Editing McKittrick, California

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|leader_title1            = [[California State Senate|Senate]]
|leader_name1             = [[Jean Fuller]] ([[California Republican Party|R]])
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|leader_name2             = [[Vince Fong]] (R)
|leader_title3            = [[California's 22nd congressional district|U. S. Congress]]
|leader_name3             = [[Kevin McCarthy]] (R)
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'''McKittrick''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Kern County, California]], United States. McKittrick is {{convert|14|mi|km|0}} northwest of [[Taft, California|Taft]],<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|1070}}</ref> at an elevation of {{Convert|1056|feet|}}.<ref name=gnis /> The population was 115 at the 2010 census, down from 160 at the 2000 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined McKittrick as a [[census-designated place]] (CDP).

==Geography==
McKittrick is located at the junction of State Routes [[California State Route 33|33]] and [[California State Route 58|58]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|2.6|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

The town is in the center of a large oil-producing region in western Kern County.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-07-26/california-oil-country-defiance|title=California's biggest oil spill in decades brings more defiance than anger from locals|last=Sahagun|first=Louis|date=2019-07-28|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref>  Along [[California State Route 33|State Route 33]] to the south of the town is the [[Midway-Sunset Oil Field]], the second-largest oil field in the contiguous United States; within the town itself, as well as to the west is the McKittrick Field; to the northwest is the huge [[Cymric Oil Field|Cymric Field]]; and along Highway 33 beyond Cymric is the large [[South Belridge Oil Field]], run by [[Aera Energy LLC]].  East of McKittrick is [[Occidental Petroleum]]'s [[Elk Hills Oil Field|Elk Hills Field]], formerly the U.S. Naval Petroleum Reserve.<ref>''California Oil and Gas Fields, Volumes I, II and III''.  Vol. I (1998), Vol. II (1992), Vol. III (1982).  California Department of Conservation, Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR).  1,472 pp.  Regional information on p. ix.  PDF file available on CD from www.consrv.ca.gov.</ref>

The [[McKittrick Tar Pits]], which are similar to the more famous [[La Brea Tar Pits]] in Los Angeles, contain an assemblage of bones of ice age mammals.  They are a series of surface seeps from the underlying [[McKittrick Oil Field]].

==History==
The first post office at McKittrick opened in 1910.<ref name=CGN /> The name honors Capt. William McKittrick, local landowner and rancher.<ref name=CGN /> McKittrick incorporated in 1911.<ref name=CGN />

==Demographics==

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] McKittrick had a population of 115. The population density was {{convert|43.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of McKittrick was 101 (87.8%) White, 1 (0.9%) African American, 1 (0.9%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 7 (6.1%) from other races, and 5 (4.3%) from two or more races.  Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9 people (7.8%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0644924|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715031340/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0644924|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - McKittrick CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.

There were 42 households, 14 (33.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 21 (50.0%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 7 (16.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 2 (4.8%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 5 (11.9%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 0 (0%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 9 households (21.4%) were one person and 3 (7.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.74.  There were 30 families (71.4% of households); the average family size was 3.07.

The age distribution was 21 people (18.3%) under the age of 18, 11 people (9.6%) aged 18 to 24, 24 people (20.9%) aged 25 to 44, 45 people (39.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 14 people (12.2%) who were 65 or older.  The median age was 45.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

There were 46 housing units at an average density of 17.6 per square mile, of the occupied units 27 (64.3%) were owner-occupied and 15 (35.7%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.3%.  80 people (69.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 35 people (30.4%) lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 160 people, 54 households and 48 families living in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|63.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 61 housing units at an average density of 24.3 per square mile (9.4/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 96.88% White, and 3.12% from two or more races. 10.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 54 households 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 27.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.1% were non-families. 9.3% of households were one person and none had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.04.

Age distribution was 31.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

The [[median household income]] was $43,333, and the median family income was $42,917. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,174. About 11.8% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.2% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

==References==
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==Photographs==
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Image:McKittrick California asphaltum seepage.JPG|Historic landmark sign along SR58.
Image:McKittrick California SR33 at SR58.JPG|View of the community from the south.
Image:McKittrick California fire station.JPG|Kern County Fire Dept., Station 24. 
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Kern County, California]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in California]]
[[Category:1910 establishments in California]]