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San Anselmo - The Town at The Hub of Marin County
Destination Dining and Antique Heaven
The Antiques Dealers Association of San Anselmo brings you over 110 dealers in four collectives and 25 smaller shops. It’s a perfect destination for a day of antiquing. Plus award winning restaurants, sidewalk cafes, a winery, and the San Anselmo Inn are all within a one-half square mile area. Park once and walk to everything.

More on Antiques to come
Destination Town Hall

About San Anselmo
Population: 12,378
Number of households: 5,267
Racial makeup: 91.6 percent white; 1.1 percent black; 2.9 percent Asian; 4.1 percent Latino
Households with children: 30.2 percent
Median income per household: $71,488
Per capita income: $41,977
Median age: 41.3
Population below poverty line: 5.1 percent
Source: 2000 census

San Anselmo TimeLine:

• 1839: Mexico grants Sais family the Canada de Herrera, an area roughly from the Hub westward toward Fairfax and Sleepy Hollow. Sais builds first permanent home.

• 1840: Second land grant (Punta de Quintin Corte Madera, la Laguna y Canada de San Anselmo) awarded to Juan Cooper covering southern portion of town, including today’s “Hub.”
• 1853: Domingo Sais dies. The breakup of his lands begins.
• 1856: James Ross buys Cooper’s land grant. James Ross’s descendants still live and work on a portion of his land (Sunnyside Nursery).
• 1874: North Pacific Coast Railroad starts service between Sausalito and San Rafael via San Anselmo.
• 1875: Railroad extends line west from San Anselmo to Tomales. Town referred to on railroad maps as Junction!
• 1876: First school opens on Butterfield Road.
• 1883: Railroad station renamed San Anselmo after the Punta de Quintin land grant. Railroad officials, eager to see towns and passengers along its line, encourage real-estate activity.
• 1892: San Francisco Theological Seminary moves to San Anselmo, and town growth takes off. San Anselmo post office established. First homes receive electricity.
• 1903: First homes receive telephone service. Electric-rail service starts between Sausalito and San Rafael via San Anselmo.
• 1906: People flee from San Francisco earthquake and stay. Summertime visitors build permanent homes, businesses open, and trees are planted.
• 1907: Town of San Anselmo incorporates. An independent volunteer Fire Department is organized.
• 1908: San Anselmo Chamber of Commerce forms. St. Anselm Church opens.
• 1911: Town Hall is built, thanks to James Tunstead, who donates the land.
• 1915: San Anselmo Carnegie Library is dedicated.
• 1923: Tamalpais Theater on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard opens with Gloria Swanson starring in The Hummingbird.
• 1925: Worst flood in Marin history. San Anselmo, Ross, and Kentfield suffer heaviest damage.
• 1937: Golden Gate Bridge opens.
• 1940: In three days, storms brings 11.38 inches of rain and $10,000 in damage.
• 1941: Passenger-train service through town ends, followed by freight service.
• 1948: Carmel Booth first woman elected to City Council.
• 1960: Old Northwestern Pacific powerhouse at Hub demolished.
• 1963: Town’s historic train station razed.
• 1967: Grand opening of Red Hill Shopping Center.
• 1974: Gift of 14 acres of open space for park given to town by Frederick Faude. Fire destroys Robson Estate carriage house.
• 1979: Town Hall’s renovation completed. Robson- Harrington House refurbished for public use.
• 1982: Town flood brings disastrous results.
• 2005: A flood on New Year’s Day causes millions of dollars in damages to town. Majority of damaged businesses quickly rebuild and reopen.:

• Population....................................................................................12,387
  Area ..............................................................................2.7 square miles
  Climate
  Average temperature................................................................53°–75° F
  Average annual rainfall: ....................................................30–40 inches
  Elevation ......................................................42–500 feet above sea level
  Average family income ........................$86,528 (State average: $53,025)
  Per-capita income ................................$41,977 (State average: $22,711)
  Average value of owner-occupied
  housing units ..................................$507,300 (State average: $211,500)
  Median price asked for housing units ..............$583,300 (State average:
  $151,900)
  Average family income ..............................................................$81,730
  Average home selling price............$917,000 (October–December 2006)
  Total number of housing units ......................................................5,455
  Average monthly rent asked for vacant units ................................$1,113
  Average rent for businesses ....................................$2.50 per square foot