The lowest Point is 206 feet at the North quarter corner of Section 3, Township 25 South, Range 23 East, MDM, on the North line of the County, approximately 12 miles West of Delano (Supervisorial District 4).

The highest Point is 8755 feet at the summit of Sawmill Mountain in Section 31, Township 9 North, Range 21 West, SBM, on the south line of the the County, approximately 12 miles West of Frazier Park (Supervisorial District 4).

The center of population for the state of California is, currently, within Section 26, Township 28 South, Range 24 East, MDM. That's about 7 miles Northeast of Buttonwillow. (Supervisorial District 4)

Bakersfield Mean Elevation is 400 feet above Sea Level.

Kern County encompasses 8,171 square miles (5,229,440 acres) This is broken down into the following:

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