Editing Tehachapi, California (section)

{{short description|City in the United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
<!-- See the table at Template:Infobox settlement for all fields and descriptions of their usage. -->| name               = Tehachapi, California
| official_name      = 
| settlement_type    = [[List of municipalities in California|City]]
| other_name         = 
| native_name        = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English -->
| named_for          = [[Kawaiisu language|Kawaiisu]] for "hard climb"
<!-- Images and maps ------>| image_skyline      = Aerial-TehachapiWindFarm.jpg
| image_caption      = View of wind turbines with Tehachapi in the distance
| image_flag         = Flag of Tehachapi, California.gif
| flag_size          = 
| image_seal         = 
| seal_size          = 
| nickname           = The Land of Four Seasons
| motto              = 
| image_map          = Kern County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Tehachapi Highlighted.svg
| map_caption        = Location of Tehachapi, California
| pushpin_map        = California#USA
| pushpin_label      = Tehachapi
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| pushpin_relief     = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in California##Location within the United States
<!-- Location ------------->| coordinates        = {{coord|35|07|56|N|118|26|56|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{Flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1  = State
| subdivision_name1  = {{Flag|California}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in California|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Kern County, California|Kern]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of regions of California|Region]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Tehachapi Mountains]]
<!-- History -------------->| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1876
| established_title3 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date3  = August 13, 1909<ref>{{Cite web
 |url         = http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc
 |title       = California Cities by Incorporation Date
 |format      = Word
 |publisher   = California Association of [[Local Agency Formation Commission]]s
 |access-date  = August 25, 2014
|url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131017052413/http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc
 |archive-date = October 17, 2013
}}</ref>
| government_type    = [[Council-manager government|Council-manager]]
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Michael Davies
| leader_title2      = Mayor Pro Tem
| leader_name2       = Joan Pogon-Cord
| leader_title3      = City council members<ref name=council>{{cite web
 |url         = https://www.liveuptehachapi.com/20/Council-Members
 |title       = Council Members
 |date = February 4, 2024
|publisher   = City of Tehachapi}}</ref>
| leader_name3       = Jeanette Pauer<br />Phil Smith<br />Hannah Chung
| leader_title4      = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name4       = Greg Garrett
<!-- Area ----------------->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 1, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi   = 10.25
| area_total_km2     = 26.54
| area_land_sq_mi    = 10.15
| area_land_km2      = 26.29
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.10
| area_water_km2     = 0.25
| area_water_percent = 0.97
| area_metro_sq_mi   = <!-- Elevation ------------>
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis>{{Cite GNIS|1652798|Tehachapi|access-date=February 9, 2015}}</ref>
| elevation_ft       = 3970
| elevation_m        = 1210
<!-- Population ----------->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name=quif>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/tehachapicitycalifornia|title=Tehachapi (city) QuickFacts|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702005244/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0678092.html|archive-date=July 2, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| population_total   = 12,934
| pop_est_as_of      = 2023
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
| population_urban   = 17,298
| population_est     = 10,881
| population_density_sq_mi = 1281.87
| population_metro   = 
| population_density_metro_sq_mi = <!-- Time zones ----------->
| timezone           = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific]]
| utc_offset         = −8
| timezone_DST       = [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = −7
<!-- Codes ---------------->| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = 93561
| area_code_type     = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
| area_code          = [[Area code 661|661]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS]] code
| blank_info         = {{FIPS|06|78092}}
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs
| blank1_info        = {{GNIS 4|1652798}}, {{GNIS 4|2412041}}
| website            = {{URL|https://liveuptehachapi.com}}
| footnotes          = {{Designation list|embed=yes|designation1=California|designation1_number=643}}
| population_density_km2 = 494.92
}}

'''Tehachapi''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=Tehachapi.ogg||t|ə|ˈ|h|æ|tʃ|ə|p|i}}; [[Kawaiisu]]: ''Tihachipia'', meaning "hard climb")<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tehachapinews.com/visitor-guide/visitor-guide-what-does-tehachapi-mean/article_afd99b28-f930-11e6-b7e8-f3dbfe17b5ee.html|title=Visitor Guide: What does 'Tehachapi' mean?|date=May 18, 2017|website=Tehachapi News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2016/02/11/meet-the-toughest-mountains-in-california/ideas/connecting-california/|title=Meet the Toughest Mountains in California &#124; Connecting California|first=Joe|last=Mathews |date=February 11, 2016}}</ref> is a city in [[Kern County, California]], United States, in the [[Tehachapi Mountains]], at an elevation of {{convert|3970|ft}},<ref name="gnis" /> between the [[San Joaquin Valley]] and the [[Mojave Desert]]. Tehachapi is {{convert|35|mi|km}} east-southeast of [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]],<ref name="CGN">{{California's Geographic Names|1114–1115}}</ref> and {{convert|20|mi|km}} west of [[Mojave, California|Mojave]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|10|sqmi|km2}} and a population of 14,414. The Tehachapi area is known for the nearby [[Tehachapi Loop]] (a popular [[railfan]] site), the [[Pacific Crest Trail]] and for the excellent conditions for the aerial sport of [[gliding]].