Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, California
| Lagunitas-Forest Knolls | |
|---|---|
| census-designated place | |
 Location in Marin County and the state of California |
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 Lagunitas-Forest Knolls
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| Coordinates: 38°0′54″N 122°41′38″W / 38.01500°N 122.69389°WCoordinates: 38°0′54″N 122°41′38″W / 38.01500°N 122.69389°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Marin |
| Government | |
| • County Board | District 4 Steve Kinsey |
| • State Senate | Mark Leno (D) |
| • Assembly | Marc Levine (D) |
| • U. S. Congress | Jared Huffman (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.247 sq mi (11.000 km2) |
| • Land | 4.247 sq mi (11.000 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,819 |
| • Density | 430/sq mi (170/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 94933; 94938 |
| Area codes | 415/628 |
| FIPS code | 06-39283 |
Lagunitas-Forest Knolls is a census-designated place, composed of two unincorporated areas in the western half of the San Geronimo Valley in Marin County, California, United States. The population was 1,819 at the 2010 census.
The two towns are locally seen as separate, geographically divided by narrow points in the San Geronimo Valley, and each with its own small commercial center. Both are primarily residential. Lagunitas' ZIP code is 94938, while that of Forest Knolls is 94933.
Lagunitas-Forest Knolls is located at 38°0′54″N 122°41′38″W / 38.01500°N 122.69389°W (38.015064, -122.693874).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.0 square kilometers (4.2 sq mi), all land.
San Geronimo Creek (a.k.a. Paper Mill Creek) runs through both towns, which is one of few remaining spawning grounds for Coho Salmon.
The Lagunitas Creek Watershed is home to the largest-remaining wild run of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in Central California. These coho are part of the "Central California Coast Evolutionarily Significant Unit," or CCC ESU, and are listed as "endangered" at both the state and federal level.
The towns line the western end of the San Geronimo Valley, extending into the forested south ridges and slightly into the grassier northern ones.
Lagunitas is on the eastern border of Samuel P. Taylor State Park. Like the park, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls and the surrounding environs are lushly vegetated with large areas of coniferous forests.
Hiking and horseback riding are popular in the hills above the towns.
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