- State:OregonCounty:Baker CountyCity:Baker CityCounty all:Baker | UnionCounty FIPS:41001 | 41061Coordinates:44°46′30″N 117°50′04″WArea total:7.16 sq mi (18.55 km²)Area land:7.16 sq mi (18.55 km²)Area water:0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation:3,451 ft (1,052 m)Established:1874; Incorporated 1874
- Latitude:44,7831Longitude:-117,8374Timezone:Pacific Standard Time (PST) UTC-8:00; Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) UTC-7:00ZIP codes:97814GMAP:
Baker City, Baker County, Oregon, United States
- Population:1,603Population density:1,410.08 residents per square mile of area (544.40/km²)Household income:$34,651Households:3,910Unemployment rate:8.60%
- Income taxes:9.00%
Baker City is a city in and the county seat of Baker County, Oregon, United States. The city and county were named in honor of U.S. Senator Edward D. Baker, the only sitting senator to be killed in a military engagement. Baker City has a cool semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with a large diurnal temperature variation most of the year, peaking at 39.3 °F (21.8 °C) in August. In 1918, Baker was the subject of national interest when the 1918 solar eclipse took place. The path of totality of the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 included Baker City as well. A former councilors, Adam Nilsson, was charged with criminal mischief for graffiti on August 1, 2017, while holding office. Nilsson contends his constitutional rights were violated and has filed a $1.3 million lawsuit against Baker County and Baker County sheriff in August 2019. He wrote that he was negotiating with the artist, whose moniker is "Thrashbird" to obtain art as "public art" for Baker City. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total land area of 7.16 square miles (18.54 km²) The city is situated in a valley between the Wallowa Mountains to the east and the Elkhorn Mountains, part of the Blue Mountains, to the west. The Powder River runs through the center of downtown on its way to the Snake River. May is typically the month of highest precipitation, averaging 1.48 inches (38 mm) a year.
History
Baker City is the primary city name, but also Medical Spgs, Medical Springs are acceptable city names or spellings, Baker, Keating on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. Baker City was founded in 1865. The city and county were named in honor of U.S. Senator Edward D. Baker. In 1918, Baker was the subject of national interest when the 1918 solar eclipse took place. The path of totality of the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 included Baker City as well. One of its former councilors, Adam Nilsson, was charged with criminal mischief for graffiti on August 1, 2017, while holding office. Nilsson has filed a $1.3 million lawsuit against Baker County and the county sheriff in August 2019. In this lawsuit, Nilsson wrote that he was negotiating with the artist, whose moniker is "Thrashbird" to obtain art as "public art" for Baker City. The graffiti was on a Baker County owned property when Nilsson and his friend Ashley E. Schroder were cited. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baker was established on June 19, 1903, after which the Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral was built in Baker city. In 1910, Baker City residents voted to shorten the name of the city to simply Baker, the name change becoming official in 1911. Another vote in 1989 restored the name to Baker City and the city was incorporated in 1874. The Oregon Short Line Railroad came to Baker city in 1884, prompting growth. By 1900 it was the largest city between Salt Lake City and Portland and a trading center for a broad region. The St. Francis of Sales Cathedral is located in the city.
