Ford City, uninc. town (1990 pop. 3,781), Kern co., S central Calif., suburb 2 mi/3.2 km N of Taft and 28 mi/45 km SW of Bakersfield; 35°10'N 119°28'W. In oil fields; also, cattle; grain, cotton, fruit, nuts, sugar beets. Midway Sunset Oil Field to S; Naval Petroleum Reserve 1 and 2 to N. Buena Vista L. irrigation reservoir to E.