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Taft is a city in Kern County, in the Bakersfield metro area.
The community was named after President William Howard Taft.
The latitude of Taft is 35.142N. The longitude is -119.455W.
It is in the Pacific Standard time zone. Elevation is 955 feet.The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 6,400.
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$33,861National
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Although most of Taft's 20 bars operate all night because of the three shifts in the (oil) fields, life is otherwise quiet.
-- The WPA Guide to California, 1939
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11% of Taft residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Taft ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Taft was $17,564, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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9% of Taft residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Taft, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $367. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $895.
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Kern County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Taft political report.
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The average commute time for Taft workers is 15 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
Hotels in Taft include Holland Inn & Suites.
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