Novato, California

Novato city hall

Novato (/nəˈvɑːtoʊ/ nə-VAH-toh) is a city in northern Marin County, in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,225. It officially became a city on January 20th, 1960.

Novato is about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of San Rafael and about 30 miles (48 km) north of San Francisco on U.S. 101.

History

The first people to live in the area were the Coast Miwok, who set up several villages in the area. The location of one of them, Olompali, is now a State Historic Park. In the early 1800s, the Mexican government gave the land in the form of grants to various people. The territory became part of the United States, along with the rest of California in 1848. The town stayed rather small until the late 1900s, when the population boomed due to the vast amount of people settling in the area.

Novato, California Media

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  Rancho Olómpali was granted in 1834 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Miwok ranchero Camilo Ynitia.

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  California Churrigueresque architecture at Hamilton Airfield; 1936.

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  Diked fields in Eastern Novato

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  Big Rock Ridge, the highest point in Novato

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  Hamilton Amphitheater Park.

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  Flooding in Northeastern Novato

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  Ситихол (мэрия), Новато

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  Spanish Colonial Revival homes at Hamilton Army Airfield.

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  Marin Museum of Contemporary Art.

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  The Buck Institute for Research on Aging is a world leader on aging-associated diseases research.

Other websites

• Official website
• A Century of Gentle Seasons, The History of Novato Archived 2018-08-07 at the Wayback Machine