McFarland, California
| City of McFarland | |
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 Location in Kern County and the state of California |
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 City of McFarland
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| Coordinates: 35°40′41″N 119°13′45″W / 35.67806°N 119.22917°WCoordinates: 35°40′41″N 119°13′45″W / 35.67806°N 119.22917°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Kern |
| Incorporated | July 18, 1957 |
| Government | |
| • State Senator | Andy Vidak (R) |
| • State Assembly | Rudy Salas (D) |
| • U. S. Congress | David Valadao (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.668 sq mi (13.910 km2) |
| • Land | 8.668 sq mi (13.910 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 354 ft (108 m) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 19,044 |
| • Density | 2,200/sq mi (1,400/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 93250 |
| Area code(s) | 661 |
| FIPS code | 06-44826 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652750, 2411062 |
| Website | www |
McFarland (formerly, Hunt and Lone Pine) is a city in the San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California, United States. McFarland is located 6.5 miles (10 km) south of Delano, at an elevation of 354 feet (108 m). The population of McFarland, as of 2016, is 19,044.
The first post office opened in 1908. McFarland incorporated in 1957. The name honors J.B. McFarland, founder.
The 2010 United States Census reported that McFarland had a population of 12,707. The population density was 4,762.7 people per square mile (1,838.9/km²). The racial makeup of McFarland was 5,433 (42.8%) White, 236 (1.9%) African American, 171 (1.3%) Native American, 84 (0.7%) Asian, 6 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 6,330 (49.8%) from other races, and 447 (3.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11,625 people (91.5%).
The Census reported that 11,486 people (90.4% of the population) lived in households, 27 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 1,194 (9.4%) were institutionalized.
There were 2,599 households, out of which 1,818 (69.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,663 (64.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 456 (17.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 246 (9.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 189 (7.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 14 (0.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 170 households (6.5%) were made up of individuals and 71 (2.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.42. There were 2,365 families (91.0% of all households); the average family size was 4.51.
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