Editing Kentfield, California

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Kentfield, California 
| settlement_type          = [[Unincorporated community]]<br />[[Census-designated place]]
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| map_caption              = Location in [[Marin County, California|Marin County]] and the state of [[California]]
| pushpin_map              = USA
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location in the United States
| coordinates              = {{coord|37|57|08|N|122|33|26|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type         = Country
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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 2<br>Katie Rice
| leader_title1            = [[California State Senate|Senate]]
| leader_name1             = [[Mike McGuire (politician)|Mike McGuire]] ([[California Democratic Party|D]])
| leader_title2            = [[California's 10th State Assembly district|Assembly]]
| leader_name2             = {{Representative|caad|10|fmt=sleader}}
| leader_title3            = [[California's 2nd congressional district|U. S. Congress]]
| leader_name3             = {{Representative|cacd|2|fmt=usleader}}<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|2|access-date=March 8, 2013}}</ref>
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| 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         = 3.046
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| area_land_sq_mi          = 3.027
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| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.019
| area_water_percent       = 0.62
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis>{{gnis|1658892}}</ref>
| elevation_m              = 35
| elevation_ft             = 115
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US0638114&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Kentfield CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=July 6, 2022}}</ref>
| population_total         = 6808
| population_as_of         = 2020
| population_density_km2   = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 2249.1
| timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
| utc_offset               = &minus;8
| timezone_DST             = PDT
| utc_offset_DST           = &minus;7
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code              = 94904, 94914 (PO boxes)
| 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]]
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'''Kentfield''' (formerly '''Ross Landing''', '''Tamalpais''', and '''Kent''')<ref name=CGN /> is a [[unincorporated community]] in [[Marin County, California]], United States, just north of [[San Francisco]]. Kentfield is located {{convert|2|mi|0}} southwest of downtown [[San Rafael, California|San Rafael]],<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|648}}</ref> at an elevation of 115 feet (35 m).<ref name=gnis /> For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Kentfield as a [[census-designated place]] (CDP). The population was 6,808 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/> The ZIP codes are 94904 for street addresses, and 94914 for PO boxes, and are shared with the neighboring community of [[Greenbrae, California|Greenbrae]].

==History==
In 1857, James Ross (1812–1862) bought [[Rancho Punta de Quentin]]. Ross, a Scot who had arrived in San Francisco from [[Australia]] in 1848 and made his fortune in the wholesale liquor business, set up a trading post called "Ross Landing".<ref name=CGN /><ref>[http://www.moya-rhs.org/history.htm A Ross History Timeline] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309222303/http://www.moya-rhs.org/history.htm |date=March 9, 2010 }}</ref> Steamers would come up [[Corte Madera Creek (Marin County, California)|Corte Madera Creek]] to the landing there.<ref name=CGN /> Albert Emmett Kent bought the land from the Ross estate in 1871.<ref name=CGN /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = http://www.realtyofmarin.com/marin-communities/54-greenbrae-aamp-kentfield-overview.html|title = Greenbrae and Kentfield - Overview|access-date = November 6, 2014|website = Realty Of Marin}}</ref> Kent built an estate called Tamalpais, later applied to the nearby railroad station.<ref name=CGN /> His son, [[William Kent (U.S. Congressman)|William Kent]], was a US Congressman, philanthropist and founder of Muir Woods.<ref name=":0" />

The name of the railroad station was changed to Kent in the 1890s, and finally to Kentfield with the opening of the first post office in 1905.<ref name="CGN" />

==Geography==
Kentfield is located on the eastern slopes of [[Mount Tamalpais]]. It is at {{Coord|37|57|08|N|122|33|26|W|region:US-CA_type:city(6351)|notes=.<ref name=gnis />}} It is bordered to the north by [[Ross, California|Ross]], to the northeast by [[San Rafael, California|San Rafael]], and to the south by [[Larkspur, California|Larkspur]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.0|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqmi|2}}, or 0.62%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/>

==Climate==
The [[National Weather Service]] reports that Kentfield's warmest month is July, with an average high of {{convert|82.7|F}} and an average low of {{convert|53.0|F}}. December is the coolest month, with an average high of {{convert|54.8|F}} and an average low of {{convert|41.3|F}}. The highest temperature on record was {{convert|112|F}} on July 11, 1913. The lowest temperature recorded was {{convert|17|F}} on December 31, 1915.<ref name="NWS"/> Annually, there are an average of 19.6 days with highs of {{convert|90|°F}} or higher and 1.3 days with highs of {{convert|100|°F|1}} or more. Freezing temperatures ({{convert|32|°F|disp=or}} or below) occur an average of 3.8 days each year.<ref name="NOAA"/>

Kentfield has one of the highest average rainfall totals of any community in the San Francisco Bay Area; normally {{convert|47.98|in|mm|abbr=off|sp=us}} of rain falls each year on an average of 68.9&nbsp;days. The most rainfall in a month was {{convert|26.95|in|mm|abbr=on}} in February 1986 and the most in 24 hours was {{convert|11.56|in|mm|abbr=on}} on January 21, 1967.  Although heavy snow sometimes falls on nearby [[Mount Tamalpais]], snow is rare in Kentfield; however, trace amounts were reported on January 28 and December 13, 1972.

