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printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikivoyage wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 35 20 n 118 43 w 35 34 n 118 72 w 35 34 118 72 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia county in california united states county in california united states kern county county lake isabella in the sierra nevada bakersfield kern wildlife refuge chávez monument red rock canyon canebrake ecological reserve seal interactive map of kern county location in the state of california coordinates 35 20 n 118 43 w 35 34 n 118 72 w 35 34 118 72 country united states state california region san joaquin valley incorporated april 2 1866 160 years ago 1866 04 02 named for kern river and edward kern county seat bakersfield largest city bakersfield population california city area incorporated cities 11 government type council administration body board of supervisors chair phillip peters vice chair leticia perez board of supervisors 1 supervisors phillip peters chris parlier jeff flores david couch leticia perez county administrative officer 2 nancy anderson area total 8 163 sq mi 21 140 km 2 land 8 132 sq mi 21 060 km 2 water 31 sq mi 80 km 2 highest elevation 3 8 755 ft 2 669 m lowest elevation 3 206 ft 63 m population 2020 census 4 total 909 235 estimate 2025 927 068 density 111 8 sq mi 43 17 km 2 gdp 5 total 57 541 billion 2022 time zone utc 8 pacific time zone summer dst utc 7 pacific daylight time area code 661 760 fips code 06 029 gnis feature id 2054176 congressional districts 20th 22nd 23rd website kerncounty com kern county is 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 county spans the southern end of the central valley covering 8 161 42 square miles 21 138 0 km 2 it ranges west to the southern slope of the coast ranges and east beyond the southern slope of the eastern sierra nevada into the mojave desert at the city of ridgecrest its northernmost city is delano and its southern reach extends to just beyond frazier park and the northern extremity of the parallel antelope valley the county s economy is heavily linked to agriculture and petroleum extraction also a strong aviation space and military industry is present such as edwards air force base the china lake naval air weapons station and the mojave air and space port with a population that is 54 9 hispanic as of 2020 kern is california s third most populous majority hispanic county and the sixth largest nationwide 7 history edit indigenous era edit native americans lived in this region for hundreds of years citation needed chumash tribes grouped together under the settler name yokuts and others 8 spanish era edit spain claimed the area in 1769 entering from grapevine canyon to the south in 1772 commander don pedro fages became the first european known to set foot in the area the battle of san emigdio took place in kern county in march 1824 the chumash native americans of mission santa barbara rebelled against the mexican government and its taking over mission property and ejecting the natives the battle occurred in the canyon where san emigdio creek flows down san emigdio mountain and the blue ridge south of bakersfield near today s highway 166 mexican forces from monterey were commanded by carlos carrillo and the conflict was a low casualty encounter with only four native americans being killed and no mexicans the surviving native americans were pacified and brought back to santa barbara in june 1824 after a pursuit and negotiation in which many were allowed to keep their arms for the return march over the mountains 9 american era edit the havilah court building was restored in the 1970s and served as a museum until its destruction in the 2024 borel fire photo circa 2007 in the beginning what was to become kern county was dominated by mining in the mountains and in the desert in 1855 the california legislature attempted to form a county in the area by giving the southeastern territory of tulare county on the west of the sierra nevada mountains to buena vista county it was never officially organized prior to 1859 though when the enabling legislation expired the south of tulare county was later organized as kern county in 1866 with additions from los angeles and san bernardino counties its first county seat was the mining town of havilah in the mountains east of bakersfield and north of tehachapi 10 settlers considered the flat land of the valley inhospitable and impassable at the time due to swamps lakes tule reeds and diseases such as malaria this changed when residents started draining land for farming and constructing canals most dug by hired chinese laborers within 10 years the valley surpassed the mining areas as the economic power of the county and as a result the county seat was moved from havilah to bakersfield in 1874 citation needed in 1899 the discovery well of the kern river oil field was dug by hand 11 and soon