| Official Name: | Weedpatch, California |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 35.2381°N -118.915°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | California |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kern |
| Established Date: | " |
| Leader Title: | Senate |
| Leader Name: | Jean Fuller (R) |
| Leader Title1: | Assembly |
| Leader Name1: | Rudy Salas (D) |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.223 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.561 |
| Area Land Km2: | 9.213 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.557 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.010 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.004 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.11 |
| Elevation M: | 118 |
| Elevation Ft: | 387 |
| Population Total: | 2658 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 93241 |
| Area Code: | 661 |
| Leader Title2: | U. S. Congress |
| Leader Name2: | David Valadao (R) |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 06-83863 |
Weedpatch (formerly Weed Patch and Alexander's Corner) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Weedpatch is 10miles south-southeast of Bakersfield. It is considered to be one of the poorest areas in Kern County. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 2,658.[2]
The community, which lies at an elevation of, is situated off State Route 184 (Weedpatch Highway) southeast of Bakersfield, south of Lamont and about 5miles south of State Route 58. It is at 35.2381°N -118.915°W. According to the United States Census Bureau, Weedpatch has an area of 3.6sqmi.
Although the name "Weed Patch" was applied to the site as early as 1874, the community began only in 1922. The town was also named "Alexander's Corner" in honor of Cal Alexander, a resident.
Weedpatch is the site of the Arvin Federal Government Camp, known colloquially (and in the John Steinbeck novel The Grapes of Wrath) as "Weedpatch Camp". This camp was a government rescue center for distressed migrant workers fleeing the Oklahoma Dust Bowl, during the Great Depression.[3] The camp still aids migrant workers and is south of Weedpatch on Sunset just off Weedpatch Highway.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Weedpatch had a population of 2,658, with a median household income of $28,075 and just above 45.8% living at or below the poverty level. It is considered to have a young population, with a median age of 22.7.[4]
The racial makeup of Weedpatch was 1,212 (45.6%) white, 8 (0.3%) African American, 78 (2.9%) Native American, 14 (0.5%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 1,237 (46.5%) from other races, and 109 (4.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,484 persons (93.5%).