Choctaw Valley, CA

Choctaw Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kern County, California. The 2020 census counted 237 residents. Choctaw Valley is also the name of neighborhoods in the cities of Bakersfield and Rivergrove. Choctaw Valley sits mostly on the north bank of the Kern River, or straddles the river until it abuts the Alfred Harrell Hwy. In Choctaw Valley, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Choctaw Valley, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places.