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San Anselmo was mostly pastoral until 1874 when the North Pacific Coast Railroad added to its line a spur track from San Anselmo to San Rafael. In 1875, the railroad completed a line from Sausalito to Tomales via San Anselmo. For a few years, the town was referred to on railroad maps as Junction, but in 1883, the name San Anselmo came back into use. San Anselmo incorporated in April 9, 1907. Its name came from the Punta de Quintin land grant, which marked this valley as the Canada del Anselmo (Valley of Anselm - an Indian who was buried in the area). San Anselmo was a silent film capital in the early 1900s. On March 12, 1974 San Anselmo officially became a town. Most of the Downtown stores and restuarants, for which San Anselmo is well known, are along the banks of the San Anselmo creek. Heavy rains caused the creek to Flood in 1982 , as well as recently on December 31, 2005 . San Anselmo is essentially a family town with a gentle pace and friendly ambiance. GEOGRAPHY San Anselmo is located at 37°58'48" North, 122°34'5" West (37.980073, -122.568123). According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 7.1 Km&2 (2.8 Mi&2 ). 7.1 km&2 (2.8 mi&2) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 12,378 people, 5,267 households, and 3,191 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 1,737.9/km&2 (4,506.5/mi&2). There were 5,408 housing units at an average density of 759.3/km&2 (1,968.9/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 91.62% White , 1.05% African American , 0.40% Native American , 2.92% Asian , 0.12% Pacific Islander , 0.95% from Other Races , and 2.93% from two or more races. 4.14% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 5,267 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were Married Couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.4% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.84. In the town the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $71,488, and the median income for a family was $86,528. Males had a median income of $61,172 versus $47,170 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $41,977. 5.1% of the population and 2.5% of families were below the Poverty Line . 1.7% of those under the age of 18 and 3.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS
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