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Baker, Louisiana
10,243 Black residents · 82.2% of the place
In the published counts, Baker, Louisiana, holds 10,243 Black residents among 12,455 people in all — a Black share of 82.2%, against the statewide 31.4%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 12,455 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 10,243 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 82.2% |
| Rank by Black population among Louisiana places | 15 of 488 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The published record across two censuses for Baker: 10,739 Black residents in 2010, 10,243 in 2020 — declined by 4.6% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 77.3% to 82.2%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
Of the 488 places the Census Bureau counts in Louisiana, Baker ranks 15 by Black population, with 10,243 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Baker within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
Baker is a place of 12,455 people, and it carries its institutions at its own scale — congregations, schools, and businesses recorded in the federal counts as counts, and in this gazetteer as part of the county and state frames above this entry. The entry's work is the fixing of Baker itself: its name, its state, its people, and its share, in the same terms as every other place in the book.