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Bakersfield, California

The City of Bakersfield, California (pop. 347,483) is the county seat of Kern County, California. It is one of the fastest-growing, large-population cities in the United States. As of 2010, the population was 347,483 inhabitants within the city limits, making it the 9th largest municipality in California and 52th largest city in the nation according to U.S. Census. The greater Bakersfield area has a population of around 467,000, including unincorporated areas, according to local municipal sources. It is California's third largest inland city, after Fresno and Sacramento. The city's economy relies on agriculture, petroleum extraction, and refinement industries.

Bakersfield also known as "The Oklahoma of the west"
Yokom, Buck Owens, Haggard, are all from Bakersfield and created the "Bakersfield sound" in Country music. Quite different than the Grand 'Ol Opry stuff, and the predecessor to today's country music. Buck Owens was the creator of the "Hee Haw" TV show.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakersfield,_California

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  • Bakersfield, California, grummm wrote 4 years ago:
    Yes, still the most polluted in the US https://web.archive.org/web/20160423183902/http://www.lung.org/assets/documents/healthy-air/state-of-the-air/sota-2016-full.pdf
  • Tevis Block, JamesHannum wrote 10 years ago:
    Nevermind that is one building to the East.
  • Tevis Block, JamesHannum wrote 10 years ago:
    The back side of the tall building is labeled "Tegeler Hotel"
  • Bakersfield Chrysler Jeep, gsdealer wrote 11 years ago:
    I couldn't find anywhere to include the actual link to our website. http://www.drivecj.com
  • Country Club Liquors & Deli, weanus (guest) wrote 11 years ago:
    Unfortunately, this business has new ownership. The deli has not maintained the same quality as it once had. The beverage selection is now fairly generic with all the regular brands on prominent display. The woman in the post office is now plain rude and complains about how much she hates her job while the help at the front counter is just plain rude. This place has lost its charm.
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35°21'26"N   118°57'51"W
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