Explore Corte Madera local geography, civic resources and voter guides, with dated official population and registration facts for Marin County.
At a glance: Corte Madera is an incorporated city in Marin County. Population: 9,910 (California Department of Finance estimate as of January 1, 2026). Registered voters: 7,338 (California Secretary of State, as of September 4, 2026).
Corte Madera extends from the foot of Mount Tamalpais toward San Francisco Bay marshlands. Highway 101 divides parts of its commercial and residential landscape, while older neighborhoods retain close connections to the town center. Town Park provides a central recreation and gathering area along Tamalpais Drive. The Corte Madera branch of Marin County Free Library adds public learning services, and nearby marshland routes connect residents with the bay edge. Corte Madera incorporated on June 10, 1916. Officially a town, it is a general-law municipality using a council-manager government; the word town does not make it an unincorporated community.
Yes. Corte Madera is an incorporated municipality with its own council and administration.
Town Park lies along Tamalpais Drive near the town's civic and recreation facilities.
Marin County Elections provides voter services, voting-location information, and official results for Corte Madera residents.
7,338 (California Secretary of State, as of September 4, 2026).
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