Delano, California

Delano, California
City
City of Delano
Delano entry signage on State Route 99
Delano entry signage on State Route 99
Official seal of Delano, California
Seal
Location of Delano in Kern County, California.
Location of Delano in Kern County, California.
Delano is located in California
Delano
Delano
Location in the United States
Delano is located in the United States
Delano
Delano
Delano (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°46′08″N 119°14′49″W / 35.76889°N 119.24694°W / 35.76889; -119.24694[1]
Country United States
State California
CountyKern
Founded1873
IncorporatedApril 13, 1915[2]
Named forColumbus Delano
Government
 • City Council
  • Mayor Joe L. Alindajao, Esq.
  • Mayor Pro Tem Salvador Solorio-Ruiz
  • Liz Morris
  • Veronica Vasquez
  • Mario Nunez
[3]
 • State SenatorAnna Caballero (D)[4]
 • State AssemblyVacant[5]
 • U. S. CongressDavid Valadao (R)[6]
Area
[7]
 • Total
14.77 sq mi (38.25 km2)
 • Land14.72 sq mi (38.11 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)  0.35%
Elevation
[1]
315 ft (96 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
51,428
 • Density3,494.70/sq mi (1,349.29/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
93215, 93216
Area code661
FIPS code06-18394
GNIS feature IDs1652697, 2410317
Websitewww.cityofdelano.org

Delano (/dəˈleɪnoʊ/ də-LAY-noh) is a city in Kern County, California, United States. Delano is located about 30 miles (48 km) north-northwest of Bakersfield[8] at an elevation of 315 feet (96 m).[1] The population was 51,428 in 2020, down from 53,041 in 2010. It is Kern County's second-largest city after Bakersfield.

Agriculture is Delano's major industry. The area is particularly well known as a center for the growing of table grapes.[9] Delano is also home to two California state prisons, North Kern State Prison and Kern Valley State Prison. The Voice of America once operated one of its largest, most powerful shortwave broadcast facilities at a station outside Delano at 35°45′15″N 119°17′7″W / 35.75417°N 119.28528°W / 35.75417; -119.28528. The Voice of America ceased broadcasts in October 2007, citing a changing political mission, reduced budgets, and changes in technology.[10]

Delano's two school districts currently operate eight elementary schools, three middle schools, three comprehensive high schools and two alternative high schools. The city has its own police department and contracts with the Kern County Fire Department for fire services, EMS services are privately provided by local company, Delano Ambulance Service.

  1. ^ a b c "Delano". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "City Council". City of Delano, California. Delano, California. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  5. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  6. ^ "California's 22nd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  7. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  8. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1025. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  9. ^ "Profile". Delano Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  10. ^ "Broadcasting Board of Governors Strategic Spectrum Plan". Broadcasting Board of Governors. November 30, 2007. p. 9. Retrieved July 12, 2009.