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South Taft

South Taft is a census-designated place in , , United States. South Taft is located 0.5 miles south of , at an elevation of 1,017 feet. The population was 2,100 at the 2020 census, down from 2,169 at the time of the 2010 census.
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  • Type: Suburb with 2,170 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Kern County, California
  • Also known as: “South Taft, CA” and “South Taft, California”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Taft Airport and Taft Union High School.

Aerodrome
, also known as Taft-Kern County Airport, is a public located one mile east of , serving , , . This general aviation airport covers 71 acres and has one runway.

School
Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.
is located in in Kern County, California, in the United States. Taft High was founded in 1912. Taft is a small city of fewer than 10,000, and the school also serves the surrounding rural area, which in the early 21st century has a total population of about 20,000.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taft and Midoil.

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.
is a small community at the eastern foot of the Temblor mountains, in in the of . It is not much of a vacation destination although there are sites to see including the oil museum, a historic fort and the Carrizo Plains National Monument.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , . It is located 2 miles southeast of , at an elevation of 1,339 feet. is no longer a permanently populated place. is situated 4 miles northwest of South Taft.

Locality
is a census-designated place in , , United States. is located 5.2 miles north-northeast of , at an elevation of 420 feet. The population was 504 at the 2020 census, down from 527 at the 2010 census. is situated 6 miles northeast of South Taft.

South Taft

Latitude
35.13469° or 35° 8′ 5″ north
Longitude
-119.45623° or 119° 27′ 22″ west
Population
2,170
Elevation
1,017 feet (310 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US TF2
Open location code
85724GMV+VG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150975990
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
5285182
Wiki­data ID
Q2272525
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“South Taft” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ساوث تافت”
  • Basque: “South Taft”
  • Catalan: “South Taft”
  • Cebuano: “South Taft”
  • Chechen: “Саут-Тафт”
  • Chinese: “South Taft”
  • Chinese: “南塔夫脫”
  • Croatian: “South Taft”
  • Dutch: “South Taft”
  • French: “South Taft”
  • German: “South Taft”
  • Gilaki: “سأؤث تافت”
  • Irish: “South Taft”
  • Italian: “South Taft”
  • Ladin: “South Taft”
  • Malagasy: “South Taft, Kalifornia”
  • Malagasy: “South Taft”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “South Taft”
  • Newari: “साउथ टाफ्ट, क्यालिफोर्निया”
  • Newari: “साउथ टाफ्ट”
  • Persian: “سات تفت، کالیفرنیا”
  • Persian: “سات تفت”
  • Persian: “ساوت تفت”
  • Polish: “South Taft”
  • Portuguese: “South Taft”
  • Serbian: “Саут Тафт”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “South Taft, California”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “South Taft”
  • South Azerbaijani: “سات تفت، کالیفورنیا”
  • Spanish: “South Taft”
  • Tatar: “Саут-Тафт”
  • Turkish: “South Taft”
  • Ukrainian: “Саут-Тафт”
  • Volapük: “South Taft”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Taft Heights and Ford City.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Assembly of God Church and First Southern Baptist Church.

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