Baker County, Georgia

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Baker County is a county in the United States of Georgia. The population of county in 2000 stood at 4074 as per the Census data. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 3805, making it Georgia's sixth smallest county. It has total area of 349.17 mi˛ (904.35 square kilometre), of which, 343.22 square miles (888.94 square kilometre) of it is land and 5.95 square miles (15.41 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 79th largest by size in Georgia.


As of the census of 2000, there were 4074 people, 1514 households, and 1094 families living in the county. The population density was 11.9 people per square mile (4.59/km˛), it is sixth least densely populated county in Georgia. There were 1740 housing units at an average density of 5.1 per square mile (1.97/km˛). It has an average household size was 2.68 persons, and the average family size was 3.2 persons. In the county Age distribution was 27.3% under the age of 18, 10% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males. In July 2008, its estimated population was 3805, The racial makeup of the county was 1890 White, 1884 Black or African American, 12 American Indian, 2 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, and 16 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30338, making its Georgia's 96th highest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $36438, it is Georgia's 92nd wealthiest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $16969, it is 61st wealthiest county by per capita income in Georgia.

In 2000, 1114 pupils and students, of which 487 are male and 627 are female, 27.34% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 98 nursery or pri school, 70 kindergarten, 539 elementary school, 304 high school and 103 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Newton City	Baker County	3.02	2.91	0.11	851	292.7	13832	26563

Year	Population
April 2000 census	4074
April 2000 Estimate	4074
July 2000 Estimate	4054
July 2001 Estimate	4037
July 2002 Estimate	3952
July 2003 Estimate	4151
July 2004 Estimate	4051
July 2005 Estimate	3990
July 2006 Estimate	3929
July 2007 Estimate	3774
July 2008 Estimate	3805

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	34	64	98
Kindergarten	12	58	70
Elementary school	269	270	539
High school	159	145	304
College or graduate school	13	90	103

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Baker County, Georgia	$30338	$36438	$16969
Georgia, United States	$42433	$49280	$21154
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587