 Corte
Madera is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, United
States. Corte Madera is located 3.25 miles (5.2 km) south of San Rafael,
at an elevation of 39 feet (12 m). The population was 9,100 at the 2000
census. In 1980 the town merged its police department with that of its
neighbor Larkspur into the Twin Cities Police Authority.
In Spanish, Corte Madera
means "chopped wood". The area was famous for producing lumber out of redwood
trees which went into the construction of the city of San Francisco.
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