Sausalito, California

Sausalito is a city in Marin County, California, United States. The population was 7,330 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Sausalito is located at (37.857708, -122.490266).

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 (15.18%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census 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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.33% of the population.

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. About 2.0% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

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".

Willows often mark where there is water. Sausalito has many springs, hence the popularity for early mariners and explorers to get fresh water. There is an apartment complex called "Whisky Springs" after the whisky stills that were once there. In the Whiskey Springs neighborhood, there are many springs.

The 1942 black and white film called "China Girl" with Robert Blake has some footage of Sally Stanford's restaurant on the waterfront. The scene shows the docks in their full state and illustrates the rum running aspect of Sausalito.

Before completion of the Golden Gate Bridge, Sausalito was the site of an auto ferry running to the Hyde Street Pier in 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.

Sausalito has always been a hot bed of progressive activity, with rock and roll, Plant recording studios and Mick Jagger hanging around, in the dot com day with The Well and many other innovative high tech companies, and still moves forward on the cutting edge in certain areas. Sausalito is the home of "Savings and Clone" a company involved in cloning pets.

Huey Lewis and the News recorded an album in Sausalito.

External links

Marin County, California | Cities in California | San Francisco Bay Area