Editing Baker County, Florida

{{short description|County in Florida, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Baker, Florida}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county         = Baker County
 | state               = Florida
 | type                 = [[List of counties in Florida|County]]
 | seal                 = Seal of Baker County, Florida.png
 | founded date     = February 8
 | founded year         = 1861
 | named for            = [[James McNair Baker]]
 | seat wl           = Macclenny
 | largest city wl   = Macclenny
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 588.97
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 585.23
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 3.74
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 28259
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 28368 {{gain}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | web   = www.bakercountyfl.org
 | ex image             = Baker County (Macclenny).jpg
 | ex image cap         = Baker County Courthouse in Macclenny
 | district             = 3rd
 | time zone        = Eastern }}

'''Baker County''' is a [[county (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Florida]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 28,259.<ref name="QuickFacts">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Baker County, Florida |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bakercountyflorida/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 9, 2021}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Macclenny, Florida|Macclenny]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The county was founded in 1861 and is named for [[James McNair Baker]], a judge and [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] Senator. Baker County is included in the [[Jacksonville metropolitan area]]. In 1864, the [[Battle of Olustee]], which was the only major [[American Civil War]] battle in Florida, was fought near [[Lake City, Florida|Lake City]] in Baker County.

==History==
Baker County was founded in 1861. It was named for [[James McNair Baker]], a judge and [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] senator.<ref>{{cite book|title=Publications of the Florida Historical Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WZQ-AAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA30|year=1908|publisher=Florida Historical Society|page=30}}</ref> In 1864 the [[Battle of Olustee]] was fought near [[Lake City, Florida|Lake City]] in Baker County. This was the only major [[American Civil War]] battle in Florida.<ref name="ONP">{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/abpp/battles/fl005.htm |title=American Battlefield Protection Program Battle Summary|access-date=February 18, 2017|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

Much of the area was originally covered with pine flatwoods and cypress swamps, as was Columbia County to the west. Parts of both counties are included in [[Osceola National Forest]]. A [[lumber]] industry developed here, with [[sawmills]] constructed along rivers and waterways, where lumber was brought out by water. [[Turpentine]] was also produced. These industries employed many [[African American]] laborers.

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|589|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|585|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.7|sqmi}} (0.6%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The extreme northern part of the county lies within the [[Okefenokee Swamp]] and its [[Protected areas of the United States|federally protected areas]].

The St. Mary's River passes through Baker and numerous other counties. The St. Marys River is a remote [[blackwater river]], rising in southeastern Georgia and flowing into northeastern Florida, where it forms the easternmost border between the two states.<ref name="St. Mary's River">{{cite web|title=Florida's Water|url=http://floridaswater.com/stmarysriverguide/|website=floridaswater.com|access-date=March 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316123627/http://floridaswater.com/stmarysriverguide/|archive-date=March 16, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Baker County Geography|url=http://stmaryriverbaker.weebly.com|website=stmaryriverbaker.weebly.com|publisher=Thomas|access-date=March 5, 2015}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
{{div col}}
* [[Charlton County, Georgia]] - north
* [[Ware County, Georgia]] - north
* [[Nassau County, Florida]] - northeast
* [[Duval County, Florida]] - east
* [[Clay County, Florida]] - southeast
* [[Union County, Florida]] - south
* [[Bradford County, Florida]] - south
* [[Columbia County, Florida]] - west
* [[Clinch County, Georgia]] - northwest
{{div col end}}

===National protected areas===
* [[Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* [[Osceola National Forest]] (part)


==Transportation==

===Major highways===
{{See also|List of county roads in Baker County, Florida}}
* {{Jct|state=FL|I|10}} is the main west-to-east interstate highway in the county, and serves as the unofficial dividing line between northern and southern Baker County. It enters the county from [[Osceola National Forest]] and contains five interchanges within the county; the first being US 90 in  Olustee (Exits 324), followed by Baker CR 229 (Exit 327) south of Sanderson and Baker CR 125 (Exit 333) south of Glen St Mary. The last two interchanges are in Macclenny; SR 121 (Exits 335), and SR 228 (Exit 336). Beyond this point I-10 runs through Nassau and Duval Counties into Downtown Jacksonville.
* {{Jct|state=FL|US|90}} was the primary west-to-east route through Baker County until it was succeeded by Interstate 10.
* {{Jct|state=FL|SR|2}} runs west to east through the northwest portion of the county, beginning at the northeast corner of Columbia County, then passing through [[John M. Bethea State Forest]] and becoming [[Georgia State Route 94]] after crossing the bridge over the Saint Mary's River.
* {{Jct|state=FL|SR|121}} is a south to north road that runs southwest to northeast from Raiford in Union County to just before the interchange with Interstate 10, and then straight south to north through downtown Macclenny and later towards rural Baker County, until it crosses a series of bridges over the Saint Mary's River where it takes a long journey through [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and [[South Carolina]] as a tri-state de facto auxiliary route from [[U.S. Route 21 in South Carolina|U.S. Route 21]] in [[Rock Hill, South Carolina]].
* {{Jct|state=FL|SR|228|CR|228|county1=Baker}} is a short northwest-to-southeast state highway in Macclenny that has two county extensions. The first is a south-to-north extension beginning at US 90 leading to SR 121 north of the town limits. The second is a bi-county extension running southeast of Interstate 10 to US 301 in Duval County near the resumption of a state road which passes through [[Westside (Jacksonville)|Westside Jacksonville]], Downtown Jacksonville and all the way to the Hogan section of [[Southside (Jacksonville)|Southside Jacksonville]].

