South Taft | |
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census-designated place | |
Location in Kern County and the state of California |
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Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 35°08′05″N 119°27′22″W / 35.13472°N 119.45611°WCoordinates: 35°08′05″N 119°27′22″W / 35.13472°N 119.45611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Kern |
Government | |
• Senate | Roy Ashburn (R) |
• Assembly | Jean Fuller (R) |
• U. S. Congress | Kevin McCarthy (R) |
Area | |
• Total | 1.076 sq mi (2.787 km2) |
• Land | 1.076 sq mi (2.787 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,020 ft (310 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,169 |
• Density | 2,000/sq mi (780/km2) |
Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
ZIP code | 93268 |
Area code(s) | 661 |
FIPS code | 06-73388 |
GNIS feature ID | 1661482 |
South Taft is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. South Taft is located 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south of Taft, at an elevation of 1017 feet (310 m). The population was 2,169 at the 2010 census, up from 1,898 at the time of the 2000 census.
South Taft is located at 35°08′05″N 119°27′22″W / 35.13472°N 119.45611°W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all of it land.
The 2010 United States Census reported that South Taft had a population of 2,169. The population density was 2,015.5 people per square mile (778.2/km²). The racial makeup of South Taft was 1,404 (64.7%) White, 21 (1.0%) African American, 55 (2.5%) Native American, 5 (0.2%) Asian, 11 (0.5%) Pacific Islander, 596 (27.5%) from other races, and 77 (3.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 931 persons (42.9%).