University Street to the Excelsior District, bordering McLaren Park to the south.

Name

Portola (pronounced PORE-toe-luh, by denizens) was named after the old Portola School, which in turn was named after the Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolà (credited by some as the discoverer of San Francisco Bay).

Characteristics

According to the U.S. Census, the Asian population in the Portola has been steadily increasing since the 1990s. [4] The Portola is marked by Census Tract 257. [5]

History

Originally settled after the 1906 earthquake by Jewish and Italian immigrants, the area evolved into a community populated by nurserymen and their families who grew much of the city's flower crop there and uphill to the west in the Portola Heights extension. "The Road", as San Bruno Avenue was affectionately referred to by the locals, still hosts businesses that include bakeries, grocery stores, pharmacies, and in earlier times the Avenue Theater, now a church. The Portola was also once home to a significant population of Maltese immigrants and settlers [3] and at one time the Maltese Consulate.

Demographics

According to the 2012 to 2016 census data gathered by the San Francisco Planning Dept. [6]

Population
Total Population16,410
Male48%
Female52%


Income
Median Household Income$77,053
Median Family Income$82,113
Per Capita Income$29,659
Households
Total Households4,820
Family Households72%
Non-Family Households28%
Households with Children, % of Total32%
Single Person Households, % of Total21%
Avg. Household Size3.4
Avg. Family Household Size4.1
Race/Ethnicity
Asian55%
Latino (of Any Race)26%
White22%
Other/Two or More Races18%
African American5%
Native American Indian0.4%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%
Educational Attainment (Residents 25 years and older)
High School or Less47%
Some College/Associate Degree25%
College Degree19%
Graduate/Professional Degree9%

Education

Elementary

High school

References

  1. 1 2 "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  2. ↑ "California's 15th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
  3. 1 2 Nolte, Carl (2009-06-09). "Portola district: the secret neighborhood". The San Francisco Chronicle .
  4. ↑ American FactFinder Archived 2020-02-10 at archive.today . Factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2014-05-10.
  5. ↑ American FactFinder Archived 2020-02-10 at archive.today . Factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2014-05-10.
  6. ↑ San Francisco Neighborhoods Socio-Economic Profiles 2012-2016 San Francisco Planning. Jan 10, 2019
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