Sausalito, California
Sausalito is a city located in Marin County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 7,330.
Geography
Sausalito is located at 37°51'28" North, 122°29'25" West (37.857708, -122.490266)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.8 km² (2.2 mi²). 4.9 km² (1.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 15.18% water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 7,330 people, 4,254 households, and 1,663 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,489.5/km² (3,852.9/mi²). There were 4,511 housing units at an average density of 916.7/km² (2,371.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.65% White, 0.65% African American, 0.29% Native American, 4.17% Asian, 0.25% Pacific Islander, 0.71% from other races, and 2.28% from two or more races. 3.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 4,254 households out of which 8.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.9% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 60.9% were non-families. 45.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.72 and the average family size was 2.34.
In the city the population was spread out with 7.4% under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 39.5% from 25 to 44, 38.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $87,469, and the median income for a family was $123,467. Males had a median income of $90,680 versus $56,576 for females. The per capita income for the city was $81,040. 5.1% of the population and 2.0% of families were below the poverty line. 5.1% of those under the age of 18 and 5.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Tourism
Lying at the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge, picturesque Sausalito receives a steady stream of visitors who both cycle over the bridge or use the ferry service from San Francisco. It retains one of the few ungated marinas in the Bay Area that attract visitors.
Education
Sausalito is served by the Sausalito Marin City School District for primary school and the Tamalpais Union High School District for secondary school. Grades K-6 attend Bayside Elementary School in Sausalito while high schoolers attend Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley.
Historical Items
- The town's name derives from the Spanish word meaning "little willow grove".
- Before completion of the Golden Gate Bridge, Sausalito was the site of an auto ferry running to San Francisco, and the continuation point of old U.S. Highway 101.
- One-time Sausalito City Council member and former Mayor Sally Stanford, founder of the restaurant Valhalla, once ran the finest brothel on the west coast, at 1144 Pine Street in San Francisco.
- Sausalito was the setting mentioned by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper in their 1967 tune (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay. The city was also referred to in a 1980 roadtrip song by the Dutch band Diesel, titled Sausalito Summernights.
- Sausalito was home to the 20th-century philosopher Alan Watts, who lived on a converted ferry boat there.
- San Francisco-based rock band Santana had an instrumental song called "Samba de Sausalito" on their 1973 album Welcome
- Sausalito is home to Stewart Brand founder of the Whole Earth catalog and The WELL.
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