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Rand McNally Bakersfield, California by Rand McNally
Proceedings: 1992 Western Regional Meeting: March 30-April 1, 1992, Bakersfield, California by SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering
Bakersfield, California Easyfinder: Easy to Handle, Easy to Fold, Durable--Won't Tear, Write On--Wipe Off by Rand McNally
Scenes of California life, 1930-1950 : Todd Madigan Gallery, California State University, Bakersfield, by California State University Dorian Society
Rand McNally Bakersfield California Local Street Detail by Rand McNally
California Roadmap: Including Mini-Maps of Bakersfield, Chico, Fresno ... Lassen Volcanic, and Yosemite by H.M. Gousha Co.
Easyfinder Bakersfield, California by Rand McNally
Basques to Bakersfield by Mary Grace Paquette
Heart of the Golden Empire: An Illustrated History of Bakersfield by Richard C. Bailey
Central California Roadmap: Including Bakersfield, Fresno ... Sequoia National Park, and Yosemite National Park by H.M. Gousha Co.
Bakersfield Area by Automobile Club of Southern California
HMDA (SuDoc FR 1.63/5:B 17/) by Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Proceedings: 1991 Spe International Thermal Operations Symposium: February 6-8, 1991 Bakersfield, California by Society of Petroleum
Meadows Field, Bakersfield, California : digitized from OC 36, surveyed 4 November 1992, 11th edition (S by U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
1990 census of population and housing (SuDoc C 3.223/11:1990 CPH-3-79) by U.S Census Bureau
Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is the county seat of Kern County, California, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 247,057. The city's economy thrives on agriculture, and petroleum extraction and refining. In the 1950s, local country musicians such as Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and Wynn Stewart helped invent a rock and roll-influenced style called the Bakersfield sound. Korn, Adema, and Orgy were also formed in Bakersfield.
Geography
Bakersfield is located at 35°21'26" North, 119°1'54" West (35.357276, -119.031661)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 296.3 km² (114.4 mi²). 292.9 km² (113.1 mi²) of it is land and 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.14% water.
Bakersfield is approximately a 120 miles North of Los Angeles (about a 2 hour drive) and about 300 miles Southeast of the state capital, Sacramento (about a 5 hour drive).
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 247,057 people, 83,441 households, and 60,995 families residing in the city. The population density is 843.4/km² (2,184.4/mi²). There are 88,262 housing units at an average density of 301.3/km² (780.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 61.87% White, 9.16% African American, 1.40% Native American, 4.33% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 18.68% from other races, and 4.43% from two or more races. 32.45% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 83,441 households out of which 42.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% are married couples living together, 15.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% are non-families. 21.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.92 and the average family size is 3.41.
In the city the population is spread out with 32.7% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 30 years. For every 100 females there are 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $39,982, and the median income for a family is $45,556. Males have a median income of $38,834 versus $27,148 for females. The per capita income for the city is $17,678. 18.0% of the population and 14.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 24.4% are under the age of 18 and 8.4% are 65 or older.
As with many cities in the central valley in California, many Bakersfield residents have ancestors who migrated to the area from the mid-West of the U.S.A. during the Dust Bowl. In John Steinbeck's historical novel The Grapes of Wrath, Bakersfield is one of the locations that the protagonists pass through.
Bakersfield has an airport called Meadows Field Airport; a California State University and a Community College; A Civic Center/Arena hosting a symphony orchestra and an ECHL hockey team; and an increasing number of metropolitan ammenities as the city grows and grows.
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