San Anselmo, California
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View of San Anselmo
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 Location in Marin County and the state of California |
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 Town of San Anselmo
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| Coordinates: 37°58′29″N 122°33′42″W / 37.97472°N 122.56167°WCoordinates: 37°58′29″N 122°33′42″W / 37.97472°N 122.56167°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Marin |
| Incorporated | April 9, 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Town council |
Mayor Kay Coleman, Vice Mayor Tom McInerney, Ford Greene, Matt Brown and John Wright |
| • Town manager | Debra Stutsman |
| • Supervisor | District 2 Katie Rice |
| • Legislators |
Sen. Mike McGuire (D) Asm. Marc Levine (D) Rep. Jared Huffman (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.677 sq mi (6.934 km2) |
| • Land | 2.677 sq mi (6.934 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 12,336 |
| • Density | 4,600/sq mi (1,800/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 94960, 94979 |
| Area codes | 415/628 |
| FIPS code | 06-64434 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277591, 2413251 |
| Website | townofsananselmo |
San Anselmo is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, in the western United States. San Anselmo is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of San Rafael, at an elevation of 46 feet (14 m). It is located about 20 miles (32 km) north of San Francisco. Neighboring towns include San Rafael to the east, Fairfax to the west, and Ross to the south. Mount Tamalpais dominates the view to the south. The population was 12,336 at the 2010 census.
The land in and around San Anselmo was mostly pastoral until 1874, when the North Pacific Coast Railroad (NPC) added to its line a spur track from San Anselmo to San Rafael. In 1875, the railroad completed a line from Sausalito to Tomales and north to Cazadero via San Anselmo. For a few years, the town was referred to on railroad maps as "Junction", but in 1883 the name San Anselmo came back into use. The San Anselmo post office opened in 1892. Two postal substations were operated: Lansdale, from 1924 to 1962, and Yolanda, from 1924 to 1954.
From 1902 until the early 1940s, San Anselmo was part of Marin's Northwestern Pacific (in 1907, investors formed the NWP) Electric Train system. The Miracle Mile's and Center Boulevard's current "raised roadbed" were the railroad's right of way. Becoming unprofitable as a result of competition from the automobile and the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge, the railway was officially closed on March 1, 1941. The last of the major San Anselmo railroad station buildings was razed in 1963, according to the town's timeline.
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