Maricopa, California

City of Maricopa
Northern city limit of Maricopa; the fire in the center is a gas flare from an active oil well
Northern city limit of Maricopa; the fire in the center is a gas flare from an active oil well
Location in Kern County and the state of California
Location in Kern County and the state of California
City of Maricopa is located in the United States
City of Maricopa
City of Maricopa
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°03′32″N 119°24′03″W / 35.05889°N 119.40083°W / 35.05889; -119.40083
Country United States
State California
CountyKern
IncorporatedJuly 25, 1911[1]
Named forExonym given to the Quechan by the Akimel O'odham
Government
 • State SenatorMelissa Hurtado (D)[2]
 • AssemblymemberTom Lackey (R)[3]
 • U. S. Rep.Jay Obernolte (R)[4]
Area
 • Total1.50 sq mi (3.89 km2)
 • Land1.50 sq mi (3.89 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation883 ft (269 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,154
 • Estimate 
(2019)[7]
1,192
 • Density793.61/sq mi (306.46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
93252
Area code661
FIPS code06-45736
GNIS feature IDs1652749, 2411033
Websitewww.cityofmaricopa.org
Old Maricopa Jail House. Served as a "drunk tank" from the 1910s to the 1960s.

Maricopa is a city in Kern County, California. Maricopa is located 6.5 miles (10 km) south-southeast of Taft,[8] at an elevation of 883 feet (269 m).[6] The population was 1,154 at the 2010 census, up from 1,111 at the 2000 census. The Carrizo Plain is located to the northwest, and the enormous Midway-Sunset Oil Field, the third largest oil field in the United States, is adjacent on the north and east.

  1. ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  2. ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  4. ^ "California's 23rd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  5. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Maricopa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1068. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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