Wasco (California)
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Location in California
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| Foundation : | December 22, 1945 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Kern County | ||
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 36 ′ N , 119 ° 21 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 21,263 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 1,079.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 19.7 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 19.7 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 100 m | ||
| Postal code : | 93280 | ||
| Area code : | +1 661 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-83542 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1661652 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.wasco.ca.us | ||
| Mayor : | Cherylee Wegman | ||
Wasco is a US city in Kern County in the US state of California . It has about 22,500 inhabitants (as of 2004). The urban area has a size of 19.7 km².
history
Initially called Dewey or Deweyville , the city was renamed Wasco in 1900 . The suggestion for the renaming came from a settler named William Bonham of Wasco County, Oregon, who noticed that the name Deweyville was already taken.