Tupman, California
| Tupman | |
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| census-designated place | |
 Location in Kern County and the state of California |
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 Tupman
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| Coordinates: 35°17′53″N 119°21′04″W / 35.29806°N 119.35111°WCoordinates: 35°17′53″N 119°21′04″W / 35.29806°N 119.35111°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Kern |
| Government | |
| • Senate | Roy Ashburn (R) |
| • Assembly | Jean Fuller (R) |
| • U. S. Congress | Kevin McCarthy (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.528 sq mi (1.367 km2) |
| • Land | 0.528 sq mi (1.367 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 331 ft (101 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 161 |
| • Density | 300/sq mi (120/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 93276 |
| Area code(s) | 661 |
| FIPS code | 06-80784 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1661588 |
Tupman is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Tupman is located 20 miles (32 km) west-southwest of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 331 feet (101 m). The population was 161 at the 2010 census, down from 227 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all of it land.
In 1920, Standard Oil Company bought the land from H.V. Tupman and founded the town. The first post office at Tupman opened in 1921.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Tupman had a population of 161. The population density was 305.0 people per square mile (117.8/km²). The racial makeup of Tupman was 149 (92.5%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 2 (1.2%) from other races, and 10 (6.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12 persons (7.5%).
The Census reported that 161 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 55 households, out of which 24 (43.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 26 (47.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 12 (21.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 4 (7.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 3 (5.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 8 households (14.5%) were made up of individuals and 2 (3.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93. There were 42 families (76.4% of all households); the average family size was 3.29.
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