Shafter

Summary

Shafter is a city in the United States^[1]. Shafter ranks in the top 8% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shafter is located in Kern County^[3].
• Shafter is in the country of United States^[4].
• Shafter's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[5].
• Shafter's instance of is recorded as charter city^[6].
• Shafter's postal code is recorded as 93263^[7].
• Shafter's Commons category is recorded as Shafter, California^[8].
• Shafter's local dialing code is recorded as 661^[9].
• January 20, 1938 marks the founding of Shafter^[10].
• Shafter's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.500555555556, 'lon': -119.27166666667}^[11].
• Shafter's official website is recorded as http://www.shafter.com^[12].
• Shafter has a population of {'amount': '+16988'}^[13].
• Shafter has a population of {'amount': '+19953'}^[14].
• Shafter's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shafter'}^[15].
• Shafter's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+5109'}^[16].
• Shafter sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+106'}^[17].
• Shafter covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+72.376203'}^[18].
• Shafter covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+72.376207'}^[19].
• Shafter's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0'}^[20].
• Shafter's territory overlaps is recorded as Shafter urban area^[21].
• Shafter's water area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0'}^[22].
• Shafter's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+16351'}^[23].

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Founding

January 20, 1938 marks the founding of Shafter^[10].

Identity

Shafter's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shafter'}^[15].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Shafter include Shafter Airport^[24], an airport^[25], in United States^[26].

Why It Matters

Shafter ranks in the top 8% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).^[2] Shafter has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] Shafter is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

Entities named for Shafter include Shafter Airport^[24], an airport^[25], in United States^[26].