Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, California

Marin County

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Lagunitas -Forest Knolls is a census -designated place consisting of two unincorporierten areas and in Marin County, California, United States. In the 2000 census, the village had 1835 inhabitants.

The two settlements are regarded by the inhabitants as separate and each has their own little center. The primary use of both places is for residential purposes. The ZIP code is 94938 of Lagunitas, Forest Knolls is of the 94933rd

Geography

Lagunitas -Forest Knolls ' Official geographical coordinates are 38 ° 1 ' N, 122 ° 42' W38.015 - 122.69388888889 ( 38.015064, -122.693874 ).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.0 km ², consisting entirely of the country.

The San Geronimo Creek ( which is locally called Paper Mill Creek ) flows through both settlements and is one of the few remaining spawning grounds of the silver salmon.

Lagunitas and Forest Knolls located in the western half of the San Geronimo Valley and reach the wooded slopes to the south and the more grass-covered slopes up to the north.

Lagunitas is located on the eastern border of the Samuel P. Taylor State Park. As the park itself, the surroundings of Lagunitas -Forest Knolls is covered with coniferous forests.

Demography

At the time of the census of 2000, there were Lagunitas - Forrest Knolls 1835 people. The population density was 166.3 people per km ². There were 776 housing units at an average 70.3 per km ². The population Lagunitas - Forrest Knollss consisted of 88.61 % White, 1.42 % African American, 0.93% Native American, 1.36 % Asian, 0.11 % Pacific Islander, 3.38% gave to, other races, and 4.20 % from two or more races. 5.56 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Residents Lagunitas - Forrest Knolls distributed to 745 households out of which 35.2 % were living in children under 18 years. 45.1% married couples living together, 12.6 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 26.3% of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 3.0 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size is 2.87 people.

The population was spread out with 24.2 % under the, 5.2 % 18 -24- year-old, 29.6% 25-44 year olds, 35.4% of 45-64 year olds and 5.6 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women 96.5 males.

The median household income in Lagunitas - Forrest Knolls totaled 55 917 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 72 411 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 60 035 U.S. dollars, compared to 40,625 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income amounted to 31,504 U.S. dollars. 6.0% of the population and 4.1% of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 3.4% of minors and 2.0 % of those age 65 or over.

Famous residents

  • Klaus Kinski, German actor ( he died there on November 23, 1991)
  • Jerry Garcia, musician with The Grateful Dead († 1995)
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