Bodfish, California

Bodfish is a census-designated place (CDP) in the southern Kern River Valley of the Southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California.Bodfish is located 32mi east-northeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 2687 feet (819 m). The place was named for George Homer Bodfish, who settled nearby in 1867.The population was 1,956 at the 2010 census, up from 1,823 at the 2000 census.HistoryThe Bodfish post office first opened in 1892, closed in 1895, and re-opened in 1906. The Vaughn post office was moved to Bodfish in 1906.Demographics2010The 2010 United States Census reported that Bodfish had a population of 1,956. The population density was 245.0 people per square mile (94.6/km²). The racial makeup of Bodfish was 1,758 (89.9%) White, 4 (0.2%) African American, 50 (2.6%) Native American, 13 (0.7%) Asian, 3 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 49 (2.5%) from other races, and 79 (4.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 189 persons (9.7%).