Baker County
Also known as Baker County, Florida, Baker County, FL
county in Florida, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- Founded
- February 8, 1861
- Named after
- James McNair Baker
- Seat
- Macclenny
- Largest city
- Macclenny
- Total
- 588.97 sq mi (1,525.4 km )
- Land
- 585.23 sq mi (1,515.7 km )
- Water
- 3.74 sq mi (9.7 km )
- Estimate 2025
- 29,737
- Density
- 48.287/sq mi (18.644/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
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Baker County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,259. Its county seat is Macclenny. The county was founded in 1861 and is named for James McNair Baker, a judge and Confederate Senator. Baker County is included in the Jacksonville metropolitan area. In 1864, the Battle of Olustee, which was the only major American Civil War battle in Florida, was fought near Lake City in Baker County.
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