{{Weather box
| location    = Kentfield, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1902–present
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 79
| Feb record high F = 84
| Mar record high F = 91
| Apr record high F = 97
| May record high F = 102
| Jun record high F = 110
| Jul record high F = 112
| Aug record high F = 106
| Sep record high F = 110
| Oct record high F = 101
| Nov record high F = 89
| Dec record high F = 79
| Jan avg record high F = 66.3
| Feb avg record high F = 72.0
| Mar avg record high F = 77.6
| Apr avg record high F = 85.3
| May avg record high F = 90.3
| Jun avg record high F = 97.8
| Jul avg record high F = 97.5
| Aug avg record high F = 98.0
| Sep avg record high F = 97.3
| Oct avg record high F = 90.2
| Nov avg record high F = 75.8
| Dec avg record high F = 65.3
| year avg record high F = 102.2
| Jan high F = 56.6
| Feb high F = 61.1
| Mar high F = 65.1
| Apr high F = 68.7
| May high F = 73.5
| Jun high F = 79.6	
| Jul high F = 82.5
| Aug high F = 83.0
| Sep high F = 82.1
| Oct high F = 75.8
| Nov high F = 63.6
| Dec high F = 56.4
| year high F = 70.7
| Jan mean F = 49.2
| Feb mean F = 52.2
| Mar mean F = 54.8
| Apr mean F = 57.5
| May mean F = 61.5
| Jun mean F = 65.8
| Jul mean F = 67.9
| Aug mean F = 68.3
| Sep mean F = 67.4
| Oct mean F = 62.9
| Nov mean F = 54.5
| Dec mean F = 49.1
| year mean F = 59.3
| Jan low F = 41.9
| Feb low F = 43.2
| Mar low F = 44.4
| Apr low F = 46.3
| May low F = 49.5
| Jun low F = 52.0
| Jul low F = 53.2
| Aug low F = 53.6
| Sep low F = 52.7
| Oct low F = 50.0
| Nov low F = 45.4
| Dec low F = 41.7
| year low F = 47.8
| Jan avg record low F = 32.2
| Feb avg record low F = 33.8
| Mar avg record low F = 36.1
| Apr avg record low F = 38.5
| May avg record low F = 43.4
| Jun avg record low F = 46.5
| Jul avg record low F = 48.5
| Aug avg record low F = 48.7
| Sep avg record low F = 46.6
| Oct avg record low F = 41.9
| Nov avg record low F = 35.3
| Dec avg record low F = 31.7
| year avg record low F = 29.9
| Jan record low F = 18
| Feb record low F = 21
| Mar record low F = 24
| Apr record low F = 29
| May record low F = 33
| Jun record low F = 37
| Jul record low F = 37
| Aug record low F = 37
| Sep record low F = 34
| Oct record low F = 28
| Nov record low F = 25
| Dec record low F = 17
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 8.77
| Feb precipitation inch = 8.72
| Mar precipitation inch = 6.00
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.61
| May precipitation inch = 1.40
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.36
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.00
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.05
| Sep precipitation inch = 0.09
| Oct precipitation inch = 1.98
| Nov precipitation inch = 4.63
| Dec precipitation inch = 9.78
| year precipitation inch = 44.39
| Jan precipitation days = 11.5
| Feb precipitation days = 11.0
| Mar precipitation days = 10.6
| Apr precipitation days = 6.2
| May precipitation days = 3.7
| Jun precipitation days = 1.1
| Jul precipitation days = 0.2
| Aug precipitation days = 0.2
| Sep precipitation days = 0.9
| Oct precipitation days = 3.7
| Nov precipitation days = 7.5
| Dec precipitation days = 11.6
| year precipitation days = 68.2
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|source =  NOAA<ref name="NWS">{{cite web|url=http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mtr |publisher= National Weather Service, San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey |title= NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data|access-date=October 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name="NOAA">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00044500&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title=Summary of Monthly Normals 1991&ndash;2020|access-date=2022-05-25}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
===2010===
The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0638114|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715030016/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0638114|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Kentfield CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Kentfield had a population of 6,485. The population density was {{convert|2,132.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Kentfield was 5,908 (91.1%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 35 (0.5%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 10 (0.2%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 224 (3.5%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 7 (0.1%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 95 (1.5%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 206 (3.2%) from two or more races.  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 299 persons (4.6%).

The Census reported that 6,463 people (99.7% of the population) lived in households, 13 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 9 (0.1%) were institutionalized.

There were 2,572 households, out of which 893 (34.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,562 (60.7%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 200 (7.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 78 (3.0%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 83 (3.2%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 25 (1.0%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 600 households (23.3%) were made up of individuals, and 285 (11.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51.  There were 1,840 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (71.5% of all households); the average family size was 2.97.

The population was spread out, with 1,660 people (25.6%) under the age of 18, 265 people (4.1%) aged 18 to 24, 1,092 people (16.8%) aged 25 to 44, 2,206 people (34.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,262 people (19.5%) who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 47.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

There were 2,758 housing units at an average density of {{convert|907.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 1,948 (75.7%) were owner-occupied, and 624 (24.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 8.1%.  5,202 people (80.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,261 people (19.4%) lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 6,351 people, 2,506 households, and 1,806 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|2,119.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,565 housing units at an average density of {{convert|856.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP in 2010 was 88.3% non-Hispanic [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.5% non-Hispanic [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 3.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.2% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.7% from two or more races. 4.6% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 2,506 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $117,457, and the median income for a family was $154,673. Males had a median income of $88,000 versus $59,286 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $79,459.  About 2.8% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Educational institutions==
Most of Kentfield is in the [[Kentfield Elementary School District]], while portions are in the [[Larkspur Elementary School District]] and the [[Ross Elementary School District]]. All of Kentfield is in the [[Tamalpais Union High 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=2023-04-28}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06041_marin/DC20SD_C06041_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

===Anthony G. Bacich Elementary School===
A.G. Bacich Elementary School is a California Distinguished School that hosts grades K-4. During the 2009–2010 school year, Bacich Elementary School served approximately 600 children. The school is racially homogeneous, with 91% [[whites|white]]. The next largest ethnicity is [[Asian people|Asian]], at 5%. As of 2010, there were 41 teachers. As of 2009, Bacich has an [[Academic Performance Index (California public schools)|Academic Performance Index]] of 946 out of 1000, putting it in the top ranking in the state of [[California]].

===Adeline E. Kent Middle School===
[[Kent Middle School|Adeline E. Kent Middle School]] is a co-ed California Distinguished School and a California Gold Ribbon School that hosts grades 5–8.  As of 2014 it enrolled 522 [[student]]s.
The school is racially homogeneous, with over 90% [[whites|white]].  The next largest ethnicity is [[Asian people|Asian]], at 3%.  The school consists of 38 classrooms, as well as a multipurpose room, a gym, and a library.  As of 2003, there were 32 teachers.  As of 2009, Kent has an [[Academic Performance Index]] of 944 out of 1000, putting it in the top ranking in the state of [[California]].

===Marin Catholic High School===
[[File:Marin Catholic High School.JPG|thumb|Marin Catholic High School]]
[[Marin Catholic High School]], a [[Roman Catholic]] [[college preparatory]], serves young boys and girls in the Catholic tradition. The student population currently{{As of?|date=September 2024}} numbers around 725. The school is owned by the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco|Archdiocese of San Francisco]].

===College of Marin===
[[File:College of marin campus1.jpg|thumb|College of Marin]]
The main campus for the [[College of Marin]] is in Kentfield, and is across the street from Kent Middle School. College of Marin is well known for its theatre department, with the highest transfer acceptance to [[Juilliard]] of any junior college in the state.

==Notable people==
* [[Frederic Lister Burk]], educator and university president, lived many years in Kentfield.
* [[Jared Goff]], NFL quarterback for the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams, attended Marin Catholic High School.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 1, 2019|title=Jared Goff remains close friends with Marin Catholic High School teammates|url=https://abc7news.com/5115546/|access-date=2021-10-01|website=ABC7 San Francisco|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Charles S. Kilburn]], U.S. Army brigadier general<ref name="Salvation Army">{{cite news |date=May 22, 1957 |title=700 Volunteers Ask Fund For Salvation Army |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86061949/salvation-army/ |work=[[San Rafael Independent-Journal]] |location=San Rafael, CA |page=31 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* [[Brian McCall (baseball)|Brian McCall]], outfielder for Chicago White Sox
* [[Gavin Newsom]], 42nd mayor of San Francisco and 40th governor of California

==References==
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