Marin County is located in the northwestern part of the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 262,231. Its county seat and largest city is San Rafael. Marin County is across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, and is included in the San Francisco–Oakland–Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Marin County's natural sites include the Muir Woods redwood forest, the Marin Headlands, Stinson Beach, the Point Reyes National Seashore, and Mount Tamalpais. Marin is one of the highest-income counties by per capita income and median household income. The county is governed by the Marin County Board of Supervisors. The Marin County Civic Center was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and draws thousands of visitors a year to guided tours of its arch and atrium design. In 1994, a new county jail facility was embedded into the hillside nearby.

Country: United States
State: California
Incorporated: February 18, 1850
Named for: Chief Marin, "great chief of the tribe Licatiut"
County seat: San Rafael
Largest city: San Rafael (population) Novato (area)
Type: Council–Administrator
President: Stephanie Moulton-Peters
Vice President: Dennis Rodoni
President Pro Tem: Mary Sackett
County Administrator: Matthew H. Hymel
Population (2020): 262,231
Twitter profile: maringov
Official Website: http://www.co.marin.ca.us
Wikidata description: county in California, United States
Wikidata id: Q108117
Wikidata label: Marin County
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