Santa Venetia, California

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Santa Venetia, California
settlement_type = CDP


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map_caption = Location in Marin County and the state of California


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_name1 = California
subdivision_name2 = Marin
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leader_title = N/A
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leader_title = County Board
leader_name = District 1
Susan Adams
leader_title1 = Senate
leader_name1 = Carole Migden (D)
leader_title2 = Assembly
leader_name2 = Jared Huffman (D)
leader_title3 = U. S. Congress
leader_name3 = Lynn Woolsey (D)
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area_total_km2 = 9.7
area_total_sq_mi = 3.8
area_land_km2 = 9.7
area_land_sq_mi = 3.8
area_water_km2 = 0
area_water_sq_mi = 0
elevation_ft = 56
elevation_m = 17
population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4298
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population_density_km2 = 443.1
population_density_sq_mi = 1131.1
timezone = PST
utc_offset = -8
latd = 38 |latm = 0 |lats = 32 |latNS = N
longd = 122 |longm = 31 |longs = 6 |longEW = W
timezone_DST = PDT
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postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 94903
area_code = 415
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blank_info = 06-70154
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Santa Venetia is a census-designated place (CDP) in Marin County, California, United States. The population was 4,298 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Santa Venetia is located at coor dms|38|0|32|N|122|31|6|WGR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km²), of which, 3.8 square miles (9.7 km²) of it is land and 0.27% is water.

Santa Venetia was envisioned in the early 1900s as a little Venice so canals were built and houses and structures built along them. It was a vacation spot for the wealthy for a brief period of time in the 1920s. The plan of building a little Venice was abandoned. In the 1960s, houses were built along North San Pedro Road.

The main road of this unincorporated neighborhood is North San Pedro Road, which passes by the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Marin County Civic Center. The road goes through China Camp State Park, along the bay through Peacock Gap and ends in San Rafael. Santa Venetia has an open space preserve for its marsh as it borders San Pablo Bay, the northern part of the San Francisco Bay estuary.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,298 people, 1,646 households, and 1,048 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,143.0 people per square mile (441.3/km²). There were 1,667 housing units at an average density of 443.3/sq mi (171.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 81.67% White, 2.16% African American, 0.70% Native American, 5.98% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 5.00% from other races, and 4.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.05% of the population.

There were 1,646 households out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 18.1% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $75,600, and the median income for a family was $77,202. Males had a median income of $48,938 versus $42,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $34,732. About 4.3% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

History

Santa Venetia is built on marshland that was filled in 1914. At that time, real estate developer Mabry McMahan envisioned a bayside luxury development modeled after Venice, Italy (hence the name "Santa Venetia"), complete with canals and gondolas. The economic decline following the First World War put an end to this development.

It was only after the Second World War that significant development took place in Santa Venetia, with suburban developments such as Gallinas Village being built on the land originally filled in 1914. [http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/crm/ephemera/santavenetia/svmain.html] [http://www.northbridgehomeowners.org/northbridgehomeowners/page.html?page_id=28]

Notable residents

Science fiction author Philip K. Dick lived in Santa Venetia from 1967–1972. During this time, Dick was using methamphetamine and other drugs quite heavily, living semi-communally with a rotating group of mostly teenage drug users. His experiences during this time formed much of the basis for his novel "A Scanner Darkly".

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