Fairfax, California
Fairfax, California | ||
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FIPS code 06-23168 | | |
GNIS ID | 277511 | |
Website | town-of-fairfax.org |
Fairfax is an
History
The Coast
The town was named for
The first post office opened in 1910.[7] Fairfax became an incorporated town in 1931.[7]
On May 16, 1946, a
Geography
Fairfax is in eastern Marin County, bordered to the east by San Anselmo and to the north by unincorporated Sleepy Hollow. The community lies in the valleys of San Anselmo Creek and its tributary Fairfax Creek, and climbs the surrounding hills. It is bordered to the south by the Mount Tamalpais protected watershed.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), all of it recorded as land.[5]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1940 | 2,198 | — | |
1950 | 4,078 | 85.5% | |
1960 | 5,813 | 42.5% | |
1970 | 7,661 | 31.8% | |
1980 | 7,391 | −3.5% | |
1990 | 6,931 | −6.2% | |
2000 | 7,319 | 5.6% | |
2010 | 7,441 | 1.7% | |
2020 | 7,605 | 2.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[11] |
2020
At the 2020 census Fairfax had a population of 7,605. The racial makeup of Fairfax was 5,998 (78.9%) White, 94 (1.24%) African American, 56 (0.7%) Native American, 233 (3.1%) Asian, 20 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 349 (4.6%) from other races, and 855 (11.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 878 people (11.6%).[12]
The census reported that 7,579 people (99.7% of the population) lived in households, 16 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 10 (0.1%) were institutionalized.[13]
There were 3,410 households, 749 (22.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,477 (43.3%) were married couple households, 993 (29.1%) had a female householder with no spouse or partner present, 551 (16.2%) had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. There were 389 (11.4%) cohabitating couple households. 646 households (18.9%) were one person and 379 (11.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older.[14] The average household size was 2.2. There were 1,931 families (6.63% of households); the average family size was 2.7.[15]
The age distribution was 1,135 people (14.9%) under the age of 18, 570 people (7.5%) aged 18 to 24, 1,605 people (21.1%) aged 25 to 44, 2,489 people (32.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,806 people (23.8%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 48.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.[16]
There were 3,470 housing units, of the occupied units 2,128 (64.8%) were owner-occupied and 1,156 (35.2%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.6%.[17]
2010
At the
The census reported that 7,419 people (99.7% of the population) lived in households, 12 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 10 (0.1%) were institutionalized.
There were 3,379 households, 939 (27.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,422 (42.1%) were
The age distribution was 1,436 people (19.3%) under the age of 18, 342 people (4.6%) aged 18 to 24, 1,806 people (24.3%) aged 25 to 44, 2,907 people (39.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 950 people (12.8%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 45.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.
There were 3,585 housing units at an average density of 1,626.9 per square mile, of the occupied units 2,103 (62.2%) were owner-occupied and 1,276 (37.8%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.9%. 4,917 people (66.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,502 people (33.6%) lived in rental housing units.
2000
At the
The age distribution was 19.2% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 33.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.
The
Culture
In the mid-1960s, a softball game between Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead took place at Central Field (also known as Contratti Park), a public downtown baseball field.[20][21][22]
Irving Berlin used to serenade from a treetop piano at Pastori's Hotel, formerly Bird's Nest Glen, the home of Lord Charles Snowden Fairfax, and later known as the Marin Town & Country Club.[23]
The popularity of outdoor
Fairfax is a popular destination for mountain bikers and road cyclists due to its proximity to Mount Tamalpais. In 2015, Joe Breeze and other members of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame founded the Marin Museum of Bicycling in downtown Fairfax.[27] The museum hosts one of the largest collections of bicycles on the west coast.
Politics
In 2009 Fairfax Town Council became the fourth Green Party majority town council in US history. Three out of five council members registered Green.[28] In 2017, Fairfax had 5,602 registered voters. Of those, 3,726 (66.5%) are registered Democrats, 370 (6.6%) are registered
Education
Fairfax is in the
Notable people
Births
- Polly Klaas (1981-1993), girl killed by Richard Allen Davis
- Lonnie Mayne (1944-1978), wrestler
- Virgil Shaw, musician
- Alfred Sorensen (1890-1984), writer and mystic
Deaths
- Keith Donnellan (1931-2015), philosopher and professor
- Andy Kulberg (1944-2002), musician
- Chris Michie (1948-2003), musician
- Robert Peterson (1924-2000), poet
- Charles Wesley Piercy (1833-1861), politician; killed in a duel
- David James Redford (1962-2020), filmmaker
- Archie Williams (1915-1993), athlete and Air Force officer
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- ^ James Sullivan, San Francisco Chronicle, October 2, 2001, "Dawg days: David Grisman's daughter makes film about his bluegrass partnership with Garcia", accessed February 5, 2008
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- ^ Tricia Cambron (November 19, 1999). "Far Out in Fairfax: Woodworker Al Garvey reminisces about hot tubs, cool nights and the 60's art scene". SF Gate. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ a b Beth Winegarner (December 2003). "How Marin County Became Synonymous With Hot Tubs". Marinscope.
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- ^ "HOME | Marin Museum of Bicycling and Mountain Bike Hall of Fame". mmbhof.org. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
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- ^ "Results" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov. 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
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