Larkspur, California

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Back to Larkspur, CA housing info, Marin County, California, CA smaller cities, CA small cities, All Cities. Homes for sale in Larkspur, California   Larkspur Apartments for Rent   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Larkspur, CA Marin County Population in July 2008: 11,693. Population change since 2000: -2.7%   Males: 5,293   (45.3%) Females: 6,400   (54.7%) Median resident age:   45.9 years California median age:   33.3 years Zip codes: 94939, 94977. Larkspur Zip Code Map Estimated median household income in 2008: $86,053 (it was $66,710 in 2000) Larkspur:   $86,053 California:   $61,021 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $69,140 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $1,100,836 (it was $588,600 in 2000) Larkspur:   $1,100,836 California:   $467,000 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $1,182,806; Detached houses: $1,467,258; Townhouses or other attached units: $550,600; In 2-unit structures: $784,231; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $904,728; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $554,781; Mobile homes: $28,352; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $199,489 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 94939 Larkspur, CA residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Larkspur: White Non-Hispanic (88.4%) Hispanic (4.3%) Two or more races (2.6%) Chinese (1.4%) Other race (1.1%) Japanese (1.0%) American Indian (0.8%) Black (0.8%) Filipino (0.5%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Larkspur: 197.9 (very high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Larkspur, California on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Larkspur is mentioned 140 times on our forum: Narrowing it down.. San Rafael or Larkspur? (Or anywhere else in Marin)  (4 replies) How long is the commute from SF to Larkspur?  (13 replies) Fairfax Commute - time from Fairfax to Larkspur Ferry Building  (3 replies) Opinions on living in Larkspur-feedback GREATLY appreciated  (1 reply) Larkspur Ferry Parking  (4 replies) San Francisco pics.  (266 replies) Latest news from Larkspur, CA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: English (17.6%), German (16.6%), Irish (16.4%), Italian (9.5%), Russian (5.1%), French (4.9%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Elevation: 43 feet Land area: 3.13 square miles. Population density: 3731 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 37.94 N, Longitude: 122.53 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +34 (+0.3%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,303 (19.4%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 415

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Larkspur-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below California state average. It is 1144% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 25.9 miles away from Larkspur center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1989 at 00:04:15, a magnitude 7.1 (6.5 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 71.0 miles away from the city center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 total damage
On 4/24/1984 at 21:15:19, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 63.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/24/1980 at 19:00:09, a magnitude 5.9 (5.3 MB, 5.9 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 46.6 miles away from Larkspur center
On 1/27/1980 at 02:33:36, a magnitude 5.8 (5.0 MB, 5.0 MS, 5.8 ML) earthquake occurred 45.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/6/1979 at 17:05:22, a magnitude 5.9 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.9 ML) earthquake occurred 79.0 miles away from Larkspur center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Notable locations in Larkspur: Larkspur City Hall (A), Larkspur Ferry Terminal (B), Larkspur Public Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Bon Air Shopping Center (1), Larkspur Landing Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Larkspur include: Calvary Baptist Church (A), Saint Patricks Catholic Church (B), Redwoods Presbyterian Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Larkspur Creek (A), Tamalpais Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Larkspur include: Heatherwood Park (1), Piper Park (2), King Mountain Preserve (3), Magnolia Park (4), Blithdale Summit Preserve (5), Bon Air Landing Park (6), Niven Park (7), Dolliver Park (8), Hamilton Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Larkspur Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	1.9 people
California:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	47.2%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

This city:	3.7%
Whole state:	14.2%

This city:	2.5%
Whole state:	6.3%

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Here		32.5%
USA		50.2%

10.42% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,352 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.42%
California average:	5.75%

3.98% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,378 average AGI)

Marin County:	3.98%
California average:	0.21%

from San Francisco County, CA	1.40% ($132,281 average AGI)
from Sonoma County, CA	0.81% ($50,043)
from Alameda County, CA	0.44% ($60,568)

7.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($89,330 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.54%
California average:	6.27%

0.25% of residents moved to foreign countries ($8,310 average AGI)

Marin County:	0.25%
California average:	0.11%

to Sonoma County, CA	1.18% ($77,230 average AGI)
to San Francisco County, CA	1.12% ($98,521)
to Contra Costa County, CA	0.45% ($64,548)

• 501 Via Casitas, Call Sign: KNDD742, Licensee ID: L00584603
  Assigned Frequencies : 159.075 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/04/1997, Expiration Date: 12/16/2002, Cancelation Date: 03/23/2003
  Registrant: City Of Larkspur, 250 Doherty Dr, Larkspur, CA 94939
• 250 Doherty Dr, Call Sign: KBJ930, Licensee ID: L00009514
  Assigned Frequencies : 154.920 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/19/2001, Expiration Date: 09/03/2011
  Registrant: State Of California, 601 Sequoia Pacific Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95814-0282, Phone: (916) 657-9999
• Lat: 37.916583 Lon: -122.517750, Call Sign: WQCH916
  Assigned Frequencies : 151.925 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/08/2005, Expiration Date: 03/08/2015, Certifier: Stephen C Curl
  Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Email:
• Lat: 37.938306 Lon: -122.531417, Call Sign: WQIW853
  Assigned Frequencies : 151.715 MHz, 151.835 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/05/2008, Expiration Date: 06/05/2018, Certifier: Wolf Gutscher
  Registrant: Motorola, Inc., 1301 E. Algonquin Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60196, Phone: (847) 576-4455, Fax: (847) 538-4832, Email:

• STATION, 1.2 Mi W Of, Overall height: 22.9 m, Call Sign: WNTR847
  Assigned Frequencies : 952.318 MHz, 928.318 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/10/2008, Expiration Date: 07/12/2018
  Registrant: County Of Marin, San Rafael, CA 94913-4055, Phone: (415) 499-7313, Fax: (415) 499-3738, Email:
• STATION, 250 Bon Air Rd, Structure height: 26.2 m, Call Sign: WEH630
  Assigned Frequencies : 6123.10 MHz, 954.550 MHz, 6615.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/14/2001, Expiration Date: 05/31/2011
  Registrant: Phone: (415) 751-8845

• Mt. Tamalpais Appx 3 Miles W Of, Call Sign: KNKL681
  Assigned Frequencies : 931.537 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/27/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 10/28/2004, Certifier: Kenneth Goldstein
  Registrant: Alston & Bird LLP, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, North Building, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 756-3376, Fax: (202) 756-3333, Email:

• Fire: 9
• Hazardous Condition: 3

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