Baker
Census-designated place
Baker is located in Minnesota
Baker
Baker
Baker is located in the United States
Baker
Baker
Coordinates: 46°42′38″N 96°33′29″W / 46.71056°N 96.55806°W / 46.71056; -96.55806
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyClay
Area
[1]
 • Total1.01 sq mi (2.61 km2)
 • Land1.01 sq mi (2.61 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
935 ft (285 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total45
 • Density44.60/sq mi (17.22/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code218
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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 45.[3]

History

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%±
202045—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

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. ↑ "2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  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, 2016.


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