City of Wasco | |
|---|---|
 Water tower in Wasco | |
| Motto: "Grow With Us" | |
 Location in Kern County and the state of California | |
  City of Wasco Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 35°35′39″N 119°20′27″W / 35.59417°N 119.34083°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Kern |
| Incorporated | December 22, 1945[1] |
| Named for | Sources unclear, either Wasco County, Oregon or Western American Sugar Company |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Anna Caballero (D)[2] |
| • Assemblymember | Vacant[2] |
| • U. S. Rep. | Jim Costa (D)[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.39 sq mi (24.32 km2) |
| • Land | 9.39 sq mi (24.32 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 27,047 |
| • Density | 2,900/sq mi (1,100/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93280 |
| Area code | 661 |
| FIPS code | 06-83542 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1661652 |
| Website | www |
Wasco (formerly, Dewey and Deweyville)[7] is a city in the San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California, United States. Wasco is located 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Bakersfield,[7] at an elevation of 328 feet (100 m).[5] The population was 25,545 at the 2010 census, up from 21,263 at the 2000 census.
Wasco is the headquarters of the Tejon Indian Tribe of California, a federally recognized tribe of Kitanemuk, Yokuts, and Chumash Indigenous people of California.[8]
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- ^ a b "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
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- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wasco, California
- ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 30, 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. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Edelhart, Courtenay. "Tejon tribe fought for recognition throughout history." Archived November 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine The Bakersfield Californian. March 5, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2013.