Baker, Minnesota

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Baker
Census-designated place
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Baker (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°42′38″N96°33′29″W / 46.71056°N 96.55806°W / 46.71056; -96.55806
CountryUnited States
State Minnesota
County Clay
Settled1879
Named for Lester H. Baker
Area
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 • Total1.009 sq mi (2.614 km2)
 • Land1.009 sq mi (2.614 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
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935 ft (285 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total45
 • Density44.60/sq mi (17.22/km2)
Time zone UTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
56580
Area code 218
FIPS code 27-03214
GNIS feature ID2583772 [2]

Baker is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. It lies roughly halfway between the cities of Sabin and Barnesville. The population was 45 at the 2020 census. [3]

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History

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Township hall on right

Baker, a railway village was named for Lester H. Baker, [4] a farmer who moved on to the state of Washington. The village was first settled in 1879, and the Great Northern Railway came in 1880. The first building was built in 1883 by John Erikson to store grain. The railroad in 1903 requested that the post office name be changed from Navan to Baker, to honor Lester Baker.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1990 62—
2000 58−6.5%
2010 55−5.2%
2020 45−18.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]
2020 Census [3]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 45 people, 22 households, and 21 families living in the CDP.

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baker, Minnesota
  3. 1 2 3 "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  4. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  115.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.


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