Fairfax, Kern County, California

Fairfax, California
Unincorporated community Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 35°20′48.79″N118°56′1.70″W / 35.3468861°N 118.9338056°W / 35.3468861; -118.9338056
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kern County
Area [1]
• Total	2.47 km2 (0.952 sq mi)
• Land	2.47 km2 (0.952 sq mi)
• Water	0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	126 m (413 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,879
• Density	762/km2 (1,970/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	2804405 [2]

Fairfax is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California. ^[3] The CDP is within the Bakersfield's census county division, ^[4] and borders the city of Bakersfield to the west and East Niles, California to the north. ^[3]

Details

As listed in the Geographic Names Information System, its elevation is 413 feet. ^[5]

Its population was 1,879 at the 2020 census, the first census it was included in. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,879		—
U.S. Decennial Census [6] 1850–1870 [7] [8] 1880-1890 [9] 1900 [10] 1910 [11] 1920 [12] 1930 [13] 1940 [14] 1950 [15] 1960 [16] 1970 [17] 1980 [18] 1990 [19] 2000 [20] 2010 [21] 2020 [22]

Fairfax first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census. ^[23]

2020 Census

Fairfax CDP (Kern County), 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 [22]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	320	17.03%
Black or African American alone (NH)	25	1.33%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	7	0.37%
Asian alone (NH)	17	0.90%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	3	0.16%
Other race alone (NH)	6	0.32%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	41	2.18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,460	77.70%
Total	1,879	100.00%

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files - California". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 23, 2024.
2. "Fairfax Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "Fairfax CDP, California". Explore Census Data. U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 21, 2023.
4. "Bakersfield CCD, Kern County, California". Explore Census Data. U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 21, 2023.
5. "Fairfax Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey . Retrieved December 21, 2023.
6. "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau .
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22. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Fairfax CDP (Kern County), California". United States Census Bureau.
23. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.