Baker County, Georgia

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Baker County
County
Baker County Courthouse, Newton 1900.jpg
Baker County Courthouse in Newton.
Seal of Baker County, Georgia.png
Seal
Map of Georgia highlighting Baker County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°20′N84°27′W / 31.33°N 84.45°W / 31.33; -84.45
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia
FoundedDecember 12, 1825;199 years ago (1825)
Named for John Baker
Seat Newton
Largest cityNewton
Area
 • Total
349 sq mi (900 km2)
 • Land342 sq mi (890 km2)
 • Water7.2 sq mi (19 km2)  2.1%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,876
 • Density8/sq mi (3/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 2nd

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. [1] The county seat and only city is Newton. [2] 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. [3]

Contents

Baker County is included in the Albany, GA metropolitan statistical area.

The Baker County Courthouse (Georgia) is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Three other properties in Newton are also listed on the register: Notchaway Baptist Church and Cemetery, Pine Bloom Plantation, and Tarver Plantation.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 349 square miles (900 km2), of which 342 square miles (890 km2) is land and 7.2 square miles (19 km2) (2.1%) is water. [4]

The eastern half of Baker County is located in the Lower Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The western half of the county is located in the Ichawaynochaway Creek sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin. [5]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

City

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1830 1,253—
1840 4,226237.3%
1850 8,12092.1%
1860 4,985−38.6%
1870 6,84337.3%
1880 7,3076.8%
1890 6,144−15.9%
1900 6,7049.1%
1910 7,97318.9%
1920 8,2984.1%
1930 7,818−5.8%
1940 7,344−6.1%
1950 5,952−19.0%
1960 4,543−23.7%
1970 3,875−14.7%
1980 3,808−1.7%
1990 3,615−5.1%
2000 4,07412.7%
2010 3,451−15.3%
2020 2,876−16.7%
2023 (est.)2,743 [7] −4.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
1790-1880 [9] 1890-1910 [10]
1920-1930 [11] 1930-1940 [12]
1940-1950 [13] 1960-1980 [14]
1980-2000 [15] 2010 [16] 2020 [17]
Baker County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000 [18] Pop 2010 [19] Pop 2020 [17] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)1,8891,6421,51446.37%47.58%52.64%
Black or African American alone (NH)2,0381,6001,12850.02%46.36%39.22%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)9910.22%0.26%0.03%
Asian alone (NH)024180.00%0.70%0.63%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)1200.02%0.06%0.00%
Other race alone (NH)2120.05%0.03%0.07%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)2428700.59%0.81%2.43%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1111451432.72%4.20%4.97%
Total4,0743,4512,876100.00%100.00%100.00%

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 2,876 people, 1,425 households, and 788 families residing in the county.

Education

Baker County School System school building Baker County Schools, Newton.jpg
Baker County School System school building

Baker County School System operates public schools. [20]

Politics

Like most Deep South counties, Baker County is historically Democratic. Starting in 1964, the county began to see a realignment, with Barry Goldwater and Richard Nixon carrying it in 1964 and 1972, and American Independent candidate George Wallace winning the county in 1968 as a third-party candidate. In 1956, Adlai Stevenson received over 96 percent of the county's vote. [21] The county voted Democratic consistently from 1976 until 2012, but by closer margins than in 1956, and the county shifted more to the right throughout the early 2000s. In 2008 Barack Obama won with just 50.1 percent to John McCain's 49.1 percent, [22] while Donald Trump won the county by almost ten percent in 2016, despite declining on Mitt Romney’s performance statewide. Brian Kemp repeated this feat by double digits in the 2018 gubernatorial race, and in 2020, Trump won Baker County by nearly sixteen percentage points. [23]

United States presidential election results for Baker County, Georgia [24]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 88359.82%59039.97%30.20%
2020 89757.68%65241.93%60.39%
2016 77553.82%65045.14%151.04%
2012 78549.34%79449.91%120.75%
2008 82849.02%84650.09%150.89%
2004 82146.52%93653.03%80.45%
2000 61540.49%89358.79%110.72%
1996 40827.66%95564.75%1127.59%
1992 39126.63%86458.86%21314.51%
1988 62946.66%70752.45%120.89%
1984 67549.41%69150.59%00.00%
1980 51032.61%1,03566.18%191.21%
1976 30520.79%1,16279.21%00.00%
1972 96573.66%34526.34%00.00%
1968 995.78%54831.97%1,06762.25%
1964 91460.33%60039.60%10.07%
1960 668.40%72091.60%00.00%
1956 323.93%78396.07%00.00%
1952 15513.36%1,00586.64%00.00%
1948 72.47%21877.03%5820.49%
1944 316.09%47893.91%00.00%
1940 305.10%55794.73%10.17%
1936 132.12%59997.72%10.16%
1932 20.31%64799.23%30.46%
1928 9917.65%46282.35%00.00%
1924 217.69%24589.74%72.56%
1920 8036.20%14163.80%00.00%
1916 9417.77%43582.23%00.00%
1912 52.66%18397.34%00.00%

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References

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  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ Candler, Allen Daniel; Evans, Clement Anselm (1906). Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons. State historical association. p.  114.
  4. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ Baker County Historical Society (1991). The History of Baker County. Newton, Baker County, Georgia, USA: Baker County Historical Society. pp. 54–69. LCCN   92080765.
  7. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
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  10. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1910.
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  12. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1940.
  13. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1950.
  14. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 1980.
  15. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau . 2000.
  16. ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  17. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Baker County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau .
  18. ↑ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Baker County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau .
  19. ↑ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Baker County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau .
  20. ↑ Baker County School System Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  21. ↑ David Leip's Presidential Atlas: 1956 statistics
  22. ↑ The New York Times Electoral Map (Zoom in on Georgia)
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