Lost Hills, California
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FIPS code 06-44280 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 1660956 |
Lost Hills (formerly, Lost Hill)[2] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Lost Hills is located 42 miles (68 km) west-northwest of Bakersfield,[3] at an elevation of 305 feet (93 m).[2] The population was 2,412 at the 2010 census, up from 1,938 at the 2000 census.
A rest stop by
Geography
Lost Hills is located at 35°36′59″N 119°41′39″W / 35.61639°N 119.69417°W.[2] It stands on the east bank of the California Aqueduct. Interstate 5 is located near, but not adjacent, to Lost Hills. The town is at the intersection of State Route 46 and Lost Hills Road. The enormous Lost Hills Oil Field, which is sixth largest by remaining reserves in California, is west and northwest of town, extending about ten miles (16 km) along the range of the low Lost Hills Range, for which the town was named.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Lost Hills has a total area of 5.6 square miles (15 km2), of which over 99% is land and 0.21% is water.
Climate
According to the
History
The Lost Hills post office opened in 1911, closed in 1912, re-opened in 1913 (having transferred from Cuttens), and moved in 1937.[3] At one time, the post office was a small rented room, in Edmondson's cafe and bar. Later it was a small mobile-home size building.
Demographics
2010
At the
The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 448 households, 353 (78.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 288 (64.3%) were
The age distribution was 970 people (40.2%) under the age of 18, 356 people (14.8%) aged 18 to 24, 730 people (30.3%) aged 25 to 44, 295 people (12.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 61 people (2.5%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 22.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 134.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 147.3 males.
There were 469 housing units at an average density of 84.3 per square mile, of the occupied units 178 (39.7%) were owner-occupied and 270 (60.3%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 1.8%. 976 people (40.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,436 people (59.5%) lived in rental housing units.
2000
At the
The age distribution was 39.1% under the age of 18, 17.3% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 10.7% from 45 to 64, and 2.1% 65 or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 139.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 161.6 males.
The median household income was $31,875 and the median family income was $29,402. Males had a median income of $17,804 versus $12,885 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,317. About 26.4% of families and 30.6% of the population were below the
References
- ^ U.S. Census Archived July 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lost Hills, California
- ^ ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Climate Summary for Lost Hills, California
- ^ Arax, Mark (2019). The Best American Magazine Writing 2019. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 87–88.
- ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Lost Hills CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.