===Railroads===
The main railroad line through Baker County is the [[Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad]] which acquired the former [[CSX Transportation|CSX]] lines from Pensacola to Baldwin on June 1, 2019. CSX retained trackage rights on that route. No passenger trains stop anywhere in Baker County, but [[Amtrak]]'s [[Sunset Limited]] served the [[Tallahassee Subdivision]] until [[Hurricane Katrina]] ravaged the Gulf Coast in 2005. 

The other major railroad line in the county is [[Norfolk Southern Railway]]'s [[Atlantic, Valdosta and Western Railway|Valdosta District]], which spans northwest to southeast from the [[Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge]] at the Georgia State Line, north of the Columbia-Baker County Line, through [[Baxter, Florida|Baxter]] at a bridge over the [[St. Marys River (Florida–Georgia)|Saint Mary's River]] which cuts through the "Georgia Bend" and eventually leads to the [[Jacksonville Terminal]].

Additionally, the [[Jacksonville and Southwestern Railroad]] was a former [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] line running through the southeast portion of the county that was abandoned by CSX in 1992. The line has been converted to a rail trail between [[Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail|Baldwin and Jacksonville]] in Duval County, and in Raiford in Union County, but no known plans exist to connect the two segments.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 1325
|1880= 2303
|1890= 3333
|1900= 4516
|1910= 4805
|1920= 5622
|1930= 6273
|1940= 6510
|1950= 6313
|1960= 7363
|1970= 9242
|1980= 15289
|1990= 18486
|2000= 22259
|2010= 27115
|2020= 28259
|estyear=2023
|estimate=28368
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=June 12, 2014 }}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/fl190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QuickFacts" />
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Baker County, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Baker County, Florida |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US12003&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Baker County, Florida |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US12003&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Baker County, Florida |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US12003&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|18,839
|22,353
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22,185
|82.61%
|82.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |78.51%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|3,083
|3,651
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,825
|13.85%
|13.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.54%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|82
|72
|style='background: #ffffe6; |109
|0.37%
|0.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.39%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|88
|129
|style='background: #ffffe6; |157
|0.40%
|0.48%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.56%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|7
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14
|0.03%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|5
|13
|style='background: #ffffe6; |84
|0.02%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.3%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|186
|372
|style='background: #ffffe6; |912
|0.84%
|1.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.23%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|419
|520
|style='background: #ffffe6; |973
|1.88%
|1.92%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.44%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''22,259'''
|'''27,115'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''28,259'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
[[File:2023_Racial_Demographics_in_Baker_County_by_Census_Tract.svg|thumb|2023 Racial Demographics in Baker County, Florida by Census tracts.{{Collapsible list
| title = Legend|{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}

'''Non-Hispanic White'''
{{legend|#e55651|60–70%}}
{{legend|#d02923|70–80%}}
{{legend|#850400|>90%}}
{{col-end}}
}}]]
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 28,259 people, 8,828 households, and 6,448 families residing in the county.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 22,259 people, 7,043 households, and 5,599 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|38|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 7,592 housing units at an average density of {{convert|13|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 84.04% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 13.92% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.38% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.40% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.98% from two or more races. 1.88% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 34.5% were of [[United States|American]], 9.9% [[Irish people|Irish]], 8.6% [[English people|English]] and 6.6% [[German people|German]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. Those claiming "American" ancestry are of predominantly English ancestry but most people in Baker County who are Anglo-European tend to identify simply as [[American ethnicity|American]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=SVoAXh-dNuYC&dq=Sharing+the+dream:+white+males+in+multicultural+America++english+ancestry&pg=PA57 Sharing the Dream: White Males in a Multicultural America] By Dominic J. Pulera.</ref><ref>Reynolds Farley, 'The New Census Question about Ancestry: What Did It Tell Us?', ''Demography'', Vol. 28, No. 3 (August 1991), pp. 414, 421.</ref><ref>Stanley Lieberson and Lawrence Santi, 'The Use of Nativity Data to Estimate Ethnic Characteristics and Patterns', ''Social Science Research'', Vol. 14, No. 1 (1985), pp. 44-6.</ref><ref>Stanley Lieberson and Mary C. Waters, 'Ethnic Groups in Flux: The Changing Ethnic Responses of American Whites', ''Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science'', Vol. 487, No. 79 (September 1986), pp. 82-86.</ref>  97.2% spoke [[English language|English]] and 2.5% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language.

