Keene | |
|---|---|
 Location in Kern County and the state of California | |
  Keene Location in the United States  Keene Keene (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°13′25″N 118°33′44″W / 35.22361°N 118.56222°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Kern |
| Government | |
| • Senate | Shannon Grove (R) |
| • Assembly | Vacant |
| • U. S. Congress | Vince Fong (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.665 sq mi (25.034 km2) |
| • Land | 9.660 sq mi (25.020 km2) |
| • Water | 0.005 sq mi (0.014 km2) 0.056% |
| Elevation | 2,602 ft (793 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 469 |
| • Density | 49/sq mi (19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93531 |
| Area code | 661 |
| FIPS code | 06-37946 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1660828 |
Keene (formerly, Wells)[4] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California in the foothills of the Tehachapi Mountains at the southern extreme of the San Joaquin Valley. Keene is located 8.5 miles (14 km) northwest of Tehachapi,[4] at an elevation of 2,602 feet (793 m).[2] The population was 469 at the 2020 census, up from 431 at the 2010 census.
The headquarters of the United Farm Workers (UFW), a national farmworkers organization organized and led by Cesar Chavez, is located in Keene, and is sometimes referred to as "Nuestra Señora Reina de La Paz" ("Our Lady Queen of Peace").
Keene is located in the greater Tehachapi area.
- ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keene, California
- ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1054. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.