Broadmoor, California for kids
The Town Inside a Town. The true story of Broadmoor, California, near Daly City, CA, told for kids.
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Here is a puzzle. Can a little town hide inside a big city? Yes! Look around. This tiny place is called Broadmoor, and it is completely surrounded by Daly City.
It is like a pizza with one small round olive in the middle, and the olive has its own name! Broadmoor is really small, less than half a square mile. That is so small, you could almost walk across it before your snack is gone. About four thousand four hundred people live here. Now, here is a game for the car.
Can you spot where Broadmoor stops and Daly City starts? It is tricky. The streets and houses look almost the same. The line is mostly on maps, not on the road!
Quiz the back seat
What is all around little Broadmoor?
Show the answer
Daly City. Daly City! Broadmoor is an olive on the Daly City pizza.
3 fun facts
- Broadmoor is an unincorporated community entirely surrounded by Daly City.
- Its total area is 0.432 square mile.
- Its population was 4,411 at the 2020 census.
For grown-ups
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Sources
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadmoor,_California
- maps.apple.com/place?auid=3291811140240844429
- censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US0608338-broadmoor-ca
- broadmoorpolice.com/history-2
- censusdots.com/race/broadmoor-ca-demographics
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadmoor%2C_California
- broadmoorpolice.com/history-of-broadmoor
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