Old River, California

Old River, California
Old River, California is located in California
Old River, California
Old River, California
Location in California
Old River, California is located in the United States
Old River, California
Old River, California
Old River, California (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°16′1.65″N 119°6′19.88″W / 35.2671250°N 119.1055222°W / 35.2671250; -119.1055222
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyKern County
Area
 • Total0.985 sq mi (2.55 km2)
 • Land0.985 sq mi (2.55 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation341 ft (104 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total123
 • Density120/sq mi (48/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID2804424[2]
Old River

Old River is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California.[2] It is located 9.5 miles (15 km) southwest of Bakersfield,[3] at an elevation of 341 feet (104 m).[2]

The settlement was founded in the 1870s and named from the old Kern River bed.[3]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files - California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Old River Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ 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. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.