Baker County, Florida



Baker County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 22,259. The 2006 estimate for the county is 25,203. .   Its  is. While primarily, the county is included in the.

History
Baker County was founded in. It was named for, a judge and Senator.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,525 (589 ). 1,516 km² (585 sq mi) of it is land and 10 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.62%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 22,259 people, 7,043 households, and 5,599 families residing in the county. The was 15/km² (38/sq mi). There were 7,592 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 84.04%, 13.92% or , 0.38% , 0.40% , 0.03% , 0.25% from , and 0.98% from two or more races. 1.88% of the population were or  of any race. 34.5% were of, 9.9% , 8.6% and 6.6%  ancestry according to. 97.2% spoke and 2.5%  as their first language.

There were 7,043 households out of which 41.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.70% were living together, 13.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.50% were non-families. 17.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.50% under the age of 18, 9.90% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 9.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 110.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,035, and the median income for a family was $43,503. Males had a median income of $30,240 versus $21,279 for females. The for the county was $15,164. About 11.40% of families and 14.70% of the population were below the, including 22.20% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated

 * 1) Town of
 * 2) City of

Politics
Like much of northern Florida, Baker County votes heavily Republican in  and  races, although still occasionally supporting s in local and state contests.

Government links/Constitutional offices

 * Baker County Board of County Commissioners
 * Baker County Supervisor of Elections
 * Baker County Property Appraiser
 * Baker County Sheriff's Office
 * Baker County Tax Collector

Special districts

 * Baker County Schools
 * Suwanee River Water Management District

Judicial branch

 * Baker County Clerk of Courts
 * Office of the State Attorney, 8th Judicial Circuit of Florida serving, Baker, , , and  Counties
 * Circuit and County Court for the 8th Judicial Circuit of Florida

Community Web Pages

 * Macclenny.com - Baker County's Original Home Page


 * Baker County Community Home Page - BakerCountyFL.com - Owned and Managed from Baker County