Fairfax, California Town of Fairfax Location in Marin County and the state of California Location in Marin County and the state of California Town of Fairfax is positioned in the US Town of Fairfax - Town of Fairfax Fairfax is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States.
Fairfax is positioned 3.25 miles (5.2 km) west-northwest of San Rafael, at an altitude of 115 feet (35 m). The populace is 7,441 at the 2010 census.
Fairfax is the only town in America that holds a Green Party majority in the town council.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), all of it land.
The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Fairfax had a populace of 7,441.
The populace density was 3,376.9 citizens per square mile (1,303.8/km ).
The ethnic makeup of Fairfax was 6,617 (88.9%) White, 110 (1.5%) African American, 36 (0.5%) Native American, 204 (2.7%) Asian, 4 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 174 (2.3%) from other competitions, and 296 (4.0%) from two or more competitions.
The Enumeration reported that 7,419 citizens (99.7% of the population) lived in homeholds, 12 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 10 (0.1%) were institutionalized.
There were 3,379 homeholds, out of which 939 (27.8%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 1,422 (42.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 319 (9.4%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 134 (4.0%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.
The populace was spread out with 1,436 citizens (19.3%) under the age of 18, 342 citizens (4.6%) aged 18 to 24, 1,806 citizens (24.3%) aged 25 to 44, 2,907 citizens (39.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 950 citizens (12.8%) who were 65 years of age or older.
4,917 citizens (66.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,502 citizens (33.6%) lived in rental housing units.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,319 citizens , 3,306 homeholds, and 1,811 families residing in the town.
The populace density was 3,441.2 citizens per square mile (1,326.7/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town in 2010 was 85.4% non-Hispanic White, 1.4% non-Hispanic Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.4% from other competitions, and 3.1% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,306 homeholds out of which 27.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 45.2% were non-families.
31.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the town the populace was spread out with 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% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $58,465, and the median income for a family was $68,308.
About 4.3% of families and 6.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.
The first postal service opened in 1910. Fairfax became an incorporated town in 1931. The town was titled for Lord Charles Snowden Fairfax. Fairfax was the site of the last political duel in California, in 1861.
Piercy, both former assemblymen in the state council , decided to settle a political dispute at the home of Lord Fairfax, a mutual friend of both.
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. The town of Fairfax is the most Democratic political subdivision in heavily Democratic Marin County.
According to the California Secretary of State, as of October 22, 2012, Fairfax has 5,441 registered voters.
Main article: List of citizens from Marin County, California "Town of Fairfax, California - Website".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA - Fairfax town".
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