Martinez, California

**Martinez**
	city in and seat of Contra Costa County, California, United States
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Instance of	city of California; county seat (Contra Costa County);
Location	Contra Costa County, California, Pacific States Region
Head of government	Rob Schroder (mayor, 2002–);
Inception	1849;
Population	37,287 (2020);
Area	35.313395 km²; 34.019109 km² (2010);
Elevation above sea level	23 ft;
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	38° 01′ 10″ N, 122° 08′ 03″ W
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	Q506439; VIAF cluster ID: 124344886; GND ID: 5270444-0; Library of Congress Authorities ID: n81071616; IdRef ID: 20166206X; National Library of Israel ID (old): 000985805; U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10040500; J9U entity ID: 987007566844705171; OpenStreetMap relation ID: 112189
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Location in Contra Costa County, California
Aerial view of Martinez (bottom); Benicia is located across the Carquinez Strait (top).
Downtown
The historic post office is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Art Deco–style Martinez Library was built in 1941.
Contra Costa County Courthouse
Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline
Vicente Martínez Adobe
Contra Costa Hall of Records
Martinez station (Amtrak)
Martinez Marina
The Benicia-Martinez Bridge, which crosses the Carquinez Strait, connects Martinez in the south to Benicia in the north (top).

History

The Vicente Martínez Adobe, built in 1849 by a son of Ygnacio Martínez, is the oldest building in Martinez.
John Muir National Historic Site, home of famed naturalist John Muir from 1880 until his death in 1914