Editing Inverness, California

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| official_name            = Inverness
| settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
| image_skyline            = Inverness, California - March 2022 - Sarah Stierch.jpg
| image_caption            = Inverness in 2022
| image_seal               = 
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| map_caption              = Location in [[Marin County, California|Marin County]] and the state of [[California]]
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| pushpin_map_caption      = Location in the United States
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| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = {{flag|California}}
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in California|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Marin County, California|Marin]]
| established_date         = 
| leader_title             = [[Marin County Board of Supervisors|County Board]]
| leader_name              = District 4<br />[[Dennis Rodoni (politician)|Dennis Rodoni]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.marincounty.org/depts/bs/district-4/home |title=County of Marin District 4 webpage |publisher=[[County of Marin]] |access-date=February 7, 2020 }}</ref>
| leader_title1            = [[California's 2nd State Senate district|State senator]]
| leader_name1             = {{Representative|casd|2|fmt=sleader}}<ref name=swd>{{Cite web |url=http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |title=Statewide Database |publisher=[[Regents of the University of California]] |access-date=April 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| leader_title2            = [[California's 10th State Assembly district|Assemblymember]]
| leader_name2             = {{Representative|caad|10|fmt=sleader}}<ref name=swd/>
| leader_title3            = [[California's 2nd congressional district|U. S. rep.]]
| leader_name3             = {{Representative|cacd|2|fmt=usleader}}<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|2|accessdate=March 8, 2013}}</ref>
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| unit_pref                = US
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web |title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_place_06.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=July 6, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 
| area_total_sq_mi         = 6.836
| area_land_km2            = 
| area_land_sq_mi          = 6.400
| area_water_km2           = 
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.436
| area_water_percent       = 6.38
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis>{{gnis|1658827}}</ref>
| elevation_m              = 13
| elevation_ft             = 43
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US0636616&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Inverness CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=July 6, 2022}}</ref>
| population_total         = 1379
| population_as_of         = 2020
| population_density_km2   = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 215.5
| timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
| utc_offset               = -8
| timezone_DST             = PDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -7
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 94937
| area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area codes]]
| area_code                = [[Area codes 415 and 628|415/628]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 06-36616
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 1658827
| website                  = 
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'''Inverness''' is an unincorporated community and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in western [[Marin County, California|Marin County]], [[California]], United States. It is located on the southwest shore of [[Tomales Bay]] {{convert|3.5|mi|km|abbr=off|sp=us}} northwest of [[Point Reyes Station, California|Point Reyes Station]] and about {{convert|40|mi|round=5}} by road northwest of [[San Francisco]],<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|645}}</ref> at an elevation of {{convert|43| ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}.<ref name=gnis /> In the 2020 census, the population was 1,379.<ref name="Census 2020"/> The community was named by a Scottish landowner after [[Inverness]] in Scotland.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-16 |title=Marin history: How Inverness came to be |url=https://www.marinij.com/lifestyle/20180416/marin-history-how-inverness-came-to-be |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Marin Independent Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Community ==
Inverness is located on the west shore of [[Tomales Bay]], which runs southeast along the line of the [[San Andreas Fault]].  Surrounded by [[Point Reyes National Seashore]], it is primarily a residential community, with little industry other than tourism. It has a small downtown area with a general store, post office, library, two restaurants, one gift shop and a coffee shop. A third restaurant is located a short way north of downtown. There are also a number of hotels and inns spread throughout the town. 

One aspect of the town is a concentration of recreational (and some commercial) boating. There is a small public marina, a few private piers, and the [[Inverness Yacht Club]].

Portions of the John Carpenter film ''[[The Fog]]'' as well as most of his film ''[[Village of the Damned (1995 film)|Village of the Damned]]'' were shot in and around Inverness. In 1970, American singer and songwriter [[Jesse Colin Young]] moved his home and recording studio to Inverness. In 1993, Young and his wife Connie founded Ridgetop Music, a label based out of their home in Inverness.

== History==
[[File:Brock Schreiber Boathouse.jpg|thumb|256px|Brock Schreiber Boathouse on Tomales Bay|right]]

The town is about {{convert|5|mi|0}}  northeast of [[Drakes Bay]] on the Pacific Ocean, named after [[Francis Drake|Sir Francis Drake]], who explored the coast in the 16th century. Although Drake's official log was lost, the ship's doctor's log described landing in an area that reminded him of the [[White Cliffs of Dover]]. Drakes Bay is backed by similar-looking cliffs, leading many to believe this is where the ship landed.

The region became the property of [[James McMillan Shafter|James Shafter]], who began to develop the property in the 1890s.  It became a summer resort where people from San Francisco and [[Oakland]] came to camp, hike and swim in Tomales Bay. Many built small summer cabins that still exist today. Small steamboats took day trippers down the bay to secluded beaches. They left from Brock Schreiber's boathouse, which has been preserved and is a prominent local landmark with its prominent sign "Launch for Hire".

