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Baker County
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county in Georgia, United States
Baker County is a rural county located in Georgia in the United States. It is one of Georgia's smaller counties and, like other rural counties, plays a role in the state's local government and community structure.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- December 12, 1825 ; 201 years ago ( 1825 )
- Named after
- John Baker
- Seat
- Newton
- Largest city
- Newton
- Total
- 349 sq mi (900 km )
- Land
- 342 sq mi (890 km )
- Water
- 7.2 sq mi (19 km ) 2.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 2,725
- Density
- 8/sq mi (3.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- https://www.bakercountyga.com/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Georgia
- Contains
- Newton
- Capital
- Newton
- Population
- 2876
- Area
- 904
- Shares border with
- Early County
- Official website
- www.bakercountyga.com
- Image
- Baker County Courthouse, Newton 1900.jpg
- Households
- 1448
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- Commons category
- Baker County, Georgia
- topic's main category
- Category:Baker County, Georgia
- inception
- 1825-12-12
- different from
- Baker County
- water as percent of area
- 2.1
- native label
- Baker County
- per capita income
- 25691
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Encyclopedic overview
Baker County is a county in Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,876, making it the fifth-least populous county in Georgia. The county seat and only municipality is Newton. The county was created December 12, 1825, from the eastern portion of Early County by an act of the Georgia General Assembly and is named for Colonel John Baker, a hero of the American Revolutionary War.
Baker County is included in the Albany, GA metropolitan statistical area.
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