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BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — Bakersfield added nearly 1500 residents over the past year.
Figures from the California Department of Finance indicate a 0.4% increase to 422,853 residents, keeping Bakersfield ranked as the ninth-largest city in California.
According to Wikipedia, Bakersfield is a significant hub for both agriculture and energy production.
Kern County is California’s most productive oil-producing county[14] and the fourth most productive agricultural county (by value) in the United States.[15]
Industries in and around Bakersfield include natural gas and other energy extraction, mining, petroleum refining, distribution, food processing, and corporate regional offices.[16]
The city is the birthplace of the country music genre known as the Bakersfield sound.
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