the towns of oil city oil center and oildale came into existence 11 etymology edit the county derives its name from the kern river which was named for edward kern cartographer for general john c frémont s 1845 expedition which crossed walker pass the kern river was originally named rio bravo de san felipe by father francisco garcés when he explored the area in 1776 earthquakes edit main articles 1952 kern county earthquake and 2019 ridgecrest earthquakes this section needs more citations please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed august 2017 learn how and when to remove this message throughout recorded history severe earthquakes have struck kern county including the 1857 fort tejon earthquake on july 21 1952 an earthquake occurred with the epicenter about 23 miles 37 km south of bakersfield it measured 7 3 on the moment magnitude scale and killed 12 people in addition to the deaths it was responsible for hundreds of injuries and more than 60 million in property damage the main shock was felt over much of california and as far away as phoenix arizona and reno nevada the earthquake occurred on the white wolf fault and was the strongest to occur in california since the 1906 san francisco earthquake tehachapi suffered the greatest damage and loss of life from the earthquake though its effects were widely felt throughout central and southern california the event had a significant aftershock sequence that persisted into july and august with the strongest coming on august 22 an m5 8 event with a maximum perceived intensity of viii severe and resulted in two additional deaths and an additional 10 million in property damage repercussions of the sequence of earthquakes were still being felt in the heavily damaged downtown area of bakersfield well into the 1990s as city leaders attempted to improve safety of the surviving unreinforced masonry buildings following the event a field survey was conducted along the fault zone with the goal of estimating the peak ground acceleration of the shock based on visually evaluating rock formations and other indicators ground disturbances that were created by the earthquakes were also surveyed both in the valley and in the foothills with both vertical and horizontal displacements present in the epicenter area the motion records that were acquired from the event were significant and a reconnaissance report was recognized for its coverage of the event and its setting a standard for similar engineering or scientific papers abuse trials edit between 1983 and 1986 several ritual sex ring child abuse cases occurred in kern county resulting in numerous long prison sentences all of which were overturned some of them decades later because the prosecutors had coerced false testimonies from the purported child victims 12 the details of these false accusations are covered extensively in the 2008 documentary witch hunt narrated by sean penn 13 geography edit map of kern county according to the united states census bureau the county has a total area of 8 163 square miles 21 140 km 2 of which 31 square miles 80 km 2 0 4 is covered by water 14 it is the third largest county by area in california the tallest peak in the county is sawmill mountain with an elevation of 2 689 metres 8 822 feet its area is nearly the size of the state of new hampshire it extends east beyond the southern slope of the sierra nevada range into the mojave desert and includes parts of the indian wells valley and antelope valley west from the sierra across the floor of the san joaquin valley to the eastern edge of the temblor range part of the coast ranges south over the ridge of the tehachapi mountains air quality edit particulate pollution in kern county varies with the seasons kern county suffers from severe air pollution particulates cause poor visibility especially in the winter western kern county lies in the san joaquin valley and the topography traps pollutants although the topography is not as unfavorable in eastern kern county it is a non attainment area for particulates 15 air pollution caused by particulates is in the unhealthy range an average of 40 days a year according to the american lung association s 2018 state of the air report 16 vegetation edit chaparral comprises a considerable portion of the natural area within kern county the species diversity within these chaparral habitats however is considerably less than in many other regions of california 17 whitethorn is a prominent example of chaparral species on the rocky slopes of the sierra nevada and the inner coastal ranges 18 california buckeye is a notable tree found in both chaparral and forests and whose southern range terminates in kern county 19 national protected areas edit bitter creek national wildlife refuge carrizo plain national monument part césar e chávez national monument giant sequoia national monument part kern national wildlife refuge los padres national forest part sequoia national