Baker, Louisiana | |
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City of Baker | |
Coordinates: 30°35′08″N 91°09′26″W / 30.58556°N 91.15722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | East Baton Rouge |
Government | |
• Mayor | Darnell Waites (D) (elected April 10, 2016) |
Area | |
• Total | 8.40 sq mi (21.75 km2) |
• Land | 8.40 sq mi (21.75 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12,455 |
• Density | 1,482.91/sq mi (572.53/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 70714[2] |
Area code | 225 |
FIPS code | 22-03985 |
Website | cityofbakerla |
Baker is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area, and had a population of 12,455 at the 2020 census,[3] down from 13,895 at the 2010 U.S. census.[4]