Baker County, Georgia

Baker County is a in the  of. , the population is 4,074. The 2006 Census Estimate placed the population at 4,098. The is.

Baker County is included in the.

History
The county was created  from the eastern portion of  by an  of the  and is named for, a hero of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 904 (349 ). 889 km² (343 sq mi) of it is land and 15 km² (6 sq mi) of it (1.70%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:Georgia 37.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 91.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 200.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 216.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 253.svg|25px]]

Adjacent Counties

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 * - east
 * - southwest
 * - west
 * - west
 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 4,074 people, 1,514 households, and 1,094 families residing in the county. The was 5/km² (12/sq mi). There were 1,740 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 47.42%, 50.39% or , 0.22% , 0.02% , 1.33% from , and 0.61% from two or more races. 2.72% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,514 households out of which 33.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.70% were living together, 19.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 86.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,338, and the median income for a family was $36,438. Males had a median income of $25,891 versus $16,462 for females. The for the county was $16,969. About 19.90% of families and 23.40% of the population were below the, including 32.50% of those under age 18 and 20.10% of those age 65 or over.