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Maricopa

human settlement in Kern County, California, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: California
County: Kern
Incorporated: July 25, 1911
Named after: Exonym given to the Quechan by the Akimel O'odham
State senator: Shannon Grove ( R )
Assemblymember: Stan Ellis ( R )
U s rep: Vince Fong ( R )
Total: 1.56 sq mi (4.05 km )
Land: 1.56 sq mi (4.05 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km ) 0%
Elevation: 883 ft (269 m)
Density: 656/sq mi (253/km )
Time zone: UTC-8 ( PST )
Summer dst: UTC-7 (PDT)
Fips code: 06-45736
Gnis feature ids: 1652749 , 2411033
Website: www .kerncog .org /maricopa /

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Old Maricopa Jail House. Served as a "drunk tank" from the 1910s to the 1960s.

Maricopa is a city in Kern County, California. Maricopa is located 6.5 miles (10 km) south-southeast of Taft, at an elevation of 883 feet (269 m). The population was 1,026 at the 2020 census, down from 1,154 at the 2010 census. The Carrizo Plain is located to the northwest, and the enormous Midway-Sunset Oil Field, the third largest oil field in the United States, is adjacent on the north and east.