Assisted Living in Bakersfield, CA

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Facts about Bakersfield

Bakersfield is also known as: Kern County / Bakersfield city, Kern Island, Alkaidi City, and Baker's Field.

Bakersfield has been featured in movies like: Star Trek (2009), and American Son (2008).

And some of the notable people born here have been: Robert Beltran (actor), Kevin McCarthy (politician), Brock Marion (american football player), Ken Ruettgers (american football player), and Felix Enriquez Alcala (film director and cinematographer).

Bakersfield is home to the following sports teams: Bakersfield Condors.

Popular neighborhoods in Bakersfield include: East Bakersfield, Downtown Bakersfield, Buck Owens Boulevard, Westchester, Stockdale, Southwest Bakersfield, Northwest Bakersfield, Northeast Bakersfield, and Old Town Kern.

And featured attractions of Bakersfield: Memorial Stadium, East Bakersfield, Downtown Bakersfield, Buck Owens Boulevard, and Westchester.

Bakersfield is represented by City Manager Alan Tandy, City clerk Nelson Smith, Mayor Harvey Hall, and Finance director Roberta Gafford.

Bakersfield is a city in Southern California, United States near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County. The city is 110 mi (180 km) north of Los Angeles and about the same distance south of Fresno. It is an inland city about 135 mi (217 km) east of Pismo Beach on the Pacific Ocean. Bakersfield's population is around 375,000, making it the 9th largest city in California and the 52nd largest city in the United States. The city is also the county seat for Kern County, which encompasses the entire MSA and is the third largest county in California by area. The total Bakersfield inner urban area, which includes East Bakersfield and Rosedale, has a population of about 464,000.Bakersfield is in Kern County which is generally considered part of Southern California and shares its southern border with Los Angeles County. However, many residents consider Bakersfield to be more a part of Central California as it is near Kings and Tulare counties and is a hub for agriculture and oil production.Bakersfield is the focal point of the larger Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is coextensive with Kern County. In 2010, it had a population of 839,631, making it the 62nd largest metropolitan area in United States.Bakersfield has a very diverse economy. Kern County is the most productive oil producing county, and the fourth most productive agricultural county (by value) in the United States. Other industries include natural gas and other energy extraction, aerospace, mining, petroleum refining, manufacturing, distribution, food processing, and corporate/regional headquarters.

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