The first post office opened in 1897.<ref name=CGN />

In 1995, Inverness Ridge was the site of the Mt. Vision Fire, which burned a large area of [[Point Reyes National Seashore]] and a number of homes built on the ridge. The town itself was threatened but was saved by helicopters dipping water from Tomales Bay to drop on the Bishop pine forest between the town and the burning ridgetop.

== Geography ==
[[File:WestMarinTowns.png|left|Towns of West Marin County, California]]

Inverness is located at {{Coord|38|06|04|N|122|51|25|W|type:city}}.<ref name=gnis /> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|6.8|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|6.4|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|1}}, or 6.38%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> The CDP includes the secondary community of [[Inverness Park, California|Inverness Park]], southeast of Inverness proper. It is bordered to the east by [[Point Reyes Station, California|Point Reyes Station]].

The town is adjacent to the [[San Andreas Fault]] and is spread out along approximately {{convert|2|mi|km|0}} of the western shore and valleys of [[Tomales Bay]] on the [[Point Reyes Peninsula]]. It provides services to visitors to the Point Reyes National Seashore and [[Tomales Bay State Park]].
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===Climate===
Inverness has a [[Mediterranean climate]] heavily influenced by the nearby [[Pacific Ocean]], with cool, rainy winters and mild, dry summers.<ref name="PRISM" /> The community experiences a fairly narrow range of temperatures, due to its position only a few miles inland. The warmest month is actually September, a common pattern in the Bay Area due to the annual rollover in ocean currents.

{{Weather box|width=60%
|location = Inverness (1981-2010 normals)
|single line = Y
|Jan high F = 	55.2	|Jan mean F = 	48.1	|Jan low F = 	41.1	|Jan precipitation inch = 		6.62
|Feb high F = 	58.4	|Feb mean F = 	50.5	|Feb low F = 	42.7	|Feb precipitation inch = 		6.54
|Mar high F = 	60.1	|Mar mean F = 	52.0	|Mar low F = 	43.8	|Mar precipitation inch = 		4.67
|Apr high F = 	61.8	|Apr mean F = 	53.4	|Apr low F = 	45.0	|Apr precipitation inch = 		2.17
|May high F = 	63.6	|May mean F = 	55.9	|May low F = 	48.2	|May precipitation inch = 		1.35
|Jun high F = 	65.4	|Jun mean F = 	58.2	|Jun low F = 	50.9	|Jun precipitation inch = 		0.24
|Jul high F = 	67.6	|Jul mean F = 	60.0	|Jul low F = 	52.3	|Jul precipitation inch = 		0.02
|Aug high F = 	67.9	|Aug mean F = 	60.3	|Aug low F = 	52.8	|Aug precipitation inch = 		0.10
|Sep high F = 	69.1	|Sep mean F = 	60.5	|Sep low F = 	51.8	|Sep precipitation inch = 		0.31
|Oct high F = 	67.2	|Oct mean F = 	57.8	|Oct low F = 	48.5	|Oct precipitation inch = 		1.72
|Nov high F = 	62.1	|Nov mean F = 	53.4	|Nov low F = 	44.6	|Nov precipitation inch = 		4.09
|Dec high F = 	55.7	|Dec mean F = 	48.1	|Dec low F = 	40.5	|Dec precipitation inch = 		6.44
|year high F = 	62.8	|year mean F = 	54.8	|year low F = 	46.9	|year precipitation inch = 		34.27
|source=PRISM Climate Group<ref name="PRISM">{{Cite web
|url=http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/
|publisher=Oregon State University
|title=PRISM Climate Group
|access-date=April 23, 2020
}} Input coordinates: 38.0985 N, 122.8573 W.</ref>
|date=April 2020
}}

==Demographics==
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] Inverness had a population of 1,304. The population density was {{convert|190.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Inverness was 1,212 (92.9%) White, 15 (1.2%) African American, 8 (0.6%) Native American, 16 (1.2%) Asian, 2 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 19 (1.5%) from other races, and 32 (2.5%) from two or more races.  Hispanic or Latino of any race were 79 people (6.1%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0636616|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715025757/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0636616|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Inverness CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The census reported that 100% of the population lived in households.

There were 697 households, 90 (12.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 300 (43.0%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 33 (4.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 14 (2.0%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 48 (6.9%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 9 (1.3%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 278 households (39.9%) were one person and 109 (15.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 1.87.  There were 347 families (49.8% of households); the average family size was 2.46.

The age distribution was 139 people (10.7%) under the age of 18, 35 people (2.7%) aged 18 to 24, 226 people (17.3%) aged 25 to 44, 553 people (42.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 351 people (26.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 57.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males.

There were 1,130 housing units at an average density of 165.3 per square mile, of the occupied units 451 (64.7%) were owner-occupied and 246 (35.3%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.8%. 65.7% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 34.3% lived in rental housing units.

==Education==
It is in the [[Shoreline Unified School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06041_marin/DC20SD_C06041.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Marin County, CA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-12-07}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06041_marin/DC20SD_C06041_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Inverness, California}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Point Reyes National Seashore}}
*[http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/wmarin/invindex.cfm Inverness Library]
*[http://www.pointreyes.org/inverness.html  Inverness info at pointreyes.org]

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