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Welcome to Baker County ...

Time Zone: Baker County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Baker City is the Seat for Baker County.

Baker County was founded in 1862. Baker was created by taking area from Wasco, Union and Malheur Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Baker had a population of 16,124 people. This is an increase of 0.09% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,109 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Baker represented 0.42% of the total population of Oregon.

Below are some of the communities located in Baker County:

  • Baker City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Baker City is located in Baker County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
    • Baker City has also been known as:
    • Baker
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker City <2>
  • Haines
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Haines is located in Baker County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haines <2>
  • Halfway
    (34 miles [54.7 km] to the east)
  • Huntington
    (37 miles [59.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Richland
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Sumpter
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Unity
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Unity is located in Baker County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau.
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