There were 7,043 households, out of which 41.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.70% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.50% were non-families. 17.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.50% under the age of 18, 9.90% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 9.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 119.79 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,035, and the median income for a family was $43,503. Males had a median income of $30,240 versus $21,279 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $15,164. About 11.40% of families and 14.70% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.20% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The [[Baker County School District (Florida)|Baker County School District]] serves public school students in the county.

The main library serving Baker County is the Emily Taber Public Library. The building used to be the [[Old Baker County Courthouse]], built in 1908. The library director is April Teel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newriver.lib.fl.us/libraries/emily-taber-public-library-baker-county/|title=Emily Taber Public Library (Baker County) {{!}} New River Public Library Cooperative|date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042403/http://www.newriver.lib.fl.us/libraries/emily-taber-public-library-baker-county/|archive-date=March 4, 2016|access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref>

==Government==
===Law enforcement===
The Baker County Sheriff's Office is headquartered in [[Macclenny, Florida]]. Sheriff Scotty Rhoden was first elected in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jacksonville.com/news/2016-11-08/rhoden-wins-race-succeed-dobson-baker-county-sheriffl |title=Rhoden wins race |publisher=Jacksonville.com |date= |accessdate=February 28, 2017}}</ref>

==Politics==

=== Voter registration ===
As of September 1, 2020, Baker County has a Republican majority, with a Democratic minority.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.bakerelections.com/Voter-Information/Statistic-Reports | title=Baker County Supervisor of Elections > Voter Information > Statistic Reports }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" |Name
!Number of voters
!%
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|4,446
|27.2%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|9,910
|60.7%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent (United States)}}
|[[Third party (United States)|Others]]
|1,963
|12.1%
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!16,319
!
|}

===Statewide elections===
{{PresHead|place=Baker County, Florida|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|11,911|2,037|134|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|10,294|2,112|299|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|8,975|2,311|104|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|8,672|2,327|88|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|7,738|2,180|37|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|5,611|2,392|152|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|3,686|2,273|678|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|3,418|1,976|1,362|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|3,418|1,355|8|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|3,485|1,381|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|2,283|2,611|82|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,058|2,985|152|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,943|379|1|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|294|487|1,962|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,121|1,137|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|398|1,469|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|366|1,443|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|419|1,482|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|112|849|215|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|127|1,137|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|114|1,352|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|116|1,555|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|87|1,278|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|676|242|16|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|124|215|40|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|115|346|47|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|52|439|71|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|37|168|126|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|104|152|80|Florida}}
{{PresFoot|1904|Democratic|120|207|12|Florida}}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|+ Previous gubernatorial elections results
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]]
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2022|2022]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''89.45%''' ''9,594''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|10.18% ''1,092''
|align="center" |0.37% ''41''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2018|2018]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''82.37%''' ''8,687''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|16.69% ''1,760''
|align="center" |0.94% ''99''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2014|2014]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''70.54%''' ''5,956''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|24.87% ''2,100''
|align="center" |4.59% ''388''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2010|2010]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''62.34%''' ''4,940''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|34.46% ''2,731''
|align="center" |3.20% ''253''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''69.39%''' ''4,335''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|27.82% ''1,738''
|align="center" |2.79% ''174''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''69.22%''' ''4,515''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|30.06% ''1,961''
|align="center" |0.72% ''47''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''71.14%''' ''3,268''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|28.86% ''1,326''
|align="center" |
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''68.52%''' ''3,600''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|31.48% ''1,654''
|align="center" |
|}
{{clear}}

