Wasco, California
| City of Wasco | |
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Water tower in Wasco
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| Motto: "Grow With Us" | |
 Location in Kern County and the state of California |
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 City of Wasco
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| Coordinates: 35°35′39″N 119°20′27″W / 35.59417°N 119.34083°WCoordinates: 35°35′39″N 119°20′27″W / 35.59417°N 119.34083°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Kern |
| Incorporated | December 22, 1945 |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Andy Vidak (R) |
| • Assemblymember | Rudy Salas (D) |
| • U. S. Rep. | David Valadao (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.426 sq mi (24.413 km2) |
| • Land | 9.426 sq mi (24.413 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 26,283 |
| • Density | 2,800/sq mi (1,100/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 93280 |
| Area code | 661 |
| FIPS code | 06-83542 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1661652 |
| Website | www |
Wasco (formerly, Dewey and Deweyville) is a city in the San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California, United States. Wasco is located 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 328 feet (100 m). The population was 25,545 at the 2010 census, up from 21,263 at the 2000 census.
Wasco is the headquarters of the Tejon Indian Tribe of California, a federally recognized tribe of Kitanemuk, Yokuts, and Chumash indigenous people of California.
The name Dewey was in honor of Admiral George Dewey, a hero of the Spanish–American War. The Deweyville post office opened in 1899, and changed its name to Wasco in 1900.
The origin of the name Wasco is subject of two different theories: (1) That it was coined from Western American Sugar Company; and (2) that a resident from Wasco County, Oregon named it for that.
Wasco is the site of the Fourth Home Extension Colony, founded in 1907 by the American Home Extension Association.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.4 square miles (24 km2), all of it land. At the 2000 census, according to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 7.6 square miles (20 km2), all of it land. Wasco is located on the floor of the San Joaquin Valley, at the intersection of California State Routes 43, which runs north–south, and 46, which runs east–west.
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