Baker County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population is 4,074. The 2007 Census Estimate placed the population at 3,781 . The county seat is Newton, Georgia.
Baker County is included in the Albany, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The county was created 12 December 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 Re...
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Baker County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population is 4,074. The 2007 Census Estimate placed the population at 3,781 . The county seat is Newton, Georgia.
Baker County is included in the Albany, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The county was created 12 December 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.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 349 square miles (904 km²), of which, 343 square miles (889 km²) of it is land and 6 square miles (15 km²) of it (1.70%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,074 people, 1,514 households, and 1,094 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 1,740 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 47.42% White, 50.39% Black or African...
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