Eric, California

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Eric
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Eric
Location in California
Coordinates: 35°06′42″N118°19′42″W / 35.11167°N 118.32833°W / 35.11167; -118.32833 Coordinates: 35°06′42″N118°19′42″W / 35.11167°N 118.32833°W / 35.11167; -118.32833
Country United States
State California
County Kern County
Elevation [1] 3,924 ft (1,196 m)
Population
  Total 14

Eric is a settlement in Kern County, California with a population of 14, as of the 2012 census. [1] It is located on the railroad 7 miles (11 km) east of Tehachapi, [2] at an elevation of 3924 feet (1196 m). [1]

Kern County, California County in California, United States

Kern County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 839,631. Its county seat is Bakersfield.

California State of the United States of America

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 9.7 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.

Tehachapi, California City in California in the United States

Tehachapi is a city in Kern County, California, in the Tehachapi Mountains, at an elevation of 3,970 feet (1,210 m) between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eric, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1033. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.