Back واسكو (كاليفورنيا) Arabic واسكو (كاليفورنيا) ARZ واسکو، کالیفورنیا AZB Уаско (град, Калифорния) Bulgarian Wasco (Califòrnia) Catalan Васко (Калифорни) CE Wasco (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, California) CEB Wasco (Kalifornien) German Wasco (California) Spanish Wasco (Kalifornia) Basque
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.
- ^ "California's 21st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
- ^ "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.