Kern County - California State Association of Counties https://www.counties.org/county-profile/kern-county Member Portal Log-In ® Log in GO Kern County POPULATION: 917,553 INCORPORATION DATE: 1866 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: District 1 – Phillip Peters District 2 – Zack Scrivner District 3 – Mike Maggard District 4 – David Couch District 5 – Leticia Perez FORM OF GOVERNMENT: General Law KERN. County seat, Bakersfield. Created April 2, 1866. The county derived its name from the Kern River which was named for Edward Kern, topographer of General John C. Fremont’s expedition.

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