Taft, CA Public Records
Taft is an incorporated city in Kern County with an estimated population of 6,988 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 15.3 square miles of land. That is down about 1,571 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 11/7/1910, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Taft City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Taft's own official records: city council agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, contracts, campaign and conflict-of-interest (Form 700) filings, and responses to California Public Records Act requests. In California, the city clerk does not issue birth, death or marriage certificates or record deeds; those come from the county offices below. The address and phone shown are those the city reported to the Secretary of State; ask for the clerk's office when you call.
🏢 Taft City Clerk
| City Clerk | Faith Melton |
| City Hall address | 209 E. Kern St. Taft CA, 93268 |
| City Hall phone | (661) 763-1222 |
| Office hours | Mon-Thurs 8:00AM-5:00PM Fri 8:00AM-4:00PM |
| Official website | www.cityoftaft.org |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Taft
Taft is in Kern County. Court cases are handled by the county's Superior Court, and birth, death and public marriage records and recorded property documents (deeds) are kept by the County Recorder.
📍 Kern County at a Glance
| County | Kern County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 922,529 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Metro Division (Superior Court of California, County of Kern)
| Address | 1415 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (661) 610-6000 |
| Hours | Monday - Thursday: 8:00 am-4:00 pm |
| Records available | Court case files: administration, alternative dispute resolution, appeals, civil cases, criminal-felony, exhibits, human resources, small claims, self help |
| Official website | kern.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | kern.courts.ca.gov/…/metropolitan-division ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Kern County Recorder
| Address | 1655 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (661) 868-6400 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Certified copies of birth and death records (all years) and public marriage records; recorded property documents (deeds) |
| Good to know | Confidential marriage records are kept by the County Clerk. Birth and death records from the current and prior year are also available from the county health department (local registrar). |
| Official website | recorder.co.kern.ca.us |
| Sources | cdph.ca.gov/…/county-registrars-and-recorders.aspx ↗ cdph.ca.gov/…/Obtaining-Vital-Records-From-County-Offi ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
See the full Kern County records page →
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