San Rafael is a city and the county seat of Marin County, California, United States. The city is located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 61,271, up from 57,713 in 2010. San Rafael was founded by the Spanish in 1817, when Vicente Francisco de Sarría established Mission San Rafael Arcángel, initially as an asistencia. San Rafael Arcángel was upgraded to full mission status in 1822, a month before Alta California declared independence from Spain as part of Mexico. Following the American Conquest of California, the community of San Rafael incorporated as a city in 1874.

Country: United States
State: California
County: Marin
Incorporated: February 18, 1874
Named for: Archangel Raphael
Type: Council-manager with directly elected mayor
Mayor: Kate Colin
City Manager: Cristine Alilovich
Supervisor: District 1: Mary Sackett District 2: Katie Rice District 4: Dennis Rodoni
State Legislators: Sen, Asm.
Water: 26.42%
Population (2020): 61,271
Urban: 246,548 (US: 165th)
Demonym: San Rafaelino
Time zone: PST (UTC−8)
Summer (DST): PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP code: 94901
Area codes: 415/628
FIPS code: 06-68364
GNIS feature IDs: 1659589, 2411804
Website: [www.cityofsanrafael.org]
Official Website: http://www.cityofsanrafael.org
Wikidata description: city and the county seat of Marin County, California, United States of America
Wikidata id: Q631915
Wikidata label: San Rafael
Wikidata aliases: Array
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