Baker, Minnesota

About Baker

Baker, MN is a small unincorporated community located in northwestern Minnesota.

Officially, Baker is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.01 square miles.

📰 Baker News Today

• Willmar candidates for Minnesota House 16B spar over economic issues West Central Tribune · Oct 10
• Baker Says MN Missed Out on $15 Billion Steel Mill Ingstad Media · Oct 9
• Baker says Iowa steel mill project shows MN needs to improve business climate Willmar Radio · Oct 8
• Baker Mayfield on Vikings' Defense and More, Taneka Bowles Hosts Philanthropic Fashion Experience | Bucs Blitz Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Sep 22
• Baker Mayfield Gets Key Injury Update as Return Timeline Comes Down to One Detail Yahoo Sports · Oct 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Minnesota headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Baker Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Baker — but the Minnesota one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northwestern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Baker

• Mainline Bar & Grill

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Baker

• Clay WIA 408 · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Downer Prairie WPA · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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🗺️ Map of Baker

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