Ross

Also known as Ross, California, Ross, CA

town in Marin County, California, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: California
County: Marin
Incorporated: August 21, 1908
Mayor: Julie McMillan
Mayor pro tem: Elizabeth Robbins
Town manager: Christa Johnson
State leg: Sen. Mike McGuire ( D ), Asm. Damon Connolly ( D )
U s congress: Jared Huffman ( D )
County board: District 2, Brian Colbert
Total: 1.56 sq mi (4.0 km )
Land: 1.56 sq mi (4.0 km )
Water: 0.00 sq mi (0 km ) 0%
Elevation: 36 ft (11 m)
Estimate 2024: 2,297
Density: 1,500.6/sq mi (579.4/km )
Time zone: UTC−8 ( PST )
Summer dst: UTC−7 (PDT)

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Ross
Population: 2338
Area: 4.030685
Elevation: 11
Official website: www.townofross.org
Image: Post Office Ross California.jpg
Households: 852
Dialing code: 415

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postal code: 94957
inception: 1857-01-01
water as percent of area: 0
P8168: Bufo viridis
water area: 0
per capita income: 112408
Commons category: Ross, California

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Ross is a small incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States, just north of San Francisco. Ross is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west-southwest of San Rafael, at an elevation of 36 feet (11 m). The population was 2,338 at the 2020 census. The town is bordered by San Rafael to the east, Larkspur to the southeast, Kentfield to the south, San Anselmo to the north, and the Mount Tamalpais protected watershed to the west. Ross is named in honor of James Ross, who acquired Rancho Punta de Quentin in 1859.

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