Woodacre, California
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Geography
The community is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".[2] in the eastern half of the San Geronimo Valley of central Marin County. San Geronimo and Lagunitas-Forest Knolls are to its west. Woodacre is located Script error: No such module "convert". south-southwest of Novato,[3] and 8 miles northwest of San Rafael; the nearest incorporated town is Fairfax, Script error: No such module "convert". east-southeast. At Script error: No such module "convert"., Woodacre has the highest base elevation in Marin County.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all of it land.[4]
History
The community began when promoters subdivided the place in 1912.[3] In 1923, wildfires burned 35 of the 40 homes in Woodacre.[5] The first post office opened in 1925.[3]
Demographics
2020
The 2020 United States census reported that Woodacre had a population of 1,410. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of Woodacre was 86.2% White, 0.3% African American, 0.6% Native American, 2.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.9% from other races, and 9.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.9% of the population.[6]
The whole population lived in households. There were 612 households, out of which 20.9% included children under the age of 18, 48.0% were married-couple households, 6.9% were cohabiting couple households, 23.9% had a female householder with no partner present, and 21.2% had a male householder with no partner present. 28.8% of households were one person, and 17.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.3.[6] There were 386 families (63.1% of all households).[7]
The age distribution was 16.2% under the age of 18, 5.0% aged 18 to 24, 14.9% aged 25 to 44, 32.1% aged 45 to 64, and 31.8% who were 65Script error: No such module "String".years of age or older. The median age was 52.9Script error: No such module "String".years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males.[6]
There were 650 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which 612 (94.2%) were occupied. Of these, 75.8% were owner-occupied, and 24.2% were occupied by renters.[6]
2023 estimates
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $225,521, and the per capita income was $87,336. About 4.5% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line.[8]
Education
Almost all of the community is in the Lagunitas Elementary School District while a small portion is in the Ross Valley Elementary School District. All of it is in the Tamalpais Union High School District.[9]
Notable people
- Harold Jones (born 1940), drummer with Tony Bennett and Count Basie Orchestra[10]
- Jack Kornfield (born 1945), founded Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre in 1987
- Victor Moscoso (born 1936), known primarily for psychedelic posters and Zap Comix
- Gage Taylor (1942–2000), artist known for his psychedelic-inspired landscapes
- Robin Williams (1951–2014), actor; lived in Woodacre as a teenager
- William Windom (1923–2012), actor; retired to Woodacre and died there in 2012[11]
- Clifford Geertz (1926-2006), cultural anthropologist; lived in Woodacre as a child and a teenager
References
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- ↑ Eric Grode, "William Windom, Emmy Winner and TV Everyman, Dies at 88", The New York Times, August 19, 2012. (Accessed October 29, 2013)
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