![]() Recording his May 1 arrival to a Yokuts village along the Kern River, immediately northeast of present-Bakersfield, Garcés wrote, In 1776, Spanish missionary Francisco Garcés became the first European to explore the area. Spanish priest Francisco Garcés arrived in the Bakersfield area in 1776. The city is the birthplace of the country music genre known as the Bakersfield sound. Industries in and around Bakersfield include natural gas and other energy extraction, mining, petroleum refining, distribution, food processing, and corporate regional offices. Kern County is the most productive oil-producing county in California and the fourth most productive agricultural county (by value) in the United States. The urban area that includes Bakersfield and areas immediately around the city, such as East Bakersfield, Oildale, and Rosedale, has a population of 570,235.īakersfield is a significant hub for both agriculture and energy production. ![]() The Bakersfield–Delano Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Kern County, had a 2020 census population of 909,235, making it the 62nd largest metropolitan area in the United States. Bakersfield's population as of the 2020 census was 403,455, making it the 48th most populous city in the United States of America and the 9th most populous city in California. The city covers about 151 sq mi (390 km 2) near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley region. ![]() ![]() It is the county seat and largest city of Kern County. ![]()
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