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Although a post office was established on March 27, 1866, Baker City was not incorporated until 1874. In 1911 the city dropped "City" from its name, but restored it in the late 1980s in recognition of its history and to further encourage tourism.
Baker City is also the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese for the state of Oregon east of the Cascade Mountains. While the diocese has been sued by about two dozen individuals claiming that they had been sexually abused by priests, it is not affected by the archdiocese of PortlandPortland is the largest city in Oregon, and county seat of Multnomah County. It is a major Pacific seaport located about sixty miles from the west coast of the United States, situated on both sides of the Willamette River, just south of its confluence wit filing for bankruptcyBankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organisation to pay their creditors. A declared state of bankruptcy can be requested or initiated by the bankrupt individual or organisation, or it can be requested by on July 6July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. Events 1253 Mindaugas crowned king of Lithuania. 1483 Richard III crowned king of England. 1484 Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cao finds the mouth, 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co.
Baker City is located at 44°46'36" North, 117°49'57" West (44.776721, -117.832617) 1The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page.. Interstate 84Interstate 84 is the designation of two interstate highways in the United States. The Western Interstate 84 The western Interstate 84 runs from an intersection with Interstate 5 at Portland, Oregon to an intersection with Interstate 80 at Echo, Utah—rough runs along the eastern edge of Baker City, while U.S. Highway 30 passes through its downtown area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.9 km˛ (6.9 mi˛). 17.9 km˛ (6.9 mi˛) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
As of the census 2 of 2000, there are 9,860 people, 4,010 households, and 2,602 families residing in the city. The population density is 550.9/km˛ (1,427.5/mi˛). There are 4,435 housing units at an average density of 247.8/km˛ (642.1/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city is 95.14% White, 0.30% African American, 1.10% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.04% from other races, and 1.80% from two or more races. 2.54% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 4,010 households out of which 28.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% are married couples living together, 10.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% are non-families. 30.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.35 and the average family size is 2.92.
In the city the population is spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $29,020, and the median income for a family is $34,790. Males have a median income of $26,638 versus $20,313 for females. The per capita income for the city is $14,179. 16.5% of the population and 10.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 19.1% of those under the age of 18 and 14.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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