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About Kern Council of Governments

Kern Council of Governments’ (Kern COG’s) areawide planning program is a continuous, comprehensive and coordinated process involving Kern COG member agencies as well as tribal governments and various state and federal agencies. The program is designed to address regional planning concerns, state and federal funding priorities and state and local comprehensive planning requirements. Kern COG's member agencies include the County of Kern and its 11 incorporated cities. Kern COG has been involved in transportation planning since its inception in 1970. Kern County covers 8,161 square miles at the southern end of California’s San Joaquin Valley, ranging west to the southern slope of the Coast Ranges and east beyond the southern slope of the eastern Sierra Nevada into the Mojave Desert. The population was 909,235 in 2020, making it the 11th most populous county in the state. The county's economy is heavily linked to agriculture and to petroleum extraction along with a strong aviation, space and military presence, such as Edwards Air Force Base and China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station.