Government
Baker City's city council consists of seven councilors who are elected by the residents of the city. The councilors select one of their members to serve as mayor for a two-year term. The mayor of Baker City is chosen by the councilors and the city council. The city council is made up of seven members. The members are elected for a term of two years, with a maximum of three years. The president of the council is elected for one term, and the mayor is chosen for two years. the city's mayor is selected by the town council and the council members, with the mayor being chosen for one year, for a total of two-years, for the city to choose a mayor for the next two-and-a-half years.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total land area of 7.16 square miles (18.54 km²) Baker City has a cool semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with a large diurnal temperature variation most of the year. The highest recorded temperature, 109 °F (43 °C), occurred on August 10, 2018. May is typically the month of highest precipitation, averaging 1.48 inches (38 mm) Snowfall averages about 25 inches (64 cm) a year in Baker City. The city is situated in a valley between the Wallowa Mountains to the east and the Elkhorn Mountains, part of the Blue Mountains, to the west. The Powder River runs through the center of downtown on its way to the Snake River, and the city is located near the junction of the Snake and the Little Snake rivers. It is located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Utah. The state is home to the University of Utah, which has one of the largest universities in the state. The university is located on the eastern edge of the city, in the town of Baker City, and has a campus of the College of Veterinary Medicine, which was founded in 1877. The University of Wyoming has a chapter of the American College of Medicine, where students are trained to be veterinarians. The college is based in the city's downtown area, and also has a veterinary hospital in the nearby town of Eureka.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 9,828 people, 4,212 households, and 2,529 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 94.57% White, 1.12% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.44% African American. The city's population was 23.7% under the age of 19, 5.0% from 20 to 24, 23.0%) from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. In 2005, the median income for a household in theCity was $29,020, and the median incomes for a family was $34,790. The per capita income for the city in 2005 was $14,179. About 10.7%. of families and 16.5%. of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 14.9%. of those age 65 or over. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there are 98.9 males. For each 100 females age 18 or over, there is 98.6 males. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was2.85. The population density was 1,372.1 people per square mile (529.8/km²). There were 4,653 housing units at an average density of 674.3 per squaremile (259.9/km 2).
Arts and culture
The Baker Historic District, on the National Register of Historic Places, is located on about 42 acres (17 ha) centered on Main Street in downtown Baker City. Within its boundaries are more than 130 properties, about half of which include structures built between the late 1880s and about 1915. The city hall, county courthouse, the former post office, former library, former social clubs, a Roman Catholic cathedral, and an Episcopal Church are among notable buildings within the district. The Geiser Grand Hotel, a three-story, stucco-clad, brick structure that at the time of its opening in 1889 had plate glass windows, electric lights, baths, an elevator, and a dining room that seated 200. The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of the city, offers exhibits, theater performances, workshops, and other events and activities related to the Oregon Trail, the ruts of which pass through the center's 500-acre (200 ha) site. Learn the story of Leo Adler, Baker City philanthropist who donated millions to the people of Baker County in his will. The Adler house has been restored to his original splendor with original furnishings and interiors. The exhibits interpret the history of the region including mining, ranching, timber, early Baker City life, Chinese culture, and wildlife. Other points of interest in Baker City include the Crossroads Art Center, in a former Carnegie library; the downtown U.S. Bank, featuring a gold display that includes the Armstrong Nugget.
Sports and recreation
Baker City hosts the Oregon School Activities Association Class 1A girls and boys basketball tournaments at Baker High School in March. The Hell's Canyon Motorcycle Rally is also held in Baker City, in July. The WallowaWhitman National Forest is to the west and to the northeast of Baker City. Possible forest activities include hiking, biking, winter sports, fishing, hunting, mineral prospecting, camping, wildlife viewing, and other forms of recreation. The city is also home to the Oregon EastWest Shrine Game (high school football) and the Baker City Cycling Classic, a set of bicycle races held in the city and the surrounding region. It is located on the Oregon Turnpike, which runs through Baker City and into the Willamette Valley. The turnpike is one of the most scenic routes in the state, with views of mountains, lakes, rivers, streams, and valleys. It was built in the early 1900s, and was named after the town's namesake, William Baker, who was an early settler. The town is also the site of the World War II-era Battle of the Bulge, in which the U.S. Army used it as a training ground. It also hosts a number of other sports events, including the Oregon State High School Cyclist Championship, which is held every year in June and July. It's also the home of the Hell's canyon motorcycle rally, which takes place in July and August. The Elkhorn Classic is a bicycle race held in October and November, and is based in the same area.
Transportation
Interstate 84 (I-84) runs along the eastern edge of Baker City, while U.S. Route 30 passes through its downtown. Oregon Route 7 runs between I-84 in Baker City and Sumpter and Austin to the west. The city owns and operates the 398-acre (161 ha) Baker City Municipal Airport, located about 3 miles (5 km) north of downtown in rural Baker County. Greyhound Lines offers long-distance bus service via a depot in the city. Northeast Oregon Public Transit provides hourly trolley service around Baker City. Between 1977 and 1997 the city was a regular stop along the former route of Amtrak's Pioneer between Chicago, Salt Lake City, Boise, Portland, and Seattle. The Union Pacific Railroad (UP) provides freight service but not passenger service to Baker City; the UP acquired a long-term lease on the OR&N in 1887, which connected to existing UP track and the Oregon Short Line at Huntington. The UP provides passenger service but no freight service to the city; the city is served by the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company (OR&N) The city is home to the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, which is located on the city's eastern edge. It is also the site of the National Park Service's Oregon Trail interpretive center, which runs north and east from Baker City to the cities of Richland and Halfway. Baker City is the home of the Oregon State Museum, which has a collection of more than 2,000 historic buildings.
