Mexican Colony

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Mexican Colony

Total population

148

Median home value

$0

6.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$54,375

Mexican Colony$54k

National$74k

Elevation331 m

Land area0.08 km²

Weather97°F · Sunny

Coordinates35.47°, -119.27°

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

Mexican Colony is a census-designated place in Kern County, California. It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Shafter, at an elevation of 331 feet (101 m). The population was 283 at the 2020 census.

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 Mexican Colony, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Dean Florez

American politician

M

Mary Margaret Revell

American long-distance swimmer and runner

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

Nearby places in California

• Buttonwillow
  10.5 mi away
• Olde Stockdale
  13.6 mi away
• Oildale
  13.7 mi away
• Old Stine
  15 mi away
• Old River
  16.7 mi away
• Casa Loma
  17.5 mi away
• Cottonwood
  18.1 mi away · pop. 3,107
• Dustin Acres
  18.5 mi away · pop. 656
• Potomac Park
  18.6 mi away
• Lakeside
  19.3 mi away · pop. 807
• Pumpkin Center
  19.4 mi away
• Delano
  20.6 mi away · pop. 51,679

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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 Mexican Colony

Saints and citizens

Lisbeth Haas · 2013

Eldorado Or Adventures In Path Of Empire

Bayard Taylor · 1850

History of California

Theodore Henry Hittell · 1885

The works of Hubert Howe Bancroft

Hubert Howe Bancroft · 1882

Voices from colonial America

Robin S. Doak · 2005

Frontier settlement in Mexican California

Cecil Alan Hutchinson · 1969

Major problems in Mexican American history

Zaragosa Vargas · 1999

This land was Mexican once

Linda Heidenreich · 2007

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire PLAINS, San Luis Obispo, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 41 mi
• Wildfire BUZZARD, Kern, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 44 mi
• Wildfire RIDGE, Los Angeles, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 53 mi
• Prescribed Fire CRAWFORD CORRAL RX, Tulare, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-19 · 80 mi
• Wildfire Plaskett, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-26 · 124 mi
• Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 146 mi
• Wildfire Timber, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 147 mi
• Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-03 · 201 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-09-25

Mediterranean Mantis

Iris oratoria

Seen 2026-09-24

Black Phoebe

Sayornis nigricans

Seen 2026-09-23

Pallid-winged Grasshopper

Trimerotropis pallidipennis

Seen 2026-09-22

Hunting Billbug

Sphenophorus venatus

Seen 2026-09-21

Beet Armyworm Moth

Spodoptera exigua

Seen 2026-09-21

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Seen 2026-09-19

Anna's Hummingbird

Calypte anna

Seen 2026-09-18

Gray Hairstreak

Strymon melinus

Seen 2026-09-17

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