Maricopa, California
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Northern city limit of Maricopa; the fire in the center is a gas flare from an active oil well
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 Location in Kern County and the state of California |
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 City of Maricopa
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| Coordinates: 35°03′32″N 119°24′03″W / 35.05889°N 119.40083°WCoordinates: 35°03′32″N 119°24′03″W / 35.05889°N 119.40083°W | |
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 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Kern |
| Incorporated | July 25, 1911 |
| Government | |
| • State Senator | Jean Fuller (R) |
| • Assemblymember | Vince Fong (R) |
| • U. S. Rep. | Kevin McCarthy (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.502 sq mi (3.890 km2) |
| • Land | 1.502 sq mi (3.890 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 883 ft (269 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,154 |
| • Density | 770/sq mi (300/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 93252 |
| Area code | 661 |
| FIPS code | 06-45736 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652749, 2411033 |
| Website | www |
Maricopa is a city in Kern County, California. Maricopa is located 6.5 miles (10 km) south-southeast of Taft, at an elevation of 883 feet (269 m). The population was 1,154 at the 2010 census, up from 1,111 at the 2000 census. Maricopa lies at the junction of Route 166 and Route 33. 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.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), all of it land. Maricopa is in the extreme southwestern corner of the San Joaquin Valley, on the first rise of land into the foothills of the Coast Ranges, with the Temblor Range, following the San Andreas Fault, trending northwest of town, and the San Emigdio Mountains to the southeast. The climate of the area is hot and semi-arid, with summertime temperatures routinely exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Freezes occur in the winter, with the mean period without freezes being about 275 days. About six inches of rain falls annually in Maricopa.
The first post office opened in 1901. Maricopa incorporated in 1911. The city was named after the Maricopa Indians.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Maricopa had a population of 1,154. The population density was 768.4 people per square mile (296.7/km²). The racial makeup of Maricopa was 958 (83.0%) White, 1 (0.1%) African American, 27 (2.3%) Native American, 16 (1.4%) Asian, 2 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 112 (9.7%) from other races, and 38 (3.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 232 persons (20.1%).
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