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Bakersfield

Also known as Bakersfield, California, Bakersfield, CA

city and county seat of Kern County, California, United States

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Bakersfield is a city located in California's Kern County, where it serves as the county seat—the principal city where the county government is based. As such, it functions as a major administrative and population center for the region.

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Official name: Bakersfield
Population: 403455
Area: 371.946008
Elevation: 123
Official website: www.bakersfieldcity.us
Image: BakersfieldSkyline.jpg
Households: 118568
Dialing code: 661

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Commons category: Bakersfield, California
inception: 1869-00-00
postal code: 93399
water as percent of area: 1.006
P8168: Cover(s)
water area: 3.741691
per capita income: 27309
social media followers: 28228

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Bakersfield is a city in and the county seat of Kern County, California, United States. The city covers about 151 sq mi (390 km) near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, which is located in the Central Valley region.

Bakersfield's population in the 2020 Census was 403,455, making it the 47th-most populous city in the United States and the 9th-most populous in California. The Bakersfield–Delano Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Kern County, had a 2020 census population of 909,235, making it the 62nd largest metropolitan area in the United States.