Local Wiki
Kern County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 16, 2026- Board of Supervisors meets
- Tuesdays at 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Board Chambers, 1st Floor, 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA.
- Auditor-Controller/County Clerk/Registrar of Voters
- Aimee X. Espinoza · Elections Office, 1115 Truxtun Avenue, First Floor, Bakersfield, CA 93301 · (661) 868-3590 (FAX (661) 868-3768) · elections@kerncounty.com
- Agendas posted at
- https://itsapps.kerncounty.com/clerk/minutes/boardagenda.pdf
- County Administrative Officer
- Nancy Anderson · County Administrative Officer · 1115 Truxtun Avenue, 5th Floor, Bakersfield, CA 93301 · (661) 868-3198
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (9)
- Arvin
- California City (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Maricopa (official website, opens in a new tab)
- McFarland
- Ridgecrest (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Shafter (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Taft (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Tehachapi (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Wasco (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (47)
- Arvin Union
- Bakersfield City
- Beardsley Elementary
- Blake Elementary
- Buttonwillow Union Elementary
- Caliente Union Elementary
- Delano Joint Union High
- Delano Union Elementary
- Di Giorgio Elementary
- Edison Elementary
- El Tejon Unified
- Elk Hills Elementary
- Fairfax Elementary
- Fruitvale Elementary
- General Shafter Elementary
- Greenfield Union
- Kern County Office of Education
- Kern High
- Kernville Union Elementary
- Lakeside Union
- Lamont Elementary
- Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union
- Lost Hills Union Elementary
- Maple Elementary
- Maricopa Unified
- Mcfarland Unified
- Mckittrick Elementary
- Midway Elementary
- Mojave Unified
- Muroc Joint Unified
- Norris Elementary
- Panama-Buena Vista Union
- Pond Union Elementary
- Richland Union Elementary
- Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary
- Rosedale Union Elementary
- Semitropic Elementary
- Sierra Sands Unified
- South Fork Union
- Southern Kern Unified
- Standard Elementary
- Taft City
- Taft Union High
- Tehachapi Unified
- Vineland Elementary
- Wasco Union Elementary
- Wasco Union High
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Airport (3)
- Indian Wells Valley Airport District
- Minter Field Airport District
- Mojave Air and Space Port
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Cemetery (7)
- East Kern Cemetery District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Kern County Cemetery District 1
- Kern River Valley Cemetery District
- North Kern Cemetery District
- South Kern Cemetery District
- Tehachapi Public Cemetery District
- West Side Cemetery District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Education (4)
- Golden Empire Schools Financing Authority
- Self-Insured Schools of Ca Health & Welfare Benefits Program
- Self-Insured Schools of California Sisc I - Workers Compensation
- Self-Insured Schools of California Sisc II Liability & Property
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Electric Power (2)
- Eastside Power Authority
- McCallister Ranch Irrigation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Flood Control (1)
- Lamont Storm Water District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Health (9)
- Delano Mosquito Abatement District
- East Kern Healthcare District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Kern Mosquito and Vector Control District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Muroc Healthcare District
- San Joaquin Valleywide Air Pollution Study Agency
- South Fork Mosquito Abatement District
- Southwest Healthcare District
- West Side Healthcare District
- West Side Mosquito Abatement District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Highways (3)
- Greater Bakersfield Separation of Grade District
- Kern Council of Governments (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Mountain Meadows Community Service District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Hospital (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (2)
- Kern County Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Wasco City Housing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Irrigation (11)
- Arvin Edison Water Storage District
- Belridge Water Storage District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Berrenda Mesa Water District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Buena Vista Water Storage District
- Henry Miller Water District
- Kern Delta Water District
- Lost Hills Water District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- North Kern Water Storage District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Rosedale Rio Bravo Water Storage District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Semitropic Water Storage District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Shafter Wasco Irrig District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Multi-Purpose (9)
- Bear Valley Community Services District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Desert Lake Community Service
- Inyokern Community Services District
- Kern Fan Authority
- Kern Valley Healthcare District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Lost Hills Utility District
- Power and Water Resources Pooling Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Rosamond Community Services District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Stallion Springs Cmty Serv Dt
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Natural Resources (2)
- Kern County Citrus Pest Control District
- Metro Bakersfield Habitat Conservation Implement
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Natural Resources & Water Supply (3)
- Cawelo Groundwater Sustainability Agency
- Kern River Watershed Coalition Authority
- Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Other Single Purpose (1)
- Tejon Ranch Public Facilities Financing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Parks & Recreation (8)
- Bear Mt Recreation and Park District
- Buttonwillow Recreation and Park District
- McFarland Recreation and Park District
- North of the River Recreation and Park District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Shafter Recreation and Park District
- Tehachapi Recreation and Park District
- Wasco Recreation and Park District
- Westside Recreation and Park District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Public Transit (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Public Welfare Institutions (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Sewer (1)
- North of River Sanitary District 1
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (4)
- East Kern Resource Conservation District
- Kern Valley Resource Conservation District
- Northwest Kern Resource Conservation District
- Tehachapi Resource Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Water & Sewer (6)
- Boron Community Services District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Button Willow Water District
- East Niles Commission Service District
- Lamont Pub Util District
- Mojave Public Utility District
- Tejon Castac Water District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Water Supply (26)
- Arvin Community Services District
- Cawelo Water District
- Enos Lane Public Utility District
- Frazier Park Pub Utility District
- Golden Hills Community Services District
- Greenfield County Water District
- Groundwater Banking Joint Powers Authority
- Indian Wells Valley Water District
- James Water Bank Authority
- Kern County Water Agency (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Kern Groundwater Authority
- Kern Water Bank Authority
- Kern-Tulare Water District
- Lebec County Water District
- Mettler County Water District
- North Edwards Water District
- North Kern/Cawelo Financing Authority
- North of the River Municipal Water District
- Olcese Water District
- Quail Valley Calif Water District
- Rand Communities Water District
- Southern California Water Bank Authority
- Southern San Joaquin Mun Utility District
- West Kern Water District
- Westside District Water Authority
- Wheeler Ridge Maricopa Water Storage District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026