==Industry==

Baker County is home to a [[Walmart]] distribution center,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://bakercountypress.com/2012/04/neighbors-irked-by-walmart-dc-who-knew/ |title=Neighbors irked by Walmart DC, Who knew? |date=April 2012|access-date=March 10, 2021 |publisher=Baker County Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://chamberorganizer.com/bakercountychamber/mem_wdcmacclenny |title=Wal-Mart D.C. #6099 - Macclenny, FL |access-date=March 10, 2021}}</ref> several small manufacturing businesses, and [[Acreage Holdings]], a cannabis cultivation facility. There are also several local,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bakerso.com/Departments/Corrections/ |title=Corrections Department |publisher=Baker County Sheriff's Office |access-date=March 10, 2021 |archive-date=October 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018125940/http://www.bakerso.com/Departments/Corrections/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> regional, state (the [[Baker Correctional Institution]]),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dc.state.fl.us/ci/275.html |title=Baker Re-Entry Center |publisher=Florida Department of Corrections |access-date=March 10, 2021}}</ref> and federal<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ice.gov/detain/detention-facilities/baker-county-facility |title=Baker County Facility |publisher=U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement |access-date=March 10, 2021}}</ref> prisons in the western part of the county, bordering several more such facilities<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dc.state.fl.us/ci/201.html |title=Columbia Correctional Institution |publisher=Florida Department of Corrections |access-date=March 10, 2021}}</ref> in [[Columbia County, Florida|Columbia County]].

==Communities==

===City===
* [[Macclenny, Florida|Macclenny]]

===Town===
* [[Glen St. Mary, Florida|Glen St. Mary]]

===Unincorporated communities===
* [[Baxter, Florida|Baxter]]
* [[Cuyler, Florida|Cuyler]]
* [[Margaretta, Florida|Margaretta]]
* [[Manning, Florida|Manning]]
* [[Macedonia, Florida|Macedonia]]
* [[Olustee, Florida|Olustee]]
* [[Sanderson, Florida|Sanderson]]
* [[Taylor, Florida|Taylor]]

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==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Baker County, Florida]]
*[[List of counties in Florida]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Baker County (Florida)}}
{{Commons category|Baker County, Florida}}

===Government links/Constitutional offices===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080915200934/http://bakercountyfl.org/board/ Baker County Board of County Commissioners]
* [http://www.bakerelections.com/ Baker County Supervisor of Elections]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20201128112321/http://g2.bakerpa.com/ Baker County Property Appraiser]
* [https://www.bakercountysheriffsoffice.com/ Baker County Sheriff's Office]
* [http://bakertaxcollector.com/ Baker County Tax Collector]

====Special districts====
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050205222749/http://www.baker.k12.fl.us/ Baker County Schools]
* [https://www.mysuwanneeriver.com/ Suwannee River Water Management District]

====Judicial branch====
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041204092238/http://bakercountyfl.org/clerk/ Baker County Clerk of Courts]
* [http://sawww.co.alachua.fl.us/ Office of the State Attorney, 8th Judicial Circuit of Florida] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041215024626/http://sawww.co.alachua.fl.us/ |date=December 15, 2004 }} serving [[Alachua County, Florida|Alachua]], Baker, [[Bradford County, Florida|Bradford]], [[Gilchrist County, Florida|Gilchrist]], [[Levy County, Florida|Levy]] and [[Union County, Florida|Union]] Counties
* [http://www.circuit8.org/ Circuit and County Court for the 8th Judicial Circuit of Florida]

===Community Web Pages===
* [https://archive.today/20130624191849/http://www.bakercountytoday.org/ BakerCountyToday.org - Baker County, Florida: Today and Yesterday]
* [https://archive.today/20080828090124/http://bakercountyfl.com/cgi-bin/index.pl Baker County Community Home Page - BakerCountyFL.com - Owned and Managed from Baker County]

===Federal===
* [http://www.fws.gov/okefenokee/ Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge] [[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]]

===Museum and Library Resources===
* [http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00024160 ''The Baker County Press,''] the local newspaper for Baker County, Florida fully and openly available in the [http://ufdc.ufl.edu/FDNL1 Florida Digital Newspaper Library]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Baker County, Florida
|North     = [[Charlton County, Georgia]] and [[Ware County, Georgia]]
|Northeast = [[Nassau County, Florida|Nassau County]]
|East      = [[Duval County, Florida|Duval County]]
|Southeast = [[Clay County, Florida|Clay County]]
|South     = [[Bradford County, Florida|Bradford County]] and [[Union County, Florida|Union County]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Columbia County, Florida|Columbia County]]
|Northwest = [[Clinch County, Georgia]]
}}

{{Baker County, Florida}}
{{Jacksonville Metro}}
{{Florida}}
{{North Florida}}

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