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Bakersfield is a city in and the county seat of Kern County, California, United States. The city covers about 151 sq mi (390 km 2) [10][11] near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, which is located in the Central Valley region.
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The City of Bakersfield continues to see its population grow, exceeding 422,000 as of Jan. 1, 2026 according to the California Finance Department's annual population estimate. At 422,853, Bakersfield remains the ninth-largest city in California by population, gaining on No. 8, Oakland, by 1,335.
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Bakersfield, city, seat (1875) of Kern county, south-central California, U.S. Located in the San Joaquin Valley, it was founded along the Los Angeles and Stockton road in 1869 by Thomas Baker, who reclaimed swamplands along the nearby Kern River.
