Mill Valley
| Mill Valley, California | |
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Mill Valley City Hall
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 Location in Marin County and the state of California |
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 Mill Valley, California
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| Coordinates: 37°54′22″N 122°32′42″W / 37.90611°N 122.54500°WCoordinates: 37°54′22″N 122°32′42″W / 37.90611°N 122.54500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Marin |
| Incorporated | September 1, 1900 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John McCauley |
| • State senator | Mike McGuire (D) |
| • Assemblymember | Marc Levine (D) |
| • U. S. rep. | Jared Huffman (D) |
| • County Board | District 3 Kate Sears |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.847 sq mi (12.555 km2) |
| • Land | 4.763 sq mi (12.336 km2) |
| • Water | 0.084 sq mi (0.219 km2) 1.74% |
| Elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |
| • Total | 13,903 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 14,311 |
| • Density | 2,900/sq mi (1,100/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 94941, 94942 |
| Area codes | 415/628 |
| FIPS code | 06-47710 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1659128, 2411109 |
| Website | www |
Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, United States, located about 14 miles (23 km) north of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge. The population was 13,903 at the 2010 census.
Mill Valley is located on the western and northern shores of Richardson Bay, and the eastern slopes of Mount Tamalpais. Beyond the flat coastal area and marshlands, it occupies narrow wooded canyons, mostly of second-growth redwoods, on the southeastern slopes of Mount Tamalpais. The Mill Valley 94941 ZIP code also includes the following adjacent unincorporated communities: Almonte, Alto, Homestead Valley, Tamalpais Valley, and Strawberry. The Muir Woods National Monument is also located just outside the city limits.
The first people known to inhabit Marin County, the Coast Miwok, arrived approximately 6,000 years ago. The territory of the Coast Miwok included all of Marin County, north to Bodega Bay and southern Sonoma County. More than 600 village sites have been identified,including 14 sites in the Mill Valley area. Nearby archaeological discoveries include the rock carvings and grinding sites on Ring Mountain. The pre-Missionization population of the Coast Miwok is estimated to be between 1,500 (Alfred L. Kroeber's estimate for the year 1770 A.D.) to 2,000 (Sherburne F. Cook's estimate for the same year). The pre-Missionization population of the Coast Miwok may have been as high as 5000. Cook speculated that by 1848 their population had decreased to 300, and down to 60 by 1880. As of 2011 there are over 1,000 registered members of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria which includes both the Coast Miwok and the Southern Pomo, all of whom can date their ancestry back to the 14 survivors original tribal ancestors.
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