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 _________________________________________________________________________________ Newton Namesake: John Newton, South Carolina soldier Founding: 1831 (platting); 1831 (post office) Po...