Manzanita, California

For the former town in Mendocino County also with this name, see Salsig, California.

Manzanita
—  Unincorporated community  —
Manzanita Location in California
Coordinates: 37°52′54″N 122°31′03″W / 37.88167°N 122.5175°W / 37.88167; -122.5175Coordinates: 37°52′54″N 122°31′03″W / 37.88167°N 122.5175°W / 37.88167; -122.5175
Country	United States
State	California
County	Marin County
Elevation[1]	16 ft (5 m)

Manzanita (formerly, Manza Waldo and Manzanita Junction) is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California.^[1] Manzanita is also known as the Unincorporated Sausalito Houseboat Community.^[2] It is located 6.25 miles (10 km) south of downtown San Rafael,^[3] at an elevation of 16 feet (5 m).^[1] It is located near Marin City.

The community is in area code 415. The community was represented by Third District county supervisor Charles McGlashan until his death in May 2011, after which it has been represented by Kate Sears.^[2][4] There are 400 floating dwellings in 5 marinas.^[5] The community has a history of being the drug and sex mecca for Marin County, although that era has largely passed.^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Manzanita, California
2. ^ ^{a b} District 3 Map, Mar County Board of Supervisors webpage, access date May 31, 2008
3. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 659. ISBN 9781884995149. 
4. ^ District 3 access date May 31, 2008
5. ^ ^{a b} Floating through life Sausalito houseboat community will show off its one-of-a-kind dwellings on Sunday, San Francisco Chronicle, by Kristine M. Carber, October 4, 2003, access date May 31, 2008