Baker County, Georgia

Founding: 1825
Parent county: Early

Namesake: John Baker, Georgia militiaman
Seat: Byron (1825–1837); Newton (1837–)

Land area: 342 square miles

Population (2020): 2,876

Population (historic): 1,254 (1830); 4,985 (1860); 7,307 (1880); 6,704 (1900); 7,818 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1850; 1860–1880; 1890–1920; 1990s

Subdivisions: One city

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 97 (5.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 6.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 0.6%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $300
Average outbuilding value (1930): $187
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,407
Average farm size (1920): 60.6 acres
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Newton

Namesake: John Newton, South Carolina soldier

Founding: 1831 (platting); 1831 (post office)

Population (2020): 602

Population (historic): 145 (1870); 329 (1900); 517 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870; 1890s; 1920s; 1960–1980; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9 (2.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Malcolm McRainey House (1908). 1648 Elmodel Highway. Classical Revival.
2. Tarva / Henry Tarver Farm (c. 1850). 52 Locust Lane. Greek Revival.
3. Pine Bloom / Alfred Colquitt Farm (c. 1850). 525 Pretoria Road. Greek Revival.

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