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Kern County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 909,235. Its county seat is Bakersfield.
Delano is a city in Kern County, California, United States. Delano is located about 30 miles (48 km) north-northwest of Bakersfield at an elevation of 315 feet (96 m). The population was 51,428 in 2020, down from 53,041 in 2010. It is Kern County's second-largest city after Bakersfield.
Kernville is a census-designated place (CDP) in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California, United States. Kernville is located 42 miles (68 km) northeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 2,667 feet (813 m). The population was 1,549 at the 2020 United States census, up from 1,395 at the 2010 census, but below the 2000 census total of 1,736.
Lake Isabella also called Isabella Lake, is a reservoir in Kern County, California, United States created by the earthen Isabella Dam. At 11,000 acres (4,500 ha), it is one of the larger reservoirs in California. Lake Isabella is located about 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Bakersfield, and is the main water supply for that city. It was formed in 1953 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dammed the Kern River at the junction of its two forks. The area is in the southern end of the Sierra Nevada range and the lake itself is located in low mountains at an elevation of approximately 2,500 ft (760 m) where summer temperatures reach over 100 °F (38 °C) but low enough to avoid winter snows on the surrounding ridges. The former towns of Isabella and Kernville were flooded when the reservoir was created.
Kern Valley Airport is a public airport located in the Kern River Valley, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Kernville in Kern County, California, United States. It serves the Lake Isabella area in the Southern Sierra Nevada.
Fairfax School District is a public school district in unincorporated Kern County, California, just outside of Bakersfield. It was formed May 6, 1891. The district is made up of four schools teaching kindergarten through eighth grade.
Muroc Joint Unified School District is a public K-12 unified school system of approximately 2,000 students, located in the Mojave Desert approximately 110 miles (180 km) northeast of Los Angeles. It was founded as an elementary school in 1911 at Edwards. Boron students were bussed to the air base for their education. As the area became more populated, another school was established in 1929, in Boron. The schools became a unified district in 1953, encompassing 578 square miles (1,500 km2) in Kern and San Bernardino counties.
The Southern Kern Unified School District is a school district in Kern County that serves the unincorporated Northern Antelope Valley communities of Rosamond and Willow Springs, California (USA).
Mojave Unified School District is a school district in Eastern Kern County that serves the town of Mojave and The City of California City, California (USA).
The Kern High School District (KHSD) is a public high school system headquartered in Bakersfield, California that serves portions of the County of Kern located at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley. As of 2023, the Kern High School District serves over 43,000 students and 3,600 employees as of 2007. It encompasses over 3,500 square miles (9,100 km2), just under 43 percent of the total area of Kern County. It is the largest district of its type by enrollment and land area. Voted into existence in 1892, it began operation in January 1893. The district comprises 19 comprehensive campuses, six alternative education campuses, two career technical education sites, and four special education centers.
Cerro Coso Community College is a public community college in the Eastern Sierra region of Southern California. It was established in 1973 as a separate college within the Kern Community College District. The college offers traditional and online courses and two-year degrees. The college serves an area of approximately 18,000-square-miles. Cerro Coso has five instructional sites: Eastern Sierra Center Bishop and Mammoth Lakes, Indian Wells Valley, Kern River Valley, and South Kern. The college also has an Incarcerated Student Education Program in two locations, the California City Correctional Facility and Tehachapi California Correctional Institution.
Kernville is a former settlement in the Kern River Valley of the Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California. It lay at an elevation of 2,575 feet near the present-day town of Wofford Heights; the site was submerged under the Lake Isabella reservoir in 1954. The original townsite, parts of which are revealed when the lake is low, is registered as California Historical Landmark #132.
Downtown is the central business district for Bakersfield, California. It contains several of the city's major theaters, sports complex, museums, and historical landmarks.
Fruitvale School District is a kindergarten - 8th grade public school district in Fruitvale, California. The district has five schools and serves Fruitvale and Northwest Bakersfield.
The Edison School District is a K–8 public school district in Edison, California. The district has two schools and serves Edison.
Greenfield Union School District is a Kindergarten - 8th grade public school district in Bakersfield, California. The district has 12 schools, and serves South Bakersfield.
Lakeside Union School District is a Kindergarten - 8th grade public school district in Bakersfield, California. The district has 2 schools, and serves Southwest Bakersfield.
The Delano Unified Elementary School District is in Delano, California. Of the 11 schools, eight of the schools are K-5. They are Princeton, Morningside, Harvest, Fremont, Terrace, Albany Park, Nuevea Vista and Del Vista. The other 3 serve 6th-8th grade. They include Cecil Ave., Almond Tree, and La Vina. The oldest, Cecil Ave. was once an Elementary School and is currently located across from the city's first High School DHS.
Blake Elementary School District is a public school district based in Kern County, California.
Elk Hills Elementary School District is a public school district based in Kern County, California.
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- ↑ Kirkland, Jerry (2010). School District Origins in Kern County, California (PDF). Kern County Superintendent of Schools. pp. 87–90.
