Marshall, California Explained

Marshall
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Mapsize:225px
Pushpin Map:California
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of California
Coordinates:38.1606°N -122.8942°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Marin
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:West Marin
Leader Title:County Board
Leader Name:District 4
Dennis Rodoni[1]
Leader Title1:State Senator
Leader Name1:[2]
Leader Title2:Assemblymember
Leader Title3:U. S. Rep.
Leader Name3:[3]
Elevation Ft:23
Population Total:400
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:94940
Area Code Type:Area codes
Area Code:415/628
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:06-46058
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:228136

Marshall is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located on the northeast shore of Tomales Bay south of Tomales, at an elevation of .

Marshall is located on the east shore of Tomales Bay. It has a population that is unknown.[4] It is located approximately southeast of Bodega Bay, on State Route 1. Its ZIP code is 94940.

The town is named after the Marshalls, four brothers who set up a dairying industry there in the 1850s. Starting in the 1870s, Marshall was a stop on the North Pacific Coast Railroad connecting Cazadero to the Sausalito ferry.

There is still some dairying in the area with Straus Family Creamery based there, but nowadays the town's major commerce is in oysters and clams, for which it is a center. It also acts as a center for tourists visiting Tomales Bay and the neighboring Point Reyes Peninsula.

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  1. Web site: County of Marin District 4 webpage . . February 7, 2020 .
  2. Web site: Statewide Database . UC Regents . December 31, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html . February 1, 2015 . dead .
  3. March 8, 2013.
  4. Web site: factfinder.census.gov . 2006-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607203436/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=86000US94940&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=&_cityTown=&_state=04000US06&_zip=94940&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= . 2011-06-07 . dead .