Nicasio ( ; Spanish for "Nicasius") is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States. at an elevation of . where pedigree longhorn cattle are raised. The most significant non-agricultural business within Nicasio is George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch, a part of Lucasfilm Ltd. According to a 2004 Forbes magazine real estate survey, Nicasio is the 23rd most expensive ZIP code in the US. Nicasio has the highest per capita income ($211,993) of any census-designated place in California.

Centrally located in this area is the small village of Nicasio itself. The village is in area codes 415/628. The town center has a post office (ZIP code 94946), a general store, a tiny real estate office, St. Mary's Catholic Church (established in 1867), Nicasio Volunteer Fire Department, a baseball field located in the town square, the Rancho Nicasio Bar & Restaurant, a Druid's Hall, as well as a number of private homes. The town was founded in the early 19th century to support local agricultural, timber, and fishing activities. The town once contained the twenty-two-room Hotel Nicasio, which opened in 1867 but burned down in December 1940. Just north of town on Nicasio Valley Road next to the modern-day school building for Nicasio School District is a one-room schoolhouse that opened in 1871. The building is currently a listed historical landmark. The Nicasio post office opened in 1871, closed in 1899, and reopened in 1900. Three main roads cross the area: Lucas Valley Road, Nicasio Valley Road, and the Point Reyes-Petaluma Road. Important pieces of public land in the surrounding area include Point Reyes National Seashore, portions of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and Samuel P. Taylor State Park.

Demographics

Nicasio first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020

!% 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020

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|White alone (NH)

|87

|style='background: #ffffe6; |66

|90.63%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |81.48%

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|Black or African American alone (NH)

|2

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1

|2.08%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.23%

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|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|0

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

|-

|Asian alone (NH)

|0

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

|-

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|0

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

|-

|Other race alone (NH)

|0

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

|-

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|0

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.94%

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|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|7

|style='background: #ffffe6; |10

|7.29%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.35%

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|Total

|96

|style='background: #ffffe6; |81

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

|}

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Nicasio had a population of 81. The population density was . The racial makeup of Nicasio was 69 (85%) White, 1 (1%) African American, 0 (0%) Native American, 0 (0%) Asian, 0 (0%) Pacific Islander, 1 (1%) from other races, and 10 (12%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10 persons (12%).

The whole population lived in households. There were 30 households, out of which 12 (40%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 19 (63%) were married-couple households, 5 (17%) were cohabiting couple households, 4 (13%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 2 (7%) had a male householder with no partner present. 4 households (13%) were one person, and 3 (10%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.70.

The age distribution was 16 people (20%) under the age of 18, 3 people (4%) aged 18 to 24, 17 people (21%) aged 25 to 44, 31 people (38%) aged 45 to 64, and 14 people (17%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 51.3years. There were 35 males and 46 females.

In the United States House of Representatives, Nicasio is in .

Education

Nicasio is served by the Nicasio Elementary School District and the Tamalpais Union High School District.

Notable people

  • Jerry Garcia (1942–1995) guitarist and singer, lived in Nicasio from late 1992 until his death in 1995
  • Mary Murphy Miller (1815–1882), of the Murphy family, an early settler and an owner of the Rancho San Pedro, Santa Margarita y Las Gallinas

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Nicasio Church (2463579593).jpg|St. Mary's Church

House with American flag bunting at 4299 Nicasio Valley Road.jpg|House with American flag bunting in Nicasio

Nicasio Valley Cheese Company 2.jpg|Nicasio Valley Cheese Company

Nicasio Schoolhouse.jpg|1871 Nicasio Schoolhouse

Rancho Nicasio 2.jpg|Rancho Nicasio Restaurant

Nicasio Valley Road.jpg|Nicasio Valley Road

Druid's Hall (Nicasio, California) 2.jpg|Druid's Hall

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See also

  • Rancho Nicasio

References

  • Nicasio community website