Old River is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California.[2] It is located 9.5 miles (15 km) southwest of Bakersfield,[3] at an elevation of 341 feet (104 m).[2]

Old River, California
Old River, California is located in California
Old River, California
Old River, California
Location in California
Old River, California is located in the United States
Old River, California
Old River, California
Old River, California (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°16′1.65″N 119°6′19.88″W / 35.2671250°N 119.1055222°W / 35.2671250; -119.1055222
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyKern County
Area
 • Total0.985 sq mi (2.55 km2)
 • Land0.985 sq mi (2.55 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation341 ft (104 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total123
 • Density120/sq mi (48/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID2804424[2]
Old River

The settlement was founded in the 1870s and named from the old Kern River bed.[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020123
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
1850–1870[5][6] 1880-1890[7]
1900[8] 1910[9] 1920[10]
1930[11] 1940[12] 1950[13]
1960[14] 1970[15] 1980[16]
1990[17] 2000[18] 2010[19]
2020[20]

Old River first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[21]

2020 Census

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Old River CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[20] % 2020
White alone (NH) 39 31.71%
Black or African American alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 3 2.44%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 2 1.63%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 79 64.23%
Total 123 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files - California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Old River Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  5. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  6. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  13. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  14. ^ "1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  15. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  16. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  17. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  18. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  19. ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  20. ^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Old River CDP, California". United States Census Bureau.
  21. ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.