Strawberry, California

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Strawberry is a census-designated place (CDP) and an unincorporated district of Mill Valley in Marin County, California, United States. It is separated from Mill Valley by US-101. The population was 5,302 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Educational Institutions
4 Other information
5 Notes
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Strawberry is located at 37°53′40″N, 122°30′30″W (37.894576, -122.508355)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²). 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.46%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,302 people, 2,435 households, and 1,246 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,505.2/km² (3,901.7/mi²). There were 2,513 housing units at an average density of 713.4/km² (1,849.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.57% White, 2.00% African American, 0.23% Native American, 9.11% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 1.51% from other races, and 3.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.77% of the population.

There were 2,435 households out of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.8% were non-families. 38.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 18.7% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 35.2% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $70,432, and the median income for a family was $99,409. Males had a median income of $70,298 versus $46,336 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $50,581. About 4.0% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Educational Institutions

Though unincorporated, Strawberry is home to at least two schools: Strawberry Point School (K - 5) and Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. Strawberry is in the Mill Valley School District, the Tamalpais Union High School District and the Marin Community College District. Strawberry is in the attendance areas for Mill Valley Middle School and Tamalpais High School. Strawberry Point School opened in 1952. Starting in 1956, 7th and 6th grade students attended Alto Junior High School, until Edna Maguire Junior High School opened in 1957. Edna Maguire is now an elementary school. Starting in 1969, 6th, 7th and 8th grade students attended Mill Valley Middle School. Strawberry Point School closed in 1990 and reopened in 2000.^[1]

[edit] Other information

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The site of the Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary on Strawberry Point was considered for the headquarters for the United Nations. This was because in the forties when the UN was established in San Francisco, Strawberry was undeveloped. It was seen as a tranquil and peaceful setting. New York City was eventually chosen.^[2]

The Strawberry Spit was once the gathering site of the endangered harbor seal. They used to regularly live and fish there, but once development on the spit began in the 1980s they left, never to return.

Strawberry is unincorporated; some residents have been struggling for years to become an incorporated part of Tiburon, not Mill Valley. However, any vote that comes up before the residents is voted down.

Huey Lewis attended Strawberry Point School in the 1950s, where he skipped second grade.^[3]

The song "Mill Valley", recorded in 1970 and released on the album "Miss Abrams and the Strawberry Point 4th Grade Class"[1], became a nationwide hit. (Listen to a clip of |"Mill Valley".)

Strawberry is the site of a major transfer bus stop for Golden Gate Transit.