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Template:Short description Template:For Template:More citations needed Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Belvedere is a residential incorporated city located on the San Francisco Bay in Marin County, California, United States.<ref name=CGN>Template:California's Geographic Names</ref> Consisting of two islands and a lagoon, it is connected to the Tiburon Peninsula by two causeways. At the 2020 census, the population was 2,126. The per capita (per person) income of Belvedere residents in 2000 was $250,000, but currently the average income is $283,000,<ref name="profile">Template:Cite web</ref> making it one of the highest-income cities in California and the eighth highest-income community in the United States (highest with a population of over 1,000 residents). Belvedere and Tiburon share a post office and the 94920 ZIP code.

Location

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Belvedere

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Aerial view of Belvedere and the Tiburon Peninsula

Belvedere is located at Template:Coord,<ref name=gnis /> about Template:Convert north of San Francisco.

Belvedere's two islands are Belvedere Island and Corinthian Island. Corinthian Island is shared with Tiburon.

Belvedere Lagoon is situated between the two causeways (Beach Road and San Rafael Avenue) that connect Belvedere Island to the town of Tiburon.

Belvedere has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (78%) is water.<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Belvedere incorporated as a city in 1896.<ref name="CGN" /> Its first post office was opened in 1897.<ref name="CGN" />

Belvedere's City Hall was originally a Presbyterian Church. It was moved to its present location on San Rafael Avenue in 1949.<ref name="history">Template:Cite web</ref>

Actress Vivian Vance, who played Ethel on I Love Lucy, died in Belvedere in 1979 at the age of 70.

In 2017, Belvedere became a twin city with Portofino, Italy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Houses

Depending on where their homes are located, residents of Belvedere enjoy views of San Francisco, Angel Island, Sausalito, the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco and Richardson Bays, and Mount Tamalpais.Template:Citation needed

Houses on Belvedere and Corinthian Islands encompass a range of periods and architectural styles from Victorian to Mediterranean to post-and-beam "mid-century modern". Many are "cliff-hangers". Houses on the Belvedere Lagoon were designed by architects in the 1950s and 1960s. Houses on the lagoon have their own boat docks. Many of the homes on Belvedere and Corinthian Islands have docks with access to San Francisco Bay.

A number of Belvedere homes are listed on the National Register of Historic Places; e.g., the Valentine Rey House<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> designed by Willis Polk and built in 1893. Notable designers of homes in Belvedere have included Joseph Esherick, Albert Farr, who designed the Belvedere Land Company building<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and cottages, Henry Gutterson,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Charles Warren Callister.

New construction has become a contentious issue as residents have become frustrated with large projects that they believe are negatively affecting the character of the community.

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San Francisco Yacht Club House Template:Circa

Belvedere is a residential community. The nearby town of Tiburon provides services, shops and eateries.

Two yacht clubs are located in Belvedere: the San Francisco Yacht Club and the Corinthian Yacht Club.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

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2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Belvedere had a population of 2,126. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Belvedere was 87.4% White, 0.9% African American, 0.3% Native American, 3.3% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.0% from other races, and 7.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.1% of the population.

The whole population lived in households. There were 898 households, out of which 30.8% included children under the age of 18, 58.8% were married-couple households, 3.5% were cohabiting couple households, 26.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 11.7% had a male householder with no partner present. 27.4% of households were one person, and 19.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.37. There were 622 families (69.3% of all households).

The age distribution was 21.5% under the age of 18, 4.9% aged 18 to 24, 11.2% aged 25 to 44, 28.8% aged 45 to 64, and 33.6% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 52.9Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 85.4 males.

There were 1,060 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 898 (84.7%) were occupied. Of these, 71.8% were owner-occupied, and 28.2% were occupied by renters.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Politics

As of January 2, 2018, Belvedere had 1,425 registered voters. Of these, 587 (41.2%) were registered as Democrats, while 416 (29.2%) were registered as Republicans. 371 (26.0%) declined to state. 51 were registered with other parties.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>