Welcome to Baker ...

The city of Baker is located in Fallon County<1> and is the County Seat for Fallon County.

The location of Baker has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Baker has a population of 1,914 people<3> (see below for details).

Baker is 2,950 feet [899 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Baker is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Baker lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Baker is located in the (406) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Baker had an population of 1,914 people. This is an increase of 9.94% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.92% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Baker had a population of 1,741 people (which is 60.24% of the total population of Fallon County). This makes Baker the county's most populous community.

The population of Baker represents 0.18% of the population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 41st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,741 people, the population of Baker increased 2.71% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,695 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Baker.

Communities Also Named Baker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Baker: This one is located in Fallon County and the other is located in Gallatin County.

Beyond Montana, there are 50 communities that are also named Baker - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas (4), British Columbia (2), California (2), Florida (3), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (4), Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Baker.

Communities near Baker ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Baker.

• Plevna
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plevna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
  • Plevna is located in Fallon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plevna <5>
• Marmarth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmarth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmarth
  • Marmarth is located in Slope County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmarth <5>
• Willard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Fallon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <5>
• Westmore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmore
  • Westmore is located in Fallon County
• Ismay
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ismay
  • Ismay is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Former name for Ismay:
  • Joe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ismay <5>
• Golva
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golva
  • Golva is located in Golden Valley County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golva <5>
• Rhame
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhame have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhame
  • Rhame is located in Bowman County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhame <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Baker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baker.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Baker. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Baker.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baker ...

Looking for more information about Baker? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Baker, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Baker.

Adding Baker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baker in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Baker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Baker post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Baker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/