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Mill Valley, California

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Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, United States located about 11 miles north of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge. It began as a Mexican land grant to an Irish settler, John Thomas Reed, who became a Mexican citizen in 1834. He built the first saw mill in Marin county, the "Old Mill" in Mill Valley. The population was 13,600 at the 2000 census. It is the hometown of rock stars Huey Lewis, Jeff Watson, Bob Weir, Sammy Hagar, Bonnie Raitt among others, as well as the late author Wright Morris, actors Peter Coyote, Dana Carvey, Jill Eikenberry, Kathleen Quinlan, Michael Tucker, Eve Arden, and the fictional character B.J. Hunnicutt from the TV show M*A*S*H. In the fictional Star Trek universe, it is home to the 602 Club. It is also the setting of Jack Finney's 1954 novel The Body Snatchers, although the 1956 film, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and subsequent movie versions of the book have been set elsewhere.

In July of 2005, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Mill Valley tenth on its list of the 100 Best Places to Live in the United States.


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[edit] Geography and early history

Location of Mill Valley, California

Mill Valley is located at 37°54′20″N, 122°32′35″W (37.905475, -122.543111)GR1.

View of Mill Valley from Mt. Tamalpais
View of Mill Valley from Mt. Tamalpais

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.5 km² (4.8 mi²). 12.2 km² (4.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.28%) is water.

Mill Valley is located on the western and northern shores of Richardson Bay, fed by Pickleweed Creek and Arroyo Corte Madera del Presidio which traverse through Mill Valley. Beyond the flat coastal area, it occupies narrow wooded canyons, mostly of second-growth redwoods, on the eastern slopes of Mount Tamalpais.

The city is named for a saw mill established by John Reed in the 19th century, the site of which is now Old Mill Park. When the wooded area had been completely logged over, it was divided into small and irregular building lots, which were sold at auction. Many of the vacation homes built at that time were converted to residences during the Great Depression of the 1930s, especially after the Golden Gate Bridge eased access to San Francisco. It is now an affluent residential suburb, much of which is reached by narrow, winding roads built in the early 20th century.

From 1896 to 1930, the Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railroad ran service from Mill Valley to the summit of Mt Tamalpais. The 8.25 mile long line had 22 trestles and 281 curves earning it the nickname "The Crookedest Railroad in the World".[1]

The city's public library[2] is located in Old Mill Park[3], and is generally considered to be one of the most scenic libraries in the Bay Area with its heavily wooded surroundings, which patrons can enjoy a view of through the large windows, and its wood-burning fireplace and deck overlooking the park and Old Mill Creek.

The Tamalpais High School Marching Band appeared in the 1969 Woody Allen film Take The Money and Run. In the 1973 George Lucas film American Graffiti, the 'sock hop' dance scenes were filmed in the high school's boys gymnasium.

The song "Mill Valley", recorded in 1970 and released on the album "Miss Abrams and the Strawberry Point 4th Grade Class"[4], became a nationwide hit. (Listen to a clip of |"Mill Valley".)

Strawberry is an unincorporated Census-designated Place to the east of the City of Mill Valley. Other CDPs with Mill Valley mailing addresses and within the Mill Valley School District include Tamalpais-Homestead Valley and Muir Beach. Smaller unincorporated areas include Alto and Almonte.

[edit] Climate

Mill Valley has a mild "Mediterranean" climate. In the winter, daytime highs consistently range between 52 and 60 degrees. Nighttime temperatures in winter rarely drop below 38 degrees. There is abundant rainfall (sometimes 15 inches per month) in the winter, and some rain in early spring and late fall. Summer temperatures vary much more than those of the winter. A majority of the time there is abundant sunshine with temperatures between 75 and 90 degrees, and humidity between 20 and 40 percent. Fog from the coast can bring cool summer weather, with midday temperatures often not exceeding 65 degrees. Nighttime temperatures in summertime seldom drop below 60 degrees. Summer evenings can be breezy, with warm East winds, and it is not uncommon for there to be no rainfall between mid-June and mid-October; however, dew can often be found on plants in the early morning. Northern California's mild summers make it so few residents have air conditioning in their homes. May through October are considered "fire season," because most grasses that rely on rain die when the rain ceases in May. The grasses become dry and extremely flammable, and local fire agencies prohibit most kinds of outdoor burning, fireworks, and barbecues.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 13,600 people, 6,147 households, and 3,417 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,112.5/km² (2,883.1/mi²). There were 6,286 housing units at an average density of 514.2/km² (1,332.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.43% White, 0.99% African American, 0.25% Native American, 4.14% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 2.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.47% of the population.

There were 6,147 households out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.4% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 32.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $90,794, and the median income for a family was $119,669. Males had a median income of $94,800 versus $52,088 for females. The per capita income for the city was $64,179. About 2.7% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over. The median single-family home price in the city was $1,500,000 as of January 2005.

[edit] Annual events

Mill Valley is the home of the Dipsea Race[5], the Mountain Play [6], the Mill Valley Film Festival[7], and Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, all of which have an international following.

[edit] Arts in Mill Valley

Mill Valley is known for being an "artsy" little town. The writer Jack Kerouac and the poet Gary Snyder once shared a cabin above the 2 a.m. Club, and Jerry Garcia — who recorded music in a Mill Valley recording studio — also once called Mill Valley home. Driving or walking downtown Mill Valley you will be sure to come into contact with many art galleries. In addition, theatre arts have a huge following in Mill Valley.

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