Burlingame, city, San Mateo County, western California, on the western shore of San Francisco Bay; incorporated 1908. It is chiefly a residential community, but has a varied light industrial base and attracts many visitors from nearby San Francisco. An influx of refugees following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire provided the impetus for the community's early residential growth. The city is named for the American statesman Anson Burlingame, who acquired the land in 1866. Population 26,173 (1980); 26,801 (1990); 28,158 (2000).
