Baker County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oregon
- Founded
- September 22, 1862
- Named after
- Edward D. Baker
- Seat
- Baker City
- Largest city
- Baker City
- Total
- 3,088 sq mi (8,000 km )
- Land
- 3,068 sq mi (7,950 km )
- Water
- 20 sq mi (52 km ) 0.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 16,658
- Density
- 5.22/sq mi (2.02/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- www .bakercounty .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Map of Baker County
Baker County (// ) is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,668. The county seat and largest city is Baker City. The county was organized on September 22, 1862, when a portion of Wasco County was partitioned off. The new county's area was reduced in 1864 when Union County was partitioned off, and again in 1887 when Malheur County was partitioned off. The county's lines were last adjusted in 1901 when a parcel was added to the county.