Larkspur, California
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| City of Larkspur | ||
Larkspur City Hall in 2010
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 Larkspur, California
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| Coordinates: 37°56′03″N 122°32′07″W / 37.93417°N 122.53528°WCoordinates: 37°56′03″N 122°32′07″W / 37.93417°N 122.53528°W | ||
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 United States
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 California
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| County | Marin | |
| Incorporated | March 1, 1908 | |
| Government | ||
| • County Board | Katie Rice (District 2) Steve Kinsey (District 4) |
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| • Mayor | Catherine Way | |
| • City Manager | Dan Schwarz | |
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Sen. Mike McGuire (D) Asm. Marc Levine (D) |
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| • U. S. Congress | Jared Huffman (D) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.243 sq mi (8.399 km2) | |
| • Land | 3.027 sq mi (7.840 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.216 sq mi (0.560 km2) 6.66% | |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) | |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | ||
| • Total | 11,926 | |
| • Estimate (2013) | 12,204 | |
| • Density | 3,700/sq mi (1,400/km2) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | |
| ZIP code | 94939 | |
| Area codes | 415/628 | |
| FIPS code | 06-40438 | |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1658942, 2411627 | |
| Website | www |
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Larkspur is a city in Marin County, California, United States. Larkspur is located 3 miles (4.8 km) south of San Rafael, at an elevation of 43 feet (13 m). As of the 2010 Census, the city's population was 11,926. Larkspur is located north of San Francisco near Mount Tamalpais. Larkspur's Police Department is shared with that of the neighboring Corte Madera and town of San Anselmo as the Central Marin Police Authority. Intersecting Larkspur's downtown is Madrone Canyon, a residential area amidst a redwood grove.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.24 sq mi (8.4 km2). 3.03 sq mi (7.8 km2) of it is land and 0.22 sq mi (0.6 km2) of it (6.66%) is water.
Charles W. Wright laid out the town in 1887. The first post office opened in 1891. Larkspur incorporated in 1908.Larkspur's Downtown Historic District, known also as Old Downtown Larkspur, is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The restored Art Deco Lark Theater is part of this downtown district.
Scenes in the 1949 film noir Impact featured several areas around Larkspur, including the home and gas station of the Probert family, in the location now occupied by The Tavern at Lark Creek.
The final scenes of Clint Eastwood's 1971 movie Dirty Harry were filmed in Larkspur at the old Hutchison Gravel Quarry (now Larkspur Landing).
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