More historic than 10% of U.S. towns · #677 of 847 in California. What drives it
Most of Greenacres was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1975. Below: maps from 1930 on and the census since 1970.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Greenacres is more historic than 10% of U.S. towns, #677 of 847 in California. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
D
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Greenacres’ overall grade.
Few California towns list much on the Register (a typical California town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Greenacres’ 0.0 sits below most of its state (31% of California towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikipedia alone; no second source gives 1930.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. The pre-1940 share (±2.5 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: Wikipedia (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Greenacres’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Peaked at 7,379 in 1990; 5,496 people lived here in 2020.
5 censuses, 1970–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Greenacres’ Wikipedia page.
The story so far
Greenacres, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Greenacres yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Greenacres (formerly, Green Acres) is a census-designated place in Kern County, California. It is located 6.25 miles (10 km) west of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 381 feet (116 m). The population was 5,496 at the 2020 census. Greenacres was founded in 1930.
Greenacres was established in 1930. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 5,566 in 2010, 5,496 in 2020.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Greenacres, 1930 to 1990
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
In 1930, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1970 counted 2,116 people here.
How does Greenacres rank for history?
Greenacres is more historic than 10% of U.S. towns, #677 of 847 in California. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Greenacres?
3% of Greenacres’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.5 points), against a typical 3.4% for a California town; the median home was built in 1975.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
