Larkspur, California | |
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| City of Larkspur | |
 Larkspur City Hall in 2010 | |
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 Location of Larkspur in Marin County, California | |
  Larkspur, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°56′03″N 122°32′07″W / 37.93417°N 122.53528°W[1] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | California |
| County | Marin |
| Incorporated | March 1, 1908[2] |
| Government | |
| • County Board | Katie Rice (District 2) Dennis Rodoni (District 4) |
| • Mayor | Gabe Paulson[3] |
| • City Manager | Dan Schwarz |
| • State Leg. | Sen. Mike McGuire (D) Asm. Stephanie Nguyen (D) |
| • U. S. Congress | Jared Huffman (D)[4] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.24 sq mi (8.40 km2) |
| • Land | 3.02 sq mi (7.84 km2) |
| • Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) 6.66% |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 13,064 |
| • Density | 4,000/sq mi (1,600/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 94939 |
| Area codes | 415/628 |
| FIPS code | 06-40438 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1658942, 2411627 |
| Website | www |
Larkspur is a city in Marin County, California, United States. Larkspur is located 3 miles (4.8 km) south of San Rafael,[7] at an elevation of 43 feet (13 m).[1] As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 13,064. Larkspur's Police Department is shared with that of the neighboring Corte Madera and town of San Anselmo as the Central Marin Police Authority.
The city's main thoroughfare is Magnolia Avenue, which runs through the Larkspur Downtown Historic District. Madrone Canyon, a residential area amidst a redwood grove, traces scenic Larkspur Creek.
- ^ a b c "Larkspur". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Gabe Paulson, Mayor". www.ci.larkspur.ca.us. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "California's 2nd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Larkspur (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 652. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.