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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 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 47th-most populous city in the ...
The Bakersfield Californian Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Bakersfield Californian is the direct descendant of Kern County's first newspaper, The Weekly Courier, which was first published on Aug. 18, 1866, in Havilah, California. At that time, Havilah, a small mining town about 50 miles northeast of the ...
A map displaying the locations of Bakersfield's designated historic places and areas of historic interest, as well as the four buildings listed on the NRHP and four sites listed as California Historical Landmarks, can be viewed by clicking "OpenStreetMap" in the template found to the right below. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap.
Kern County, California. Kern County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 909,235. [9] Its county seat is Bakersfield. [11] Kern County comprises the Bakersfield, California, Metropolitan statistical area. The county spans the southern end of the Central Valley.
The Bakersfield Californian. August 20, 2023 at 9:02 PM. Aug. 20—The National Weather Service in Hanford issued a warning shortly after noon Sunday about flash flooding in eastern Kern.
The Bakersfield Sign (also known as the Bakersfield Neon Arch) is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Bakersfield, California. It is located over Sillect Avenue, where the street intersects with Buck Owens Boulevard, to the northwest of Downtown Bakersfield. The sign can be seen from State Route 99 (Golden State Freeway) and is just past ...
The Bakersfield Californian Building consists of two structures, both faced with reddish-brown bricks and with a primary facade facing east. Originally, the four-story main building was rectangular in shape, but over time additions made it L-shaped. A detached, 900 square feet (84 m 2) rectangular structure, designed as a women's rest facility ...
93301. Area Code. 661. Downtown is the central business district for Bakersfield, California. It contains several of the city's major theaters, sports complex, museums, and historical landmarks. What is considered to be "downtown" Bakersfield varies. Starting from the north and traveling clockwise, Central Bakersfield is bound by the Kern River ...