Fairfax

Fairfax is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States. Fairfax is located 3.25 miles (5.2 km) west-northwest of San Rafael at an elevation of 115 feet (35 m). The population was 7,605 at the 2020 census. Fairfax is in eastern Marin County, bordered to the east by San Anselmo and to the north by unincorporated Sleepy Hollow. The community lies in the valleys of San Anselmo Creek and its tributary Fairfax Creek and climbs the surrounding hills. It is bordered to the south by the Mount Tamalpais protected watershed. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), all of it recorded as land.[5] Soils in the Fairfax area mostly belong to the Tocaloma Series as classified by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service.[10] These soils consist of moderately deep, well-drained soils on uplands. These soils are typically formed from sandstone and shale and often occur on slopes ranging above 15 percent.