Potomac Park, California

Census-designated place near Bakersfield, US

Place in California, United States

35°21′48.74″N 118°57′53.87″W / 35.3635389°N 118.9649639°W / 35.3635389; -118.9649639CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyKern CountyArea

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• Total1.43 sq mi (3.7 km²) • Land1.43 sq mi (3.7 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

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404 ft (123 m)Population

(2020)

• Total9,164 • Density6,400/sq mi (2,500/km²)Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)GNIS feature ID2804426^[2]

Potomac Park is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California.^[3] The CDP is within the Bakersfield's census county division,^[4]^: Maps and borders the city of Bakersfield to the west and south, East Bakersfield and Hillcrest to the north, and East Niles, California to the east.^[3]^: Maps As listed in the Geographic Names Information System, its elevation is 404 feet.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	9,164		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6] 1850–1870^[7]^[8] 1880-1890^[9] 1900^[10] 1910^[11] 1920^[12] 1930^[13] 1940^[14] 1950^[15] 1960^[16] 1970^[17] 1980^[18] 1990^[19] 2000^[20] 2010^[21] 2020^[22]

Its population was 9,164 at the 2020 census, the first census it was included in.^[3]^: Tables

2020 Census

**Potomac Park CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020^[22]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	428	4.67%
Black or African American alone (NH)	274	2.99%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	48	0.52%
Asian alone (NH)	18	0.20%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	9	0.10%
Other race alone (NH)	21	0.23%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	66	0.72%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,300	90.57%
Total	9,164	100.00%

Demographics

Potomac Park first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.^[23]

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files - California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Potomac Park Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Potomac Park CDP, California". Explore Census Data. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
^ "Bakersfield CCD, Kern County, California". Explore Census Data. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
^ "Potomac Park Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
^ "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Potomac Park CDP, California". United States Census Bureau.
^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.