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Population (year 2000): 1,695. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,629 (-3.9% change)
 

Males: 835  (49.3%)
Females: 860  (50.7%)

Fallon County

Median resident age:  40.3 years
Montana median age:  37.5 years

Zip codes: 59313.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,200 (it was $30,893 in 2000)
Baker  $34,200
Montana:  $39,301

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $53,000 (it was $49,500 in 2000)
Baker  $53,000
Montana:  $131,600

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Races in Baker:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (40.8%), Norwegian (20.1%), Irish (14.7%), English (12.7%), French (3.8%), Polish (3.6%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 2910 feet

Land area: 0.86 square miles.

Population density: 1891 people per square mile 
 
  (low).



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For population 25 years and over in Baker

  • High school or higher: 84.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Baker city

  • Never married: 17.1%
  • Now married: 61.9%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 10.5%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

12 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.7%
Montana:  1.8%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Baker, Montana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Baker to the number of sex offenders is 812 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Baker:  1.4% ($693)
Montana:  1.2% ($1,212)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rapid City, SD (173.9 miles , pop. 59,607).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (451.5 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (1037.0 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Plevna, MT (17.1 miles) , Marmarth, ND (24.7 miles) , Pine Hills-St. Phillips, MT (28.9 miles ), Golva, ND (32.4 miles) , Ismay, MT (36.8 miles) , Ekalaka, MT (37.9 miles ), Beach, ND (42.4 miles ), Wibaux, MT (43.4 miles ).

Latitude: 46.36 N, Longitude: 104.28 W


People in group quarters in Baker
  • 37 people in nursing homes
  • 4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 2 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped

Area code: 406

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Population change in the 1990s: -110 (-6.1%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Mining (19%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)


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Crime in Baker by Year
Type 2002 2003 2004 2006
Murders 0010
    per 100,000 0.00.060.10.0
Rapes 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Robberies 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Assaults 1014
    per 100,000 58.50.060.1243.3
Burglaries 0004
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0243.3
Thefts 68612
    per 100,000 351.1488.1360.6729.9
Auto thefts 0202
    per 100,000 0.0122.00.0121.7
Arson N/A000
    per 100,000 N/A0.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 159.4) 25.729.3146.6104.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.85
US city average:  3.00

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Birthplace of: Shann Schillinger - College football player (Montana Grizzlies).


Hospital/medical center in Baker:
  • FALLON MEDICAL COMPLEX CAH (202 SOUTH 4TH STREET WEST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Baker:
  • DAHL MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE ASSOC - CAH (about 42 miles; EKALAKA, MT)
  • SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE SERVICES - CAH (about 62 miles; BOWMAN, ND)
  • GLENDIVE MEDICAL CENTER (about 66 miles; GLENDIVE, MT)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Baker:
  • SLOULIN FLD INTL (about 132 miles; WILLISTON, ND; ID: ISN)
  • GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 165 miles; GILLETTE, WY; ID: GCC)
  • ELLSWORTH AFB (about 174 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; ID: RCA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Baker:
  • BAKER MUNI (about 3 miles; BAKER, MT; ID: BHK)
  • EKALAKA (about 39 miles; EKALAKA, MT; ID: 97M)
  • BEACH (about 44 miles; BEACH, ND; ID: 20U)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Baker:
  • BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 173 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
  • MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 243 miles; MINOT, ND; FT enrollment: 2,662)
  • BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 245 miles; BISMARCK, ND; FT enrollment: 2,205)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 246 miles; BISMARCK, ND; FT enrollment: 2,203)
  • CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 259 miles; CHADRON, NE; FT enrollment: 2,144)
  • CASPER COLLEGE (about 277 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)
Public high school in Baker:
  • BAKER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 170; Location: 1015 SOUTH 3RD WEST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Baker:
  • LINCOLN SCHOOL (Students: 120; Location: 10 W CENTER AVENUE; Grades: PK - 04)
  • BAKER 7-8 (Students: 66; Location: 1015 SOUTH 3RD WEST; Grades: 07 - 08)
  • LONGFELLOW SCHOOL (Students: 57; Location: 115 WEST LINCOLN; Grades: 05 - 06)
Library in Baker:
  • FALLON COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $155,041; Location: 6 W FALLON AVE; 19,605 books; 528 audio materials; 498 video materials; 31 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Baker: Baker Grain Incorporated Elevator (A), Equity Co-op Association Elevator (B), Baker (C), Baker Police Department (D), Baker Fire Department (E), Fallon County Sheriffs Office (F), Fallon County Library (G), Fallon County Courthouse (H), O'Fallon Historical Museum (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Lake City Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Baker include: American Lutheran Church (A), Baker Community Church (B), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (C), Saint Johns Catholic Church (D), Lakeview Baptist Church (E), Assembly of God Church (F), Jehovah's Witnesses (G), Baker Wesleyan Methodist Church (H), First Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Baker, Lake (A), Lake Baker (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Baker include: Steve McClain Memorial Park (1), Iron Horse Park (2), Senior Citizens Centennial Park (3), Baker City Park (4), Walts RV Memorial Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Baker Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Museum-O'Fallon Historical (723 South Main).

Hotels: Lakefront Bed & Breakfast (302 Lake Street), Montana Motel & Apartments (716 East Montana Avenue), Lakeside Hotel & Apartments (16 South 1st Street East), Roy's Motel & Campground (327 West Montana Avenue), Sagebrush Inn (518 West Montana Avenue).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Baker and their reported violations in the past:

BAKER CITY OF (Population served: 1948, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
FALLON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 85, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and JAN-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-29-2004), St Compliance achieved (JAN-28-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2002 and JAN-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-30-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and OCT-02-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-23-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-02-2003)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2001 and JAN-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-30-2004)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2000 and JAN-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-30-2004)
  • 58 routine major monitoring violations
  • 4 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Montana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  65.7%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.6%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.7%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.1%
Whole state:  5.8%

Baker compared to Montana state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Baker (2007 data):
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Baker Branch at 24 South Main Street, branch established on 1925-01-01. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • The Bank of Baker: The Bank Of Baker at Main Street, branch established on 1924-09-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $67.7 mil, Deposits: $60.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: United Bancorporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Solid Waste Management 2$5,018$30,1080$0
Financial Administration 1$3,008$36,0961$1,508
Other Government Administration 1$3,516$42,1925$1,485
Judicial and Legal 0$0 3$2,520
Police Protection - Officers 3$8,828$35,3120$0
Streets and Highways 1$3,270$39,2400$0
Health 0$0 1$395
Sewerage 1$2,386$28,6320$0
Parks and Recreation 1$2,748$32,9765$1,088
Water Supply 2$6,984$41,9040$0
Totals for Government 12$35,758$35,75815$6,996


Baker government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $142,000
    Sewerage: $131,000
    All Other: $29,000
    Parks & Recreation: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $181,000
    Police Protection: $168,000
    Solid Waste Management: $159,000
    Sewerage: $156,000
    Regular Highways: $120,000
    Parks & Recreation: $63,000
    General - Other: $56,000
    Financial Administration: $50,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $31,000
    Fire Protection: $28,000
    Central Staff Services: $10,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,000
    Health Services - Other: $7,000
    Air Transportation: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $98,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $50,000
    Air Transportation: $3,000
    Welfare: $2,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General: $6,000
    Health: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,641,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,556,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $85,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $235,000
    Interest Earnings: $48,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $11,000
    Rents: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $19,000
    Police Protection: $10,000
    Regular Highways: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,181,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $164,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $158,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $153,000
    Highways: $48,000
    All Other: $37,000
  • Tax - Property: $290,000
    NEC: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $406,000

5.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,905 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.81%
Montana average:  8.25%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


6.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,100 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.42%
Montana average:  7.69%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


Strongest AM radio stations in Baker:
  • KFLN (960 AM; 5 kW; BAKER, MT; Owner: NEWELL BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KATL (770 AM; 10 kW; MILES CITY, MT; Owner: STAR PRINTING COMPANY)
  • KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
  • KMTA (1050 AM; 10 kW; MILES CITY, MT; Owner: SENGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KGLE (590 AM; 1 kW; GLENDIVE, MT; Owner: FRIENDS OF CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • KEYZ (660 AM; 5 kW; WILLISTON, ND; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • KUYO (830 AM; daytime; 25 kW; EVANSVILLE, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KKLS (920 AM; 10 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Baker:
  • KJJM (100.5 FM; BAKER, MT; Owner: NEWELL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Baker:
  • K04IH (Channel 4; BAKER, MT; Owner: BAKER TV TAX DISTRICT)
  • K10JP (Channel 10; BAKER, MT; Owner: BAKER TV TAX DISTRICT)
  • K08IP (Channel 8; BAKER, MT; Owner: BAKER TV TAX DISTRICT)
  • K13OW (Channel 13; BAKER, MT; Owner: BAKER TV TAX DISTRICT)

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