▁city ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Jo aqu in ▁Valley , ▁in ▁K ern ▁County , ▁California , ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Mc F ar land ▁is ▁located ▁ ▁north - n orth west ▁of ▁B akers field ▁and ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁Del ano , ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁Mc F ar land ▁was ▁ 1 2 , 7 0 7 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census ▁and ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 1 5 , 1 8 2 ▁as ▁of ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁an ▁educ ator ▁named ▁James ▁Bo yd ▁Mc F ar land ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Ana heim ▁area ▁from ▁Z anes ville , ▁Ohio , ▁to ▁try ▁his ▁hand ▁at ▁real ▁estate ▁and ▁wal nut ▁far ming . ▁ ▁Mc F ar land ▁visited ▁K ern ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁and ▁was ▁im pressed ▁with ▁the ▁land ' s ▁c rop ▁growing ▁potential ▁near ▁a ▁community ▁called ▁H unt ' s ▁S iding , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁small ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁liv est ock ▁based ▁community ▁that ▁served ▁about ▁ 5 0 ▁families . ▁With ▁help ▁from ▁B akers field ▁real ▁estate ▁business man ▁William ▁La ird , ▁Mc F ar land ▁bought ▁ 5 0 ▁acres ▁at ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Mc F ar land . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁post ▁office ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁The ▁town ▁was