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Place Name
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Half Moon Bay
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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8,886 (1990)
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Location
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San Mateo County, California (CA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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37°28'N
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Longitude
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122°27'W
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Half Moon Bay
, city (1990 pop. 8,886), San Mateo co., W Calif.,
suburb 23 mi/37 km S of downtown San
Francisco, on picturesque Half Moon Bay, of Pacific Ocean, at mouth of
Pilarcitos Creek; 37°28'N 122°27'W. Sheltered on N by Pillar Point.
Artichokes, brussel sprouts; grain; Christmas trees, ornamentals,
flowers, nursery prods.; fishing; mfg. (musical instruments, light
mfg.). Annual Pumpkin Festival. Half Moon Bay Airport to NW; Santa Cruz
Mts. and San Francisco State Fish and Game Reserve to NE; part of Half
Moon Bay State Beach is to N.
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