Marin County, California

Marin County

Condado de Marín
Marin County Condado de Marín
County
	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
• 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.co.marin.ca.us

Marin County (/məˈrɪn/ ^ⓘ mə-RIN; Spanish: Condado de Marín) is 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.

[1] "Board of Supervisors". County of Marin. Retrieved January 5, 2015.

[2] "Mount Tamalpais". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 27, 2015.

[3] "Marin County, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.

[GR6-4] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[5] AECOM. "Marin County Jail". Archived from the original on January 31, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2012.

[IJ_MountainBikeHallOfFame-6] Liberatore, Paul (August 15, 2013). "Mountain Bike Hall of Fame moving to Fairfax, birthplace of the sport". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved August 16, 2013.

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