Schools and libraries
Baker City is served by Baker School District 5J. It includes Baker High School, Baker Middle School, Brooklyn Primary, and South Baker Intermediate as well as Keating Elementary and Haines Elementary in rural Baker County. The main branch of the Baker County Library system is in downtown Baker City. The other branches are in Hainses, Huntington, Halfway, Richland, and Sumpter. It is the largest of three school districts in Baker County, serving about 1,800 students. It was on the Most Endangered Places in Oregon list of the Historic Preservation League of Oregon as of 2011. The school district also has a middle school, high school, and elementary school. The high school was designed by Ellis F. Lawrence and completed in 1917. The middle school is constructed from local tuff and is a stripped classical style. The elementary school was built in the early 1900s and is constructed in the same style as the middle school. As of 2011 the building was unoccupied and was listed as one of the most endangered places in Oregon. The library system has five branches in Baker City, Hainsesville, Huntington and Halfway. It also has branches in Richland and Huntington. It has a branch in the rural part of Baker County as well. The district also includes a primary school, elementary and middle school in Keating, and an intermediate school in South Baker. The primary school is located in the town of Keating and the intermediate school is in the small town of South Baker and is known as "Baker Intermediate".
Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index
The Air Quality index is in Baker City, Baker County, Oregon = 95. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 55. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 98. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Baker City = 3.9 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.
Employed
The most recent city population of 1,603 individuals with a median age of 43.3 age the population dropped by -2.75% in Baker City, Baker County, Oregon population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,410.08 residents per square mile of area (544.40/km²). There are average 2.32 people per household in the 3,910 households with an average household income of $34,651 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.60% of the available work force and has dropped -2.97% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 25.46%. The number of physicians in Baker City per 100,000 population = 139.7.
Weather
The annual rainfall in Baker City = 11 inches and the annual snowfall = 32.4 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 91. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 196. 85 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 17.3 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 73, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.
Median Home Cost
The percentage of housing units in Baker City, Baker County, Oregon which are owned by the occupant = 59.33%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 51 years with median home cost = $107,120 and home appreciation of -7.97%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $11.28 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.
Study
The local school district spends $4,702 per student. There are 19.8 students for each teacher in the school, 401 students for each Librarian and 365 students for each Counselor. 4.51% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 11.00% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 3.93% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).
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Baker City's population in Baker County, Oregon of 6,663 residents in 1930 has dropped 0,24-fold to 1,603 residents after 120 years, according to the official 2020 census.
Approximately 51.26% female residents and 48.74% male residents live in Baker City, Baker County, Oregon.
As of 2020 in Baker City, Baker County, Oregon are married and the remaining 39.79% are single population.
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14.9 minutes is the average time that residents in Baker City require for a one-way commute to work. A long commute can have different effects on health. A Gallup poll in the US found that in terms of mental health, long haul commuters are up to 12 percent more likely to experience worry, and ten percent less likely to feel well rested. The Gallup poll also found that of people who commute 61–90 minutes each day, a whopping one third complained of neck and back pain, compared to less than a quarter of people who only spend ten minutes getting to work.
75.40% of the working population which commute to work alone in their car, 13.29% of the working population which commutes to work in a carpool, 0.93% of the population that commutes using mass transit, including bus, light rail, subway, and ferry. 4.54% of the population that has their home as their principal place of work.
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Of the total residential buildings in Baker City, Baker County, Oregon, 59.33% are owner-occupied homes, another 29.38% are rented apartments, and the remaining 11.29% are vacant.
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The 32.10% of the population in Baker City, Baker County, Oregon who identify themselves as belonging to a religion are distributed among the following most diverse religions.