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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. Its county seat is Bakersfield. Kern County comprises the Bakersfield, California, Metropolitan statistical area. The county spans the southern end of the Central Valley.
Bakersfield is a city in and the county seat of Kern County, California, United States. The city covers about 151 sq mi (390 km 2) [9] [10] near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, which is located in the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's population as of the 2020 Census was 403,455, [11] making it the 48th-most populous city in the ...
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There are 27 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 4 National Historic Landmarks. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 12, 2024.
[3]Name On The Register [4]ImageDate Listed [5]1Bakersfield Californian BuildingMarch 10, 1983 ( #83001183)2Bandit Rock More imagesOctober 31, 1975 ( #75000431)3Burro Schmidt's TunnelMarch 20, 2003 ( #03000113)4Errea HouseJuly 29, 1997 ( #97000809)1952 Kern County earthquake. Tehachapi experienced the 7.3 magnitude 1952 Kern County earthquake on the White Wolf Fault. At the time, the earthquake was the largest in Southern California in the twentieth century and the largest since the 1872 Lone Pine earthquake. It was felt as far away as Reno, Nevada. Twelve people died in the quake and ...
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Mountain House or Willow Springs Station, in what is now Kern County, California, was a stage station of the Butterfield Overland Mail, located 12 miles (19 km) south of Fountain Spring Station, and 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Posey Creek Station at Willow Springs on Willow Springs Creek. [1]
The Mojave Air and Space Port as viewed from nearby Highway 58. Mojave (formerly Mohave) [4] is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States. Mojave is located 50 miles (80 km) east of Bakersfield, and 100 miles (161 km) north of Los Angeles, [5] at an elevation of 2,762 feet (842 m). [4]
