Baker County

Baker County is located in Northeast Florida bordering Georgia and Nassau, Duval, Clay, Columbia, Union, Bradford Counties. 

Baker County was established in 1861 from New River County and named for James McNair Baker (1822-92), Confederate States senator and judge in Florida's Fourth Judicial District. The Civil War Battle of Olustee was fought just east of the town of Olustee.

Northeast Florida Region
Jacksonville, Florida Metro Area

County Seat (City)

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Population - 2000
22,259
Population - 2010
27,115
Population - 2015 Est
27,017
Land Area (sq mi)
585
Water Area (sq mi)
4
Total Area (sq mi)
589
Average Rainfall
49
Temperature - Average High
81
Temperature - Average Low
55
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References & Additional Information
Florida Office of Economic & Demographic Research - Baker County

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Baker County Public School District

The vision of the Baker County School District is to prepare individual students to be lifelong learners, self-sufficient, and responsible citizens of good character. Baker County has 1 high school, 1 middle school, 1 intermediate school, 2 elementary schools and 1 pre-K school. The high school’s sport teams are known as the wildcats.

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Baker County Adult Education Center
Baker County High School
Baker County Middle School
Baker County Parks and Recreation

Sit back, relax, and take in the waves at Baker County. Your ATV and your boat are welcome here, but feel free to take a walk as well and go see a little league game as well. 

Baker County Pre-K/Kindergarten Center
Baker County Press
Emily Taber Public Library

The Emily Taber Public Library is the only library in Baker County, Florida. It is located in Macclenny. It is under the New River Library Collective, which also provides supporting library services in Bradford County and Union County.

J Franklyn Keller Intermediate School
Macclenny Elementary School
New River Public Library Cooperative

The New River Public Library Cooperative is a cooperative of three libraries in Bradford County, Baker County, and Union County.

Westside Elementary School