Town of Ross | |
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 Post office on Ross Common | |
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 Location within Marin County | |
  Town of Ross Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°57′45″N 122°33′18″W / 37.96250°N 122.55500°W[1] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Marin |
| Incorporated | August 21, 1908[2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bill Kircher |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Elizabeth Robbins |
| • Town Manager | Joseph J. Chinn |
| • State Leg. | Sen. Mike McGuire (D) Asm. Stephanie Nguyen (D) |
| • U. S. Congress | Jared Huffman (D)[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.56 sq mi (4.0 km2) |
| • Land | 1.56 sq mi (4.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,338 |
| • Density | 1,500.6/sq mi (579.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 94957 |
| Area codes | 415/628 |
| FIPS code | 06-62980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0277587 |
| Website | www |
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Ross is a small incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States, just north of San Francisco. Ross is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west-southwest of San Rafael,[6] at an elevation of 36 feet (11 m).[1] The population was 2,338 at the 2020 census.[5] The town is bordered by San Rafael to the east, Kentfield to the south, San Anselmo to the north, and the Mount Tamalpais protected watershed to the west. Ross is named in honor of James Ross, who acquired Rancho Punta de Quentin in 1859.[7]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ross, California
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "California's 2nd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Ross town, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 692. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Capace, Nancy (1999). Encyclopedia of California. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 394. ISBN 9780403093182.