Baker County, Georgia

Baker County
County
Baker County Courthouse in Newton.
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°20′N 84°27′W / 31.33°N 84.45°W / 31.33; -84.45
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	December 12, 1825; 199 years ago (1825)
Named for	John Baker
Seat	Newton
Largest city	Newton
Area
• Total	349 sq mi (900 km2)
• Land	342 sq mi (890 km2)
• Water	7.2 sq mi (19 km2)  2.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,876
• Density	8/sq mi (3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	2nd

Baker County is a county in Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,876, making it the fifth-least populous county in Georgia.^[1] The county seat and only city is Newton.^[2] The county was created December 12, 1825, from the eastern portion of Early County by an act of the Georgia General Assembly and is named for Colonel John Baker, a hero of the American Revolutionary War.^[3]

Baker County is included in the Albany, GA metropolitan statistical area.

The Baker County Courthouse (Georgia) is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Three other properties in Newton are also listed on the register: Notchaway Baptist Church and Cemetery, Pine Bloom Plantation, and Tarver Plantation.