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Baker, Minnesota

Coordinates: 46°42′38″N 96°33′29″W / 46.71056°N 96.55806°W / 46.71056; -96.55806
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Baker
Baker is located in Minnesota
Baker
Baker
Location of Baker, Minnesota
Baker is located in the United States
Baker
Baker
Baker (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°42′38″N 96°33′29″W / 46.71056°N 96.55806°W / 46.71056; -96.55806
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyClay
Settled1879
Named forLester H. Baker
Area
 • Total1.009 sq mi (2.614 km2)
 • Land1.009 sq mi (2.614 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation935 ft (285 m)
Population
 • Total45
 • Density44.60/sq mi (17.22/km2)
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
56580
Area code218
FIPS code27-03214
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]

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

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
199062
200058−6.5%
201055−5.2%
202045−18.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
2020 Census[3]

2020 census

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

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baker, Minnesota
  3. ^ a b c "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.