Burbank, Santa Clara County, California

Santa Clara County

Burbank is a municipality in the Santa Clara County of the U.S. state of California. The town has 4,926 inhabitants ( 2010). The city covers an area of ​​just over one square kilometer.

Etymology

Burbank was named after the American botanist Luther Burbank, who died in the neighboring town of San José 1926. His earnings were numerous new varieties of fruit, vegetables and ornamental plants.

Geography

Burbank is located approximately 13 kilometers south from the shores of San Francisco Bay. For the Pacific coast of the United States, there are about 44 km to the west.

The nearest large towns are Santa Clara and San Jose in the northwest to the northeast.

Demography

Compared to 2000, the number of people living in Burbank people increased by more than double in 2010. Lived in 2000 to around 2,000 people in the place, so it was after the census in 2010, 4,926. The majority provide citizens of Latin American descent ( Latinos ), namely about half of the residents. The number of Latinos thus increased in ten years by almost ten percent. The proportion of White fell to below 40 percent. African Americans and other ethnic groups are minorities. The number of households was collected after the 2010 census, 1,877.

Traffic

The nearest airport, San Jose International Airport, is located outside of Burbank, but is just minutes away, as only five kilometers to the north.