forest part demographics edit see also list of populated places in kern county california historical population census pop note 1870 2 925 1880 5 601 91 5 1890 9 808 75 1 1900 16 480 68 0 1910 37 715 128 9 1920 54 843 45 4 1930 82 570 50 6 1940 135 124 63 6 1950 228 309 69 0 1960 291 984 27 9 1970 329 162 12 7 1980 403 089 22 5 1990 543 477 34 8 2000 661 645 21 7 2010 839 631 26 9 2020 909 235 8 3 2025 est 927 068 20 2 0 u s decennial census 21 1790 1960 22 1900 1990 23 1990 2000 24 2010 25 2020 4 kern county was the 11th largest county by population in california 26 the center of population of california is located in kern county in the town of buttonwillow 27 2020 census edit as of the 2020 census the county had a population of 909 235 the median age was 32 8 years 28 3 of residents were under the age of 18 and 11 8 of residents were 65 years of age or older for every 100 females there were 102 5 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101 9 males age 18 and over 28 29 the racial makeup of the county was 40 9 white 5 5 black or african american 2 0 american indian and alaska native 5 1 asian 0 2 native hawaiian and pacific islander 30 2 from some other race and 16 1 from two or more races hispanic or latino residents of any race comprised 54 9 of the population 29 86 6 of residents lived in urban areas while 13 4 lived in rural areas 30 there were 281 498 households in the county of which 42 9 had children under the age of 18 living with them and 25 5 had a female householder with no spouse or partner present about 19 6 of all households were made up of individuals and 8 1 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older 28 there were 301 009 housing units of which 6 5 were vacant among occupied housing units 59 2 were owner occupied and 40 8 were renter occupied the homeowner vacancy rate was 1 5 and the rental vacancy rate was 4 8 28 racial and ethnic composition edit kern county california racial and ethnic composition note the us census treats hispanic latino as an ethnic category this table excludes latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category hispanics latinos may be of any race race ethnicity nh non hispanic pop 1980 31 pop 1990 32 pop 2000 33 pop 2010 25 pop 2020 34 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 white alone nh 281 132 340 892 327 190 323 794 279 600 69 74 62 72 49 45 38 56 30 75 black or african american alone nh 20 779 28 851 37 845 45 377 46 776 5 15 5 31 5 72 5 40 5 14 native american or alaska native alone nh 6 008 5 620 5 885 5 893 5 197 1 49 1 03 0 89 0 70 0 57 asian alone nh 7 723 14 879 21 177 33 100 44 257 1 92 2 74 3 20 3 94 4 87 native hawaiian or pacific islander alone nh x 35 x 36 728 995 1 127 0 11 0 12 0 11 0 12 0 12 other race alone nh 421 1 240 989 1 472 4 557 0 10 0 23 0 15 0 18 0 50 mixed race or multiracial nh x 37 x 38 13 795 15 967 28 563 x x 2 08 1 90 3 14 hispanic or latino any race 87 026 151 995 254 036 413 033 499 158 21 59 27 97 38 39 49 19 54 90 total 403 089 543 477 661 645 839 631 909 235 100 00 100 00 100 00 100 00 100 00 racial ethnic profile of places in kern county california edit racial ethnic profile of places in kern county california 2020 census following is a table of cities and census designated places in kern county data for the united states with and without puerto rico the state of california and orange county itself have been included for comparison purposes the majority racial ethnic group is coded per the key below majority minority with no dominant group majority white majority black majority hispanic majority asian racial and ethnic composition of places in kern county california 2020 census nh non hispanic note the us census treats hispanic latino as an ethnic category this table excludes latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category hispanics latinos may be of any race place designation total population white alone nh black or african american alone nh native american or alaska native alone nh asian alone nh pacific islander alone nh other race alone nh mixed race or multiracial nh hispanic or latino any race united states of america 50 states and d c 39 x 331 449 281 191 697 647 57 84 39 940 338 12 05 2 251 699 0 68 19 618 719 5 92 622 018 0 19 1 689 833 0 51 13 548 983 4 09 62 080 044 18 73 united states of america 50 states d c and puerto rico 39 x 334 735 155 191 722 195 57 28 39 944 624 11 93 2 252 011 0 67 19 621 465 5 86 622 109 0 19 1 692 341 0 51 13 551 323 4 05 65 329 087 19 52 california 40 state 39 538 223 13 714 587 34 69 2 119 286 5 36 156 085 0 39 5 978 795 15 12 138 167 0 35 223 929 0 57 1 627 722 4 12 15 579 652 39 40 kern county 34 county 909 235 279 600 30 75 46 776 5 14 5 197 0 57 44 257 4 87 1 127 0 12 4 557 0 50 28 563 3 14 499 158 54 90 arvin 41 city 19 495 766 3 93 153 0 78 17 0 09 97 0 50 5 0 03 32 0 16 108 0 55 18 317 93 96 bakersfield 42 city 403 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