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Bakersfield is in the state of California. According to the United States Census Burea the population in 2000 was 247,057. The census bureau esimated the population to be 271,035 in 2003. According to this estimate, the city is gaining population at a rate of 2.21% per year.
The city is a part of the Bakersfield metro area. It is the the seat of Kern county. It has an area of 113.1 square miles. According to the US Geologic Survey, the city is at 35°22'24" north and 119°01'04" west. The Federal Information Processing Standards location code (FIPS55) for this city is 0603526.
California State University-Bakersfield and Bakersfield College are in Bakersfield.
The city has a desert climate with an annual precipitation of 6.49 inches. Winters are generally cool with little precipitation and summers are hot with almost no rain.
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