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Kern County is a county located in the U.S. state of California.As of the 2020 census, the population was 909,235. [4] Its county seat is Bakersfield. [6]Kern County comprises the Bakersfield, California, metropolitan statistical area.
The Bakersfield–Delano Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Kern County, had a 2020 census population of 909,235, [8] making it the 62nd largest metropolitan area in the United States. [12] Bakersfield is a significant hub for both agriculture and energy production.
Census-designated places in Kern County, California (2 C, 73 P) Cities in Kern County, California (4 C, 11 P) F. Former settlements in Kern County, California (24 P) M.
Buena Vista County was created in 1855 by the California State Legislature out of the southeastern territory of Tulare County on the west of the Sierra Nevada but was never officially organized. The south of Tulare County was later organized as Kern County in 1866, with additions from Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties.
Boron (formerly Amargo, Baker, Borate, and Kern) [4] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Boron is 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Red Rock Mountain at an elevation of 2,467 feet (752 m). [4] The population was 2,086 at the 2020 census, up from 2,025 at the 2000 census.
The population was 27,959 at the 2020 census, up slightly from 27,616 at the 2010 census, making it the third-largest city in Kern County. [ 8 ] Ridgecrest is surrounded by four mountain ranges; the Sierra Nevada on the west, the Coso Range on the north, the Argus Range on the east, and the El Paso Mountains on the south.
Fairfax is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California. [3] The CDP is within the Bakersfield's census county division, [4] and borders the city of Bakersfield to the west and East Niles, California to the north. [3]
Delano (/ d ə ˈ l eɪ n oʊ / də-LAY-noh) is a city in Kern County, California, United States. Delano is located about 30 miles (48 km) north-northwest of Bakersfield [8] at an elevation of 315 feet (96 m). [1] The population was 51,428 in 2020, down from 53,041 in 2010. It is Kern County's second-largest city after Bakersfield.