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{{redirect|Weed Patch|the hill|Weed Patch Hill}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> | official_name = Weedpatch, California | native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> | other_name = | settlement_type = [[Census-designated place]] <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_shield = | image_map = Kern_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Weedpatch_Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 250x200px | map_caption = Location in [[California]] and in [[Kern County, California|Kern County]] | pushpin_map = USA | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States <!-- General information ---------------> | coordinates = {{coord|35|14|17|N|118|54|54|W|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = [[California]] | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = [[Kern County, California|Kern]] | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = <!-- Settled --> | established_date = "<!-- Area------------------> | leader_title = [[California State Senate|Senate]] | leader_name = [[Jean Fuller]] ([[California Republican Party|R]]) | leader_title1 = [[California State Assembly|Assembly]] | leader_name1 = [[Rudy Salas]] ([[California Democratic Party|D]]) | unit_pref = US | area_footnotes = <ref>[https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt U.S. Census]</ref> | area_total_km2 = 9.223 | area_total_sq_mi = 3.561 | area_land_km2 = 9.213 | area_land_sq_mi = 3.557 | area_water_km2 = 0.010 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.004 | area_water_percent = 0.11 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis>{{gnis|1661658}}</ref> | elevation_m = 118 | elevation_ft = 387 <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_total = 2206 | population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_footnotes = <ref name="US Census Bureau 2020 Weedpatch, CA Population">{{cite web |title=US Census Bureau |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Weedpatch%20CDP,%20California |website=www.census.gov |access-date=3 September 2024}}</ref> | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = auto <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] | postal_code = 93241 | area_code = [[Area code 661|661]] | website = | leader_title2 = [[California's 20th congressional district|U. S. Congress]] | leader_name2 = [[David Valadao]] (R) | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 06-83863 }} [[File:Welcome sign for Weedpatch and Lamont, California, 2012.jpg|thumb|right|[[Welcome sign]] on [[California State Highway 184]] for Weedpatch and the neighboring community of [[Lamont, California|Lamont]]]] '''Weedpatch''' (formerly '''Weed Patch'''<ref name=gnis /> and '''Alexander's Corner'''<ref name=CGN />) is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Kern County, California|Kern County]], [[California]], United States. Weedpatch is {{convert|10|mi|0}} south-southeast of [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]]. It is considered to be one of the poorest areas in Kern County.<ref name=WeedpatchIs/> As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] it had a population of 2,658.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0683863| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Weedpatch CDP, California| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=January 25, 2019}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> ==Geography== The community, which lies at an elevation of {{Convert|387|feet|}}, is situated off [[California State Route 184|State Route 184]] (Weedpatch Highway) southeast of Bakersfield, south of [[Lamont, California|Lamont]] and about {{convert|5|mi|0}} south of [[California State Route 58|State Route 58]]. It is at {{coord|35|14|17|N|118|54|54|W|type:city}}.<ref name=gnis /> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Weedpatch has an area of {{convert|3.6|sqmi|km2}}. ==History== Although the name "Weed Patch" was applied to the site as early as 1874, the community began only in 1922. The town was also named "Alexander's Corner" in honor of Cal Alexander, a resident.<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|1125}}</ref> Weedpatch is the site of the [[Weedpatch Camp|Arvin Federal Government Camp]], known colloquially (and in the [[John Steinbeck]] novel ''[[The Grapes of Wrath]])'' as "Weedpatch Camp". This camp was a government rescue center for distressed [[migrant worker]]s fleeing the Oklahoma [[Dust Bowl]], during the [[Great Depression]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-10/dust-bowl-days-okies-kern-county|title=Okies disappearing from Dust Bowl Festival, replaced by Latino migrants tending California's fields|last=BRANSON-POTTS|first=HAILEY|date=2019-11-10|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-10}}</ref> The camp still aids migrant workers and is {{Convert|1|mi}} south of Weedpatch on Sunset just off Weedpatch Highway. ==Demographics== The [[2010 United States Census]] reported that Weedpatch had a population of 2,658, with a [[median household income]] of $28,075 and just above 45.8% living at or below the [[poverty level]]. It is considered to have a young population, with a median age of 22.7.<ref name=WeedpatchIs>[http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/local/x1029066307/Weedpatch-is-waiting-to-see-the-light "Weedpatch Is Waiting to See the Light," ''Bakersfield Californian,'' February 21, 2010]</ref> The racial makeup of Weedpatch was 1,212 (45.6%) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]], 8 (0.3%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 78 (2.9%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 14 (0.5%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0 (0.0%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1,237 (46.5%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 109 (4.1%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2,484 persons (93.5%). == Notable people == * [[Rachel Hollis]], author ==References== {{reflist}} {{Kern County, California}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Census-designated places in Kern County, California]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1922]] [[Category:Census-designated places in California]]
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