Editing Tomales, California

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Tomales
| settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
| image_skyline            = Tomales.jpg
| image_caption            = Tomales, viewed from the northeast
| image_seal               = 
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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
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| coordinates_footnotes    = <ref name=gnis>{{Cite gnis|236439|Tomales}}</ref>
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = {{USA}}
| 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=UC Regents |access-date=December 30, 2014 |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|access-date=March 8, 2013}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2           = 0.859
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| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis />
| elevation_m              = 27
| elevation_ft             = 89
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US0678890&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Tomales CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=July 8, 2022}}</ref>
| population_total         = 187
| population_as_of         = 2020
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
| utc_offset               = -8
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| utc_offset_DST           = -7
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 94971
| area_code                = [[Area code 707|707]]
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| blank_info               = {{FIPS|06|78890}}
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
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'''Tomales''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) on [[California State Route 1|State Route 1]] in [[Marin County, California|Marin County]], [[California]], United States. The population was 187 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==Geography==
Tomales is located above Keys Creek, about {{convert|3|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Tomales Bay]]. The nearest city is [[Petaluma, California|Petaluma]], {{convert|16|mi}} to the east by road, and the nearest large city is [[San Francisco]], about 75 minutes ({{convert|58|mi}}) to the south.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/maps|title=Google Maps|access-date=2007-12-01}}</ref>

The CDP has a total area of {{convert|0.33|sqmi|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/>

==History==
When Europeans first reached Tomales Bay, it was home to [[Coast Miwok]] people. Numerous authenticated Miwok villages are known from this area, including one (named ''Utumia'') sited near the present-day town of Tomales.<ref name="miwok">{{cite web|url=http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/california/miwokindianhist.htm|publisher=Access Genealogy|title=Miwok Indian Tribe|access-date=2007-12-02}}</ref>

The "Tomalles" post office opened in 1854, and changed its spelling to "Tomales" before 1879.<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|714}}</ref>

Starting in the 1870s, Tomales was a stop on the [[North Pacific Coast Railroad]] connecting [[Cazadero, California|Cazadero]] to the [[Sausalito, California|Sausalito]] ferry.

Built near the [[San Andreas Fault]], Tomales was affected by the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake]]. One of the town's two cemeteries predates the earthquake, and the damage to the pre-1906 plots shows just how widespread the quake's effects were.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 204
|2020= 187
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] Tomales had a population of 204. The population density was {{convert|614.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 94.6% White, 1.5% Native American, 2.0% Asian, and 2.0% from two or more races. 4.4% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0678890|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715033539/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0678890|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Tomales 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 99 households, 13 (13.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 47 (47.5%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 9 (9.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 2 (2.0%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 10 (10.1%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 1 (1.0%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couple or partnership]]. 32 households (32.3%) were one person and 6 (6.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.06.  There were 58 families (58.6% of households); the average family size was 2.55.

The age distribution was 22 people (10.8%) under the age of 18, 12 people (5.9%) aged 18 to 24, 43 people (21.1%) aged 25 to 44, 93 people (45.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 34 people (16.7%) who were 65 or older.  The median age was 50.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.

There were 122 housing units at an average density of {{convert|367.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 59.6% were owner-occupied and 40.4% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.0%. 61.8% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 38.2% lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
[[File:General store and post office in Tomales.jpg|thumb|General store and post office in Tomales]]
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 210 people, 73 households, and 41 families in the CDP.  The population density was 670/sq&nbsp;mi (262/km{{sup|2}}). There were 85 housing units at an average density of {{convert|271|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP in 2010 was 90.2% non-Hispanic White, 1.5% Native American, 2.0% Asian, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.4%.<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 the 73 households 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.0% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.8% were non-families. 28.8% of households were one person and 6.8% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.10.

The age distribution was 22.4% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 41.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% 65 or older.  The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

The median household income was $51,953 and the median family income  was $52,708. Males had a median income of $41,607 versus $46,389 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $26,609.  None of the families and 14.3% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 14.3% of those over 64.

==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> Shoreline USD operates Tomales Elementary School and [[Tomales High School]]. The high school is the largest employer in Tomales and has a student body of approximately 190 from northwest Marin County and southwest Sonoma County.

==In Popular Culture==
Much of the 2001 movie ''[[Bandits (2001 film)|Bandits]]'' was filmed in and around Tomales,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0219965/locations|title=Filming locations for Bandits (2001)|publisher=The Internet Movie Database|access-date=2007-12-02}}</ref> as were the opening shots of ''[[Mumford (film)|Mumford]]'' (1999),<ref>[http://www.filminamerica.com/PacificNorthwest/NCA/MarinCounty/Tomales/ filminamerica.com]</ref> and parts of ''[[Scream (1996 film)|Scream]]'' (1996),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117571/locations|title=Filming locations for Scream (1996/I)|publisher=The Internet Movie Database|access-date=2007-12-02}}</ref>  and ''[[Village of the Damned (1995 film)|Village of the Damned]]'' (1995).<ref>[http://www.theofficialjohncarpenter.com/pages/themovies/vd/vdpronotes.html John Carpenter website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309202407/http://www.theofficialjohncarpenter.com/pages/themovies/vd/vdpronotes.html |date=2008-03-09 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tomales.com/ Tomales website]

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