Ford City

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Ford City

Total population

4,162

Median home value

$207,800

3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$47,214

Ford City$47k

National$74k

Elevation272 m

Land area3.97 km²

Weather97°F · Sunny

Coordinates35.16°, -119.46°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ford City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Ford City is located 1 mile (1.61 km) north of Taft, at an elevation of 892 feet (272 m). The population was 4,348 at the 2020 census, up from 4,278 at the 2010 census. It is immediately north of Taft, between the huge Midway-Sunset Oil Field to the southwest, and the almost exhausted Buena Vista Oil Field to the northeast. State Route 119 passes east of town from its junction with SR 33 to the south.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Ford City, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Jeanne Cooper

American actress (1928-2013)

Ronald Graham

American mathematician (1935-2020)

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Loren Cunningham

American missionary (1935–2023)

T

Tim Bright

American athletics competitor (born 1960)

Ryan Shuck

American musician

S

Sam Andrew

American musician/singer/songwriter/composer/artist (1941–2015)

Chris Tuck

American politician

Dennis Fimple

American actor (1940–2002)

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Tracy Rogers

American football player

B

Bill Bagnall

American magazine editor (1926-2006)

Hope Howell

American pornographic actress

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Lester Grant

American reporter, medical journalist and experimental pathologist

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Martin J. Bailey

American economist

M

Murray Lee Eiland

forensic psychiatrist and specialist in oriental carpets

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Fred Lavaroni

college basketball player (1972–1972) Santa Clara

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Win Condict

actor (1943-2016)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in California

• Dustin Acres
  5.9 mi away · pop. 656
• Maricopa
  8.4 mi away · pop. 984
• Derby Acres
  9.9 mi away
• Buttonwillow
  16.9 mi away
• New Cuyama
  19.9 mi away
• Old River
  21.1 mi away
• Lakeside
  21.7 mi away · pop. 807
• Mexican Colony
  23.6 mi away · pop. 148
• Olde Stockdale
  24.8 mi away
• Old Stine
  26.4 mi away
• Pine Mountain Club
  27.7 mi away
• Mettler
  28.3 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ford City

What I Saw In California

Edwin Bryant · 1848

In the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco, state of California, the people of the state of California vs. Patrick Calhoun, Thornwell Mullally, Tirey L. Ford, Wm. M. Abbott, Abraham Ruef and Eugene Schmitz

Patrick Calhoun · 1908

Eldorado Or Adventures In Path Of Empire

Bayard Taylor · 1850

Conference on Space, science, and urban life

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1963

A shining city

Ronald Reagan · 1998

The affidavit of Abraham Ruef filed in the Superior Court for San Francisco on Friday, March 20, 1908

Abraham Ruef · 1908

Highway accident report

United States. National Transportation Safety Board. · 1977

Oakland interagency project first annual review of program progress

Oakland (Calif.) · 1963

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire PLAINS, San Luis Obispo, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 35 mi
• Wildfire BUZZARD, Kern, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 35 mi
• Wildfire RIDGE, Los Angeles, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 44 mi
• Prescribed Fire CRAWFORD CORRAL RX, Tulare, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-19 · 103 mi
• Wildfire Plaskett, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-26 · 121 mi
• Wildfire Timber, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 146 mi
• Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 166 mi
• Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-03 · 216 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Striped Bass

Morone saxatilis

Seen 2026-09-13

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Seen 2026-09-09

Cattle Saltbush

Atriplex polycarpa

Seen 2026-09-09

big saltbush

Atriplex lentiformis

Seen 2026-09-09

turkey mullein

Croton setiger

Seen 2026-09-09

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-09-09

Bladderpod

Cleomella arborea

Seen 2026-09-09

Banded Garden Spider

Argiope trifasciata

Seen 2026-09-09

Cheesebush

Ambrosia salsola

Seen 2026-09-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-01 17:00 UTC.