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Greenfield, Kern County, California

Greenfield
census-designated place
Greenfield is located in California
Greenfield
Greenfield
Location in California
Coordinates: 35°16′08″N 119°00′10″W / 35.26889°N 119.00278°W / 35.26889; -119.00278Coordinates: 35°16′08″N 119°00′10″W / 35.26889°N 119.00278°W / 35.26889; -119.00278
Country  United States
State  California
County Kern County
Area
 • Total 1.488 sq mi (3.855 km2)
 • Land 5.842 sq mi (3.855 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 351 ft (107 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,991
 • Density 2,700/sq mi (1,000/km2)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
GNIS feature IDs 243007; 2628815
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenfield, Kern County, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenfield, Kern County, California

Greenfield (formerly, Delkern) is a census-designated place in Kern County, California. It is located 7 miles (11 km) south of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 351 feet (107 m). The population was 3,991 at the 2010 census.

The Delkern post office was opened in 1949. That name derives from Kern Delta, a designation for the surrounding area.

The 2010 United States Census reported that Greenfield had a population of 3,991. The population density was 2,681.4 people per square mile (1,035.3/km²). The racial makeup of Greenfield was 2,512 (62.9%) White, 71 (1.8%) African American, 63 (1.6%) Native American, 45 (1.1%) Asian, 1 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 1,112 (27.9%) from other races, and 187 (4.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,263 persons (56.7%).

The Census reported that 3,991 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,244 households, out of which 522 (42.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 709 (57.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 149 (12.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 106 (8.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 74 (5.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 6 (0.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 225 households (18.1%) were made up of individuals and 97 (7.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.21. There were 964 families (77.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.63.


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