Baker, Montana

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Baker is a city in Fallon County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,695 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Fallon County^GR6.

Baker is the birthplace of:

[edit] Geography

Baker is located at 46°21′53″N, 104°16′30″W (46.364817, -104.275089)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (10.53%) is water.

Baker High School has an enrollment of 140, which places it in class B in the Montana High School sports system. The school mascot is the 'Spartan'. www.baker.k12.mt.us

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,695 people, 694 households, and 455 families residing in the city. The population density was 761.0/km² (1,974.8/mi²). There were 855 housing units at an average density of 383.9/km² (996.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.11% White, 0.24% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.

There were 694 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,893, and the median income for a family was $42,375. Males had a median income of $30,667 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,461. About 7.7% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.