Corte Madera, California

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Country	United States
City of Corte Madera, California
Location of Corte Madera within Marin County, California.
State	California
County	Marin
Government
- Mayor	John Dupar
Area
- City	4.4 sq mi (11.4 km²)
- Land	3.2 sq mi (8.2 km²)
- Water	1.2 sq mi (3.2 km²)
Population (2000)
- City	9,100
- Density	2,870.7/sq mi (1,108.4/km²)
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
Website: http://www.ci.corte-madera.ca.us/

Corte Madera is a town in Marin County, California, United States. The population was 9,100 at the 2000 census.

Mt. Tamalpais viewed from Corte Madera

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Economy
4 Schools
5 See also
6 Notes
7 External links

[edit] Geography

Corte Madera is located at 37°55′27″N, 122°31′1″W (37.924075, -122.516942)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.4 km² (4.4 mi²). 8.2 km² (3.2 mi²) of it is land and 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²) of it (28.12%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 9,100 people, 3,776 households, and 2,473 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,108.4/km² (2,873.3/mi²). There were 3,850 housing units at an average density of 468.9/km² (1,215.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 87.66% White, 0.88% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, 6.08% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 1.30% from other races, and 3.58% from two or more races. 4.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,776 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $79,839, and the median income for a family was $95,471. Males had a median income of $70,968 versus $50,380 for females. The per capita income for the town was $46,326. About 2.7% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Economy

Restoration Hardware is headquartered in Corte Madera.

Louis Thomas Clothing and Formalwear is located in the Corte Madera Town Center in Corte Madera. Opened in 1958, when the mall was called CMC, it is the last of the original tenants. Louis Thomas is the second-oldest business in Corte Madera.

The Village at Corte Madera and Town Center at Corte Madera are the local serving shopping malls.