Novato, California

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Novato is a city located in northern Marin County, California. As of a 2000 census, the city had a total population of 47,630.

The city is home to the Buck Institute for Age Research, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, DriveSavers data recovery, as well as being the birthplace of Battlebots. Novato was the home of Broderbund software, but both the education and entertainment divisions moved to separate locations in San Francisco when they were subdivided and sold to Riverdeep and UbiSoft respectively by Gores Technology Group. Hamilton Air Force Base was once located here, but was decommissioned in 1974 and was designated a Historic District in 1998.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Telephony
4 External links

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Geography

Image:CAMap-doton-Novato.pngNovato is located at 38°5'36" North, 122°33'55" West (38.093370, -122.565215)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 73.2 km² (28.3 mi²). 71.7 km² (27.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.4 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.95% water.

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Demographics

As of the census Template:GR of 2000, there were 47,630 people, 18,524 households, and 12,411 families residing in the city. The population density was 663.9/km² (1,719.2/mi²). There were 18,994 housing units at an average density of 264.8/km² (685.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.75% White, 1.99% African American, 0.52% Native American, 5.20% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 5.43% from other races, and 3.93% from two or more races. 13.08% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 18,524 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $63,453, and the median income for a family was $74,434. Males had a median income of $55,822 versus $40,287 for females. The per capita income for the city was $32,402. 5.6% of the population and 3.1% of families were below the poverty line. 6.1% of those under the age of 18 and 4.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

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Telephony

Western California Telephone Company provided telephone service to Novato, Los Gatos, Morgan Hill and Kenwood. In the 1970s, the utility was acquired by General Telephone, (later GTE and then Verizon). These four service areas are now served by Verizon.

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