Baker County, Oregon

Baker County
County
Baker County Courthouse in Baker City
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Oregon
Oregon's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 44°43′N 117°40′W / 44.71°N 117.67°W / 44.71; -117.67
Country	United States
State	Oregon
Founded	September 22, 1862
Named for	Edward D. Baker
Seat	Baker City
Largest city	Baker City
Area
• Total	3,088 sq mi (8,000 km2)
• Land	3,068 sq mi (7,950 km2)
• Water	20 sq mi (50 km2)  0.6%
Population  (2020)
• Total	16,668
• Estimate  (2023)	16,912
• Density	5.22/sq mi (2.02/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.bakercounty.org

Baker County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,668.^[1] The county seat and largest city is Baker City.^[2] The county was organized on September 22, 1862, when a portion of Wasco County was partitioned off. The new county's area was reduced in 1864 when Union County was partitioned off, and again in 1887 when Malheur County was partitioned off. The county's lines were last adjusted in 1901 when a parcel was added to the county.

Baker County was named for Edward Dickinson Baker, a senator from Oregon who was killed at Ball's Bluff, a battle of the Civil War in Virginia in 1861. The county is part of the county definition of Eastern Oregon.