Benton Park, California

Benton Park, California
Unincorporated community Census designated place
Benton Park CDP
Coordinates: 35°20′47.18″N119°1′47.33″W / 35.3464389°N 119.0298139°W / 35.3464389; -119.0298139
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kern
County Subdivision	Bakersfield CCD
Area [1]
• Total	0.75 sq mi (1.9 km2)
• Land	0.75 sq mi (1.9 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	394 ft (120 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,333
• Density	7,100/sq mi (2,700/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	2804109 [2]

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

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

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	5,333		—
U.S. Decennial Census [10] 1860–1870 [11] [12] 1880-1890 [13] 1900 [14] 1910 [15] 1920 [16] 1930 [17] 1940 [18] 1950 [19] 1960 [20] [21] 1970 [22] 1980 [23] 1990 [24] 2000 [25] 2010 [26] 2020 [27]

The CDP was first listed in the 2020 census, ^[28] at which it had 5,333 people in 1,545 households. ^[29]

2020 Census

Benton Park CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020 [27]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	912	17.10%
Black or African American alone (NH)	427	8.01%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	14	0.26%
Asian alone (NH)	79	1.48%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	23	0.43%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	113	2.12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,765	70.60%
Total	5,333	100.00%

References

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