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Florida Department of Commerce County Profiles
Baker County
Last Update 11/19/95
IDENTIFICATION:
COUNTY NAME: Baker
COUNTY SEAT: Macclenny
NEAREST METROPOLITAN AREA: Jacksonville
POPULATION:
COUNTY POPULATION:
1980: 15,289
1990: 18,486
1994: 19,700
POPULATION PROJECTIONS:
2000: 21,810
2005: 23,126
2010: 24,338
COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE:
NATURAL CHANGE: 637
NET MIGRATION: 577
TOTAL: 1,214
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN:
0-17: 5,832
18-44: 8,543
45-64: 3,650
65+ : 1,675
COUNTY AREA: 585
POPULATION DENSITY: 33.60
POP SURROUNDING COUNTIES: 961,383
LARGEST INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES:
NAME POPULATION
1. Macclenny 4,106
2. Glen Saint Mary 470
EMPLOYMENT:
LABOR FORCE:
COUNTY CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE: 9,449
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 6.00
LABOR FORCE OF SURROUNDING COUNTIES 514,596
COUNTY NONFARM EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY:
AGRICULTURAL SERVICES: 51
MINING: 0
TRADE: 1197
TRANSPROTATION; PUBLIC UTILITIES: 257
MANUFACTURING: 324
CONSTRUCTION: 222
FIN, INS, REAL ESTATE: 210
SERVICES: 872
GOVERNMENT: 2713
TOTAL: 5846
SELECTED ECONOMIC INDICATORS:
INCOME:
PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME: 14,158
MEDIAN EFFECTIVE BUYING INCOME PER HOUSEHOLD: 0
TAXABLE SALES: 66,054,000
BUILDING PERMITS: 6,906,000
GOVERNMENT:
TYPE:
COMMISSIONER
COMMISSION/MANAGER X
ZONING REGULATIONS yes
PLANNING COMMISSION yes
COUNTY TAXES:
AD VALOREM MILLAGE RATE:
GOVERNMENT: 9.3300
SPECIAL DISTRICT: 4.4144
SCHOOLS: 9.5360
TOTAL: 23.2804
ARE LOCAL OPTION AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTIONS AVAILABLE? no
UTILITY SERVICE TAX? yes RATE 10.00%
LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX: 1.0000
LOCAL OPTION GASOLINE TAX $0.0600 PER GALLON
FINANCIAL:
NUMBER OF BANKS:
DOMESTIC: 3
FOREIGN: 0
S&L ASSOCIATIONS: 0
BANKS FINANCIAL STANDING (THOUSANDS):
DOMESTIC (TOTAL DEPOSITS): 83,068
FOREIGN (TOTAL ASSETS): 0
S&L ASSOC (TOTAL SAVINGS): 0
DOES LOCAL GOVERNMENT ISSUE INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS? yes
IS TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AVAILABLE? no
UTILITIES:
ELECTRICITY:
POWER SUPPLIERS:
Clay Electric, Florida Power & Light,
and Okefenoke Rural Electric
WATER:
SUPPLIERS: City of Macclenny
WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT: St. Johns River;
Suwannee River
MAJOR WATER SOURCE: RIVER LAKE WELLS X
IS WATER AVAILABLE FOR NEW INDUSTRY? yes
SANITATION:
STORM SEWER yes SANITARY SEWER yes
SEWAGE TREATMENT TYPE: PRIMARY SECONDARY X TERTIARY SEPTIC
IS SEWERAGE AVAILABLE FOR NEW INDUSTRY? yes
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL: SANITARY LANDFILL X OTHER
NATURAL GAS:
DISTRIBUTOR None
IS GAS AVAILABLE FOR NEW INDUSTRY? no
OTHER FUEL SOURCES:
NUMBER OF DISTRIBUTORS SERVING COUNTY?
FUEL OIL 1
COAL 0
LP GAS 2
INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES:
CLOSEST:
COMPUTER SERVICES yes
ENGINEERING yes
PLATING no Jacksonville
MACHINE SHOP yes
CAR & TRUCK RENTAL yes
SECURITY SERVICES no Jacksonville
JOB PRINTING yes
BONDED WAREHOUSING no Jacksonville
FREIGHT FORWARDER no Jacksonville
INDUSTRIAL PARKS:
NUMBER OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS DEVELOPED: 1
INDUSTRIAL PARK ACREAGE: 34
ACREAGE ZONED FOR MANUFACTURING: 34
COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
FOREIGN TRADE ZONE no CLOSEST Jacksonville
WORLD TRADE COUNCIL no
ENTERPRISE ZONE no
MAJOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS:
LARGEST EMPLOYERS/PRODUCT OR SERVICE/TOTAL EMPLOYEES:
1. COMPANY: Ray's Nursery
PRODUCTS: Wholesale Plants
EMPLOYEES: 275
2. COMPANY: Macclenny Products
PRODUCTS: Clothing Manufacturer
EMPLOYEES: 130
3. COMPANY: Wiremil, Inc.
PRODUCTS: Prestress Concrete
EMPLOYEES: 95
TRANSPORTATION:
INTERSTATES/TURNPIKES:
1. I-10
MAJOR HIGHWAYS:
1. US 90
RAILROADS:
1. CSX
MAJOR COMMERCIAL AIRPORT SERVING COUNTY: Jacksonville International
DISTANCE TO COUNTY SEAT 46 miles
AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAILY FLIGHTS: 220
NO. OF AIRLINES SERVING AIRPORT: 17
LENGTH OF LONGEST RUNWAY: 10,000
AIRPORT SERVICES OFFERED:
CHARTER: yes
PRIVATE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE: yes
CUSTOMS PORT OF ENTRY: yes
IMMIGRATION: yes
AIR CARGO: yes
INTERNATIONAL AIR: yes
LOCAL COMMERCIAL/EXECUTIVE AIRPORTS:
1. Lake City Municipal
RUNWAY LENGTH: 8,000
RUNWAY SURFACE: Asphalt
LIGHTED RUNWAY: yes
AIRCRAFT TIEDOWN: yes
NEAREST PORT WITH DOCKING FACILITIES:
1. Port of Jacksonville
DISTANCE: 