Marin County
Condado de Marín | |
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| County of Marin | |
    Images, from top down, left to right: Marin County Civic Center, Point Reyes National Seashore, Stinson Beach, Mount Tamalpais at sunset | |
 Interactive map of Marin County | |
 Location in the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 38°02′N 122°44′W / 38.04°N 122.74°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Area | San Francisco Bay |
| Incorporated | February 18, 1850 |
| Named for | Chief Marin, "great chief of the tribe Licatiut" |
| County seat | San Rafael |
| Largest city | San Rafael (population) Novato (area) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–Administrator |
| • President | Stephanie Moulton-Peters |
| • Vice President | Dennis Rodoni |
| • President Pro Tem | Mary Sackett |
| • Board of Supervisors | Supervisors[1] |
| • County Administrator | Matthew H. Hymel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 828 sq mi (2,140 km2) |
| • Land | 520 sq mi (1,300 km2) |
| • Water | 308 sq mi (800 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 2,574 ft (785 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 262,231 |
| • Density | 504/sq mi (195/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| Area codes | 415 and 628, 707 (Tomales and Dillon Beach only) |
| FIPS code | 06-041 |
| GNIS feature ID | 277285 |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | www |
Marin County (/məˈrɪn/ mə-RIN; Spanish: Condado de Marín) is a county located in the northwestern part of the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 262,231.[3] Its county seat and largest city is San Rafael.[4] Marin County is across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, and is included in the San Francisco–Oakland–Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Marin County's natural sites include the Muir Woods redwood forest, the Marin Headlands, Stinson Beach, the Point Reyes National Seashore, and Mount Tamalpais. Marin is one of the highest-income counties by per capita income and median household income. The county is governed by the Marin County Board of Supervisors.
The Marin County Civic Center was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and draws thousands of visitors a year to guided tours of its arch and atrium design. In 1994, a new county jail facility was embedded into the hillside nearby.[5]
The United States' oldest cross country running event, the Dipsea Race, takes place annually in Marin County, attracting thousands of athletes. Modern mountain biking has many early origins on the slopes of Mount Tamalpais in Marin.[6] San Quentin State Prison is located in the county.
- ^ "Board of Supervisors". County of Marin. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ "Mount Tamalpais". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ^ "Marin County, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ AECOM. "Marin County Jail". Archived from the original on January 31, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ Liberatore, Paul (August 15, 2013). "Mountain Bike Hall of Fame moving to Fairfax, birthplace of the sport". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved August 16, 2013.