San Mateo Coast · CA
Half Moon Bay
Pumpkin fields, a fishing harbor and Mavericks.
- Population
- 11,795 (2020 census)
- Renamed
- 1874
- Incorporated
- 1959
Then
- 1840s
The town is founded as San Benito, later called Spanishtown.
- 1874
It is renamed Half Moon Bay.
- 1907
The Ocean Shore Railroad reaches town.
- 1959
The city incorporates.
Now
Fishermen sell straight off the boats at Pillar Point Harbor, and big-wave surfers ride Mavericks just offshore. The Art and Pumpkin Festival comes every October.