Woodacre, California
Woodacre | |
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Woodacre from the east | |
Location in Marin County and the state of California | |
Woodacre Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°00′46″N 122°38′43″W / 38.01278°N 122.64528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Marin |
| Government | |
| • County Board | District 4 Dennis Rodoni[1] |
| • State Senate | Mike McGuire (D) |
| • Assembly | Stephanie Nguyen (D) |
| • U.S. Congress | Jared Huffman (D)[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.797 sq mi (4.653 km2) |
| • Land | 1.797 sq mi (4.653 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 364 ft (111 m) |
| Population (2020)[5] | |
• Total | 1,410 |
| • Density | 780/sq mi (300/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 94973 |
| Area codes | 415/628 |
| FIPS code | 06-86216 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1652657 |
Woodacre is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Marin County, California, United States. The population was 1,410 at the 2020 census.[5]
Geography
The community is located at 38°00′46″N 122°38′43″W / 38.01278°N 122.64528°W[4] in the eastern half of the San Geronimo Valley of central Marin County. San Geronimo and Lagunitas-Forest Knolls are to its west. Woodacre is located 8 miles (13 km) south-southwest of Novato,[6] and 8 miles northwest of San Rafael; the nearest incorporated town is Fairfax, 4 miles (6 km) east-southeast. At 364 feet (111 m), Woodacre has the highest base elevation in Marin County.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), all of it land.[3]
History
The community began when promoters subdivided the place in 1912.[6] In 1923, wildfires burned 35 of the 40 homes in Woodacre.[7] The first post office opened in 1925.[6]
Demographics
2020
The 2020 United States census reported that Woodacre had a population of 1,410. The population density was 784.6 inhabitants per square mile (302.9/km2). The racial makeup of Woodacre was 86.2% White, 0.3% African American, 0.6% Native American, 2.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.9% from other races, and 9.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.9% of the population.[8]
The whole population lived in households. There were 612 households, out of which 20.9% included children under the age of 18, 48.0% were married-couple households, 6.9% were cohabiting couple households, 23.9% had a female householder with no partner present, and 21.2% had a male householder with no partner present. 28.8% of households were one person, and 17.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.3.[8] There were 386 families (63.1% of all households).[9]
The age distribution was 16.2% under the age of 18, 5.0% aged 18 to 24, 14.9% aged 25 to 44, 32.1% aged 45 to 64, and 31.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males.[8]
There were 650 housing units at an average density of 361.7 units per square mile (139.7 units/km2), of which 612 (94.2%) were occupied. Of these, 75.8% were owner-occupied, and 24.2% were occupied by renters.[8]
2023 estimates
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $225,521, and the per capita income was $87,336. About 4.5% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line.[10]
Education
Almost all of the community is in the Lagunitas Elementary School District while a small portion is in the Ross Valley Elementary School District. All of it is in the Tamalpais Union High School District.[11]
Notable people
- Harold Jones (born 1940), drummer with Tony Bennett and Count Basie Orchestra[12]
- Jack Kornfield (born 1945), founded Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre in 1987
- Victor Moscoso (born 1936), known primarily for psychedelic posters and Zap Comix
- Gage Taylor (1942–2000), artist known for his psychedelic-inspired landscapes
- Robin Williams (1951–2014), actor; lived in Woodacre as a teenager
- William Windom (1923–2012), actor; retired to Woodacre and died there in 2012[13]
- Clifford Geertz (1926-2006), cultural anthropologist; lived in Woodacre as a child and a teenager
References
- ^ "County of Marin District 4 webpage". County of Marin. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ "California's 2nd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- ^ a b "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodacre, California
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Woodacre CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 723. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "Forest Knolls VFD".
- ^ a b c d "Woodacre CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Woodacre CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Woodacre CDP, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Marin County, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2023. - Text list
- ^ Hamlin, Jesse (September 7, 2004). "Basie disciple pays tribute to 'swingingest of the swingers' only way he knows how: let his sticks fly to that original jazz beat". SFGate. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ Eric Grode, "William Windom, Emmy Winner and TV Everyman, Dies at 88", The New York Times, August 19, 2012. (Accessed October 29, 2013)