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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]
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.
The Bay Area consists of nine counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma) and 101 municipalities. [5] One, San Francisco, is a consolidated city–county. California law makes no distinction between "city" and "town", and municipalities may use either term in their official names. [6]
The Canal Area comprises two neighborhoods of San Rafael, California, designated by the city as the "Canal Waterfront" and the "Canal." The Canal Area is bounded on the east by San Francisco Bay, on the north by the San Rafael Canal and on the south and west by Highways 101 and I-580 and by San Quentin Ridge.
San Pablo Bay is the northern bay section of the larger San Francisco Bay, in the North Bay region. San Rafael Bay is located along the Marin County coast, adjacent to the City of San Rafael. [2] The Marin Islands are within bay. The river mouth and estuary of San Rafael Creek is located at its shoreline. [2]
San Diego County: 92082 San Pedro: 1 Los Angeles County: 90731 34 San Pedro Hill: 1 Los Angeles County San Quentin: 1 Marin County: 94964 San Rafael: 1 Marin County: 94903 15 San Ramon: 1 Contra Costa County: 94583 San Ramon Village: 1 Alameda County San Roque: 1 Santa Barbara County: 93105 Sans Crainte: 1 Contra Costa County: 94596 Sansevaine: 1
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San Benito County: 069: Hollister: 1874: Monterey: Saint Benedict (Benito is a Spanish diminutive of Benedict). General Law 68,175: 1,389 sq mi (3,597 km 2) San Bernardino County: 071: San Bernardino: 1853: Los Angeles: The city of San Bernardino, named after Saint Bernardino of Siena (Spanish for Saint Bernardine) Charter 2,195,611: 20,062 sq ...