Glennville, California facts for kids
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Glennville, California
Linn's Valley
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 Glennville, California
Location in California
Glennville, California
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern County |
| Elevation | 3,176 ft (968 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 131 |
Glennville, once known as Linn's Valley, is a small community in Kern County, California. It's not a city with its own government, but an unincorporated community within the county. In 2020, about 131 people lived there.
Where is Glennville?
Glennville is located about 30 miles (48 km) north-northeast of Bakersfield. It sits high up, at 3,176 feet (968 meters) above sea level. You can find it in the foothills of the Greenhorn Mountains, which are part of the bigger Sierra Nevada mountain range.
What's the Weather Like?
Glennville has a climate like many parts of California, called a Mediterranean climate. This means it has warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters.
Summers in Glennville are usually hot during the day, often reaching over 90°F (32°C). But the mornings stay nice and cool. Winters have comfortable days, with temperatures around 56°F (13°C) in January. However, winter mornings are cold, and temperatures often drop below freezing. The coldest temperature ever recorded was 1°F (-17°C) in February 1989.
Glennville gets about 19.3 inches (490 mm) of rain each year, mostly in the winter. This is about three times more rain than Bakersfield, which is in the valley below. Sometimes it snows too, with an average of 8.9 inches (23 cm) of snow per year.
| Climate data for Glennville, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–2022 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 83 (28) |
81 (27) |
86 (30) |
89 (32) |
99 (37) |
103 (39) |
107 (42) |
103 (39) |
104 (40) |
97 (36) |
89 (32) |
82 (28) |
107 (42) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 71.4 (21.9) |
72.1 (22.3) |
75.5 (24.2) |
80.9 (27.2) |
87.6 (30.9) |
94.8 (34.9) |
98.7 (37.1) |
98.0 (36.7) |
94.1 (34.5) |
87.3 (30.7) |
78.8 (26.0) |
72.1 (22.3) |
100.2 (37.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 56.6 (13.7) |
56.5 (13.6) |
59.7 (15.4) |
64.0 (17.8) |
72.4 (22.4) |
82.1 (27.8) |
89.3 (31.8) |
89.2 (31.8) |
83.9 (28.8) |
73.2 (22.9) |
62.2 (16.8) |
55.3 (12.9) |
70.4 (21.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 42.4 (5.8) |
43.2 (6.2) |
46.1 (7.8) |
49.5 (9.7) |
56.4 (13.6) |
63.8 (17.7) |
70.7 (21.5) |
69.8 (21.0) |
64.7 (18.2) |
55.5 (13.1) |
47.0 (8.3) |
41.4 (5.2) |
54.2 (12.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 28.3 (−2.1) |
29.8 (−1.2) |
32.5 (0.3) |
35.0 (1.7) |
40.5 (4.7) |
45.6 (7.6) |
52.1 (11.2) |
50.4 (10.2) |
45.4 (7.4) |
37.9 (3.3) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
27.4 (−2.6) |
38.0 (3.3) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 19.9 (−6.7) |
20.1 (−6.6) |
24.0 (−4.4) |
25.8 (−3.4) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
35.9 (2.2) |
45.0 (7.2) |
43.5 (6.4) |
37.1 (2.8) |
29.6 (−1.3) |
22.1 (−5.5) |
18.1 (−7.7) |
15.3 (−9.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 6 (−14) |
1 (−17) |
9 (−13) |
19 (−7) |
22 (−6) |
28 (−2) |
36 (2) |
31 (−1) |
29 (−2) |
15 (−9) |
10 (−12) |
3 (−16) |
1 (−17) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.65 (93) |
3.53 (90) |
3.09 (78) |
1.73 (44) |
0.83 (21) |
0.19 (4.8) |
0.08 (2.0) |
0.08 (2.0) |
0.13 (3.3) |
0.86 (22) |
1.94 (49) |
3.30 (84) |
19.41 (493.1) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 1.3 (3.3) |
1.6 (4.1) |
1.6 (4.1) |
0.4 (1.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
1.2 (3.0) |
6.2 (16) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.9 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 54.8 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
A Look at Glennville's History
The first European settlers arrived in the Glennville area in 1854. These were George Ely and William Linn. The area was first called Linn's Valley. In 1860, a post office opened there.
The town's name changed to Glennville in 1872. This new name honored James Madison Glenn, a blacksmith who moved to the area in 1857. He opened the town's first hotel.
Glennville became an important stop for stagecoaches coming from Visalia. It was also a trading center for the surrounding valley. In 1860, a wagon road was built from Glennville to Kernville. This road was designed by Thomas Baker, who also founded the city of Bakersfield. Today, California State Route 155 still follows almost the same path as Baker's original road!
Glennville is still a quiet country town today. It has one restaurant and no gas station. About ten miles northeast of Glennville, you can find the Deer Creek Grove. This is the southernmost group of giant Giant Sequoia trees.
You can also see some very old buildings in Glennville. The Glennville adobe, a type of mud-brick building, was built before the American Civil War. It's still standing next to the fire station on Route 155 and is the oldest building in Kern County! The oldest church in the county, built in 1866, is also nearby.
