Benton Park, California

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Benton Park
CDP
Benton Park CDP
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Benton Park
Coordinates: 35°20′49″N119°01′48″W / 35.347°N 119.03°W / 35.347; -119.03
Country United States
State California
County Kern County
County Subdivision Bakersfield CCD
Area
  Total1.9 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Elevation
120 m (394 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total5,333
Time zone Pacific Time Zone
[1] [2]

Benton Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California. [3] Although it is designated by the census as its own place, it is functionally a neighborhood of Bakersfield. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

The boundaries of the neighborhood of Benton Park extend further than the boundaries of the CDP. [7]

Geography

Benton Park sits at an elevation of 394 feet (120 m). [8] Benton Park is surrounded on 3 sides by the city of Bakersfield, but borders Old Stine, California to the west. [9]

Demographics

The CDP was first listed in the 2020 census, at which it had 5,333 people in 1,545 households. [10]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 5,333
[11]

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References

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