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Population (year 2000): 1,695. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,628 (-4.0% change)
Males: 835 (49.3%), Females: 860 (50.7%)
Fallon County
Zip code:
59313
Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $30,893 (year 2000)
Median house value: $49,500 (year 2000)
Races in Baker:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (40.8%), Norwegian (20.1%),
Irish (14.7%), English (12.7%), French (3.8%), Polish (3.6%).
Elevation: 2910 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Baker
- High school or higher: 84.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Baker city
- Never married: 17.1%
- Now married: 61.9%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 9.0%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -110 (-6.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Baker:
- FALLON MEDICAL COMPLEX CAH (202 SOUTH 4TH
STREET WEST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Baker:
- DAHL MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE ASSOC - CAH (about 42
miles; EKALAKA, MT)
- GLENDIVE MEDICAL CENTER (about 60 miles; GLENDIVE,
MT)
- SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE SERVICES - CAH (about 62 miles;
BOWMAN, ND)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Baker:
- SLOULIN FLD INTL (about 132 miles; WILLISTON, ND;
ID: ISN)
- GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 165 miles; GILLETTE,
WY; ID: GCC)
- ELLSWORTH AFB (about 174 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; ID:
RCA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Baker:
- BAKER MUNI (about 3 miles; BAKER, MT; ID: BHK)
- EKALAKA (about 39 miles; EKALAKA, MT; ID: 97M)
- BEACH (about 44 miles; BEACH, ND; ID: 20U)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Baker:
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles;
SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about
173 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
- MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 243 miles; MINOT, ND;
FT enrollment: 2,662)
- BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 245 miles; BISMARCK,
ND; FT enrollment: 2,205)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 246 miles; BISMARCK, ND;
FT enrollment: 2,203)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 260 miles; CHADRON, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,144)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 277 miles; CASPER, WY; FT
enrollment: 2,564)
Public high school in Baker:
- BAKER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 170; Location:
1015 SOUTH 3RD WEST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Baker:
- LINCOLN SCHOOL (Students: 120; Location: 10 W
CENTER AVENUE; Grades: PK - 04)
- BAKER 7-8 (Students: 66; Location: 1015 SOUTH
3RD WEST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- LONGFELLOW SCHOOL (Students: 57; Location:
115 WEST LINCOLN; Grades: 05 - 06)
Library in Baker:
- FALLON COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$155,041; Location: 6 W FALLON AVE; 19,605 books; 528
audio materials; 498 video materials; 31 serial
subscriptions)
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