Taft Heights
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Location in California
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Kern County | ||
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 8 ′ N , 119 ° 28 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,865 (as of 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 2,331.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 0.8 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) of which 0.8 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 359 m | ||
| Postal code : | 93268 | ||
| Area code : | +1 661 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-77588 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1661544 | ||
Taft Heights is a census-designated place in Kern County , California , United States . The 2000 census found a population of 1865. Taft Heights is 1 mile west-southwest of Taft, California.
history
Originally the place was called Boust City in honor of its founder EJ Boust , an oil industrialist.