Politics & Government

Coming Today, U.S. Census Data About San Anselmo and Fairfax

The U.S. Census Bureau releases data about California cities this afternoon.

Stay tuned: California communities gain a more detailed look at how they've grown in the past decade, when the U.S. Census Bureau issues results from the 2010 count later this afternoon.

The data — divided by census blocks, voting districts, cities, counties and school districts — includes information on population, race, ethnicity and voting age.

In December, the Bureau released state population information used to determine the redistricting of state representation in national government.

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In 2010, eight states gained congressional seats, but for the first time since 1920 California wasn't one of them — due to inordinately slow population growth over the last decade. California's population was 37.25 million in 2010, an almost 10 percent population increase since 2000, and right on par with the country's 9.7 percent population growth. So, California retains its 53 seats in the House of Representatives.

In San Anselmo, preliminary estimates place the 2009 population at 12,058 — down about 2.6 percent from the 2000 census, when the population count was 12,378. Fairfax's preliminary estimates place the 2009 population at 7,099 -- down about 3 percent from the 2000 census, when the population count was 7,319. Both towns, according to the estimates, experienced a decrease in population through 2006, before having a small increase since 2006. Out of 481 California cities ranked by population growth,  preliminary data places San Anselmo at No. 346 and Fairfax at No. 403. Larkspur was No. 348, Corte Madera was No. 375, Tiburon was No. 378, Mill Valley was No. 332, Belvedere was No. 451, and Ross was No. 449. 

Find out what's happening in San Anselmo-Fairfaxwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

The Census Bureau says the report should be released around 12:30 p.m. and will be available for download here.

Check back on San Anselmo-Fairfax Patch later today for analysis and details.


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