Weldon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States.

Weldon is located 9 miles (14 km) east-southeast of Wofford Heights,[6] at an elevation of 2,654 feet (809 m).

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 26.8 square miles (69 km2), over 99% of it land.

[8] Other movies filmed here include Borderland (1937), In Old Mexico (1938) and Hidden Gold (1940).

The racial makeup of Weldon was 2,375 (89.9%) White, 5 (0.2%) African American, 82 (3.1%) Native American, 11 (0.4%) Asian, 1 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 53 (2.0%) from other races, and 115 (4.4%) from two or more races.

At the 2000 census there were 2,387 people, 1,087 households, and 703 families living in the CDP.

There were 1,441 housing units at an average density of 54.0 per square mile (20.8/km2).

The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.33% White, 0.42% Black or African American, 3.94% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 0.88% from other races, and 2.85% from two or more races.