Bakersfield, California

Kern County

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Bakersfield is a city in Kern County in the U.S. state of California with 347 483 inhabitants ( 2010). The city covers an area of ​​363.96 square kilometers.

In the city there is the California State University, Bakersfield. An important contribution to the economic development of Bakersfield supplied the oil fields in the area, such as the core - River Oil Field, the Mount Poso Oil - field and the Round Mountain oil field. Oil production and processing, along with agriculture and processing industry one of the main economic activities of the city.

History

More than 8,000 years lived small groups of hunters and gatherers in the southern part of the San Joaquin Valley, as archaeological evidence. Father Francisco Garcés 1776 was the first European who examined the area.

The town was first settled in 1858 by families who moved there from the south. Named is the place for one of these first settlers, Colonel Thomas Baker. In 1871 there were in Bakersfield, among other things already a telegraph station, and several shops. The city was 1873 County Seat ( administrative seat ) of the Kern County determines and 1898 finally officially registered as a church.

On July 21, 1952, the city was rocked by an earthquake that claimed the lives of twelve people throughout Kern County. The destruction was in Bakersfield but not as devastating as in the nearby Tehachapi. A destroyed in the earthquake building was the town hall. It was replaced by the Bakersfield City Hall, which houses the offices of the mayor and city council members.

Demography

The census of 2010 showed a population of 347 483. The population thus increased within a decade to around 100,000. According to the data collected in 2000 census, 247,000 people lived still good in Bakersfield. Almost half of the population, namely 45 percent, has a Hispanic background. The number of so-called Latinos grew so significantly since 2000, as this population group accounted for more than 32 percent. The proportion of whites therefore declined to 37 percent. In 1980 there were still 71 percent. African Americans were represented by over eight percent of the urban population, while other minorities such as Asians come to interests of five percent and less.

The number of households was according to the 2010 census, just 111 132. For every 100 females came exactly 96 men, while the median age was exactly 30 years ago.

Climate

The climate is Mediterranean in Bakersfield. In rain-starved summer daytime temperatures are often above the mark of 30 degrees. The maximum temperatures are up to 48 degrees in July and August. Even the winter months fall from mild, the thermometer drops in the months from November to February rarely below 10 degrees. Also, values ​​around 20 degrees are not uncommon in this time period. Frost is very rare. The deepest measured in Bakersfield temperature was -11 degrees on January 3, 1908. Precipitation, usually in the form of rain, mainly focused on the months from November to April, while the summer turn out dry. The number of hours of sunshine over the year is on average at least 10 hours per day. In the summer months are possible up to 12 hours.

Sports

Twinning

  • India Amritsar, India
  • Japan Wakayama, Japan
  • People's Republic of China Cixi, China
  • Mexico Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico

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