Location in Kern County and the state of California Location in Kern County and the state of California Location in the United States Kernville is a census-designated place (CDP) in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California, United States. Kernville is positioned 42 miles (68 km) northeast of Bakersfield, at an altitude of 2667 feet (813 m). The populace was 1,395 at the 2010 census, down from 1,736 at the 2000 census.
The Kern River was titled after artist and topographer Edward Kern, who accompanied John C.
An 1858 gold rush led to the formation of a town briefly called Rogersville, then Williamsburg, which was soon retitled Whiskey Flat after a bar opened. In 1864, the town was retitled Kernville.
The famous Mountain Inn, assembled mainly to home movie stars and crew before the 1948 move, is now (partially) at the new Kernville, retitled the River View Lodge. Kernville has a large tourist trade centered on the white water rapids of the Kern River.
The Kern Valley Museum homes a compilation of historical items and displays.
The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Kernville had a populace of 1,395.
The populace density was 110.1 citizens per square mile (42.5/km ).
The ethnic makeup of Kernville was 1,257 (90.1%) White, 1 (0.1%) African American, 19 (1.4%) Native American, 7 (0.5%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 33 (2.4%) from other competitions, and 78 (5.6%) from two or more competitions.
The Enumeration reported that 1,387 citizens (99.4% of the population) lived in homeholds, 8 (0.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 723 homeholds, out of which 111 (15.4%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 312 (43.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 57 (7.9%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 28 (3.9%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.
282 homeholds (39.0%) were made up of individuals and 132 (18.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The populace was spread out with 184 citizens (13.2%) under the age of 18, 74 citizens (5.3%) aged 18 to 24, 197 citizens (14.1%) aged 25 to 44, 521 citizens (37.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 419 citizens (30.0%) who were 65 years of age or older.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.
There were 1,072 housing units at an average density of 84.6 per square mile (32.7/km ), of which 532 (73.6%) were owner-occupied, and 191 (26.4%) were occupied by renters.
1,018 citizens (73.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 369 citizens (26.5%) lived in rental housing units.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,736 citizens , 800 homeholds, and 482 families residing in the CDP.
The populace density was 137.5 citizens per square mile (53.1/km ).
There were 1,210 housing units at an average density of 95.9 per square mile (37.0/km ).
There were 800 homeholds out of which 15.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families.
34.3% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 19.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 1.99 and the average family size was 2.50.
In the CDP, the populace was spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 17.2% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 30.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median age was 52 years.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.
The median income for a homehold in the CDP was $28,352, and the median income for a family was $33,409.
About 15.4% of families and 17.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 23.4% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
The town/city is served by the Kern Valley Airport, three miles south of town.
"California's 23rd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map".
Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kernville, California California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State.
California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State.
Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks.
"Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Kernville, CA".
"Kern Valley Museum".
"2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA - Kernville CDP".
"Kernville Fly In".
Municipalities and communities of Kern County, California, United States
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Census-designated places in Kern County, California - Kern River Valley - Populated places in the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)Populated places established in 1848 - 1848 establishments in California - Census-designated places in California
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