"Fairfax is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States. The population is 7,319 at the 2000 census.
The Coast Miwok Indians occupied stretches along local creeks, spring and seep areas; moreover prehistoric habitations were usually chosen near permanent and seasonal drainages, typically along flat ridges and terraces.
The town was named for Lord Charles Snowden Fairfax." (
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