This polygon shapefile represents parcel data in Kern County for 2013. This file was obtained 12/3/2013 by UCSB Library staff. It was originally available via http://assessor.co.kern.ca.us/mapping/index.php?page=gis.
The following metadata was provided by the data creators: This feature class contains "land" (surface rights) parcel boundaries delineated for property tax assessment purposes. This data includes all private (taxable), state utility, and other governmental (tax exempt) land parcels listed on the secured tax roll, but does not include mineral rights (subsurface) parcels, mobilehomes, or unsecured taxable entities. Parcels are modeled as planimetric polygons in a seamless fabric comprising the spatial extent of the County of Kern, in the State of California.