 {{infobox settlement |official_name = city of san carlos |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = city |motto = " city of good living " |image_skyline = downtownsancarlos.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = downtown san carlos |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = san carlos seal.png |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = san_mateo_county_california_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_san_carlos_highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250x200px |map_caption = location in san mateo county and the state of california |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize = |coordinates_region = us-ca |subdivision_type = country |subdivision_name =  |subdivision_type1 = state |subdivision_name1 =  |subdivision_type2 = county |subdivision_name2 = san mateo |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = city council |leader_name = mark olbert, mayor ron collins, vice mayor bob grassilli cameron johnson matt grocott |leader_title1 = city treasurer |leader_name1 = michael j. galvin, ccmt |leader_title2 = city manager |leader_name2 = jeff maltbie |leader_title3 = california state senator, 13th district |leader_name3 = jerry hill (d) |leader_title4 = california state assemblyman, 22nd district |leader_name4 = kevin mullin (d) |established_title = incorporated |established_date = july 8, 1925 |unit_pref = us |area_footnotes =  | area_total_sq_mi = 5.541 | area_land_sq_mi = 5.538 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.003 | area_total_km2 = 14.350 | area_land_km2 = 14.343 | area_water_km2 = 0.007 | area_water_percent = 0.05 | area_note = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2010 |population_footnotes = {{cite web|ur
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