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Mission San Rafael Arcángel was founded as the 20th Spanish mission in the colonial province of Alta California by three priests—Father Narciso Durán from Mission San José, Father Abella from Mission San Francisco de Asís, Father Luis Gíl y Taboada from La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora Reina de los Angeles—on December 14, 1817, four years before Mexico gained independence from Spain.
Marin County (/ m ə ˈ r ɪ n / ⓘ mə-RIN) 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. [4]
The U.S. State of California currently has 42 statistical areas that have been delineated by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB).. On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated seven combined statistical areas, 25 metropolitan statistical areas, and ten micropolitan statistical areas in California. [1]
Also included is a small sliver of the City and County of San Francisco on the eastern end of Angel Island in San Francisco Bay; more than 99% of the island is in Marin County. Sonoma County is split between this district and the 4th district. They are partitioned by the Petaluma River, Highway 116, Redwood Highway, Robber Rd, Petersen Rd ...
Early Terra Linda residents formed a Community Services District, and Recreation & Parks District, under the direct authority of the Marin County government. These entities built the public infrastructure that stands today. In the early 1970s, citizens voted to annex these entities to the City of San Rafael. Its population is about 10,000.
Santa Venetia is a census-designated place (CDP) in Marin County, California, United States. It is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of downtown San Rafael, [5] at an elevation of 56 feet (17 m). [3] The population was 4,289 at the 2020 census. [4]
Kentfield (formerly Ross Landing, Tamalpais, and Kent) [5] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Marin County, California, United States, just north of San Francisco. Kentfield is located 2 miles (3 km) southwest of downtown San Rafael, [5] at an elevation of 115 feet (35 m). [3] The population was 6,808 at the 2020 census. [4]
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.