Keene, California

Keene
Location in Kern County and the state of California
Location in Kern County and the state of California
Keene is located in California
Keene
Keene
Location in the United States
Keene is located in the United States
Keene
Keene
Keene (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°13′25″N 118°33′44″W / 35.22361°N 118.56222°W / 35.22361; -118.56222
Country United States
State California
CountyKern
Government
 • SenateJean Fuller (R)
 • AssemblyVince Fong (R)
 • U. S. CongressKevin McCarthy (R)
Area
 • Total9.665 sq mi (25.034 km2)
 • Land9.660 sq mi (25.020 km2)
 • Water0.005 sq mi (0.014 km2)  0.056%
Elevation2,602 ft (793 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total431
 • Density45/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
93531
Area code661
FIPS code06-37946
GNIS feature ID1660828

Keene (formerly, Wells)[3] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California in the foothills of the Tehachapi Mountains at the southern extreme of the San Joaquin Valley. Keene is located 8.5 miles (14 km) northwest of Tehachapi,[3] at an elevation of 2,602 feet (793 m).[2] The population was 469 at the 2020 census, up from 431 at the 2010 census.

The headquarters of the United Farm Workers (UFW), a national farmworkers organization organized and led by Cesar Chavez, is located in Keene, and is sometimes referred to as "Nuestra Señora Reina de La Paz" ("Our Lady Queen of Peace").

Keene is located in the greater Tehachapi area.

  1. ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keene, California
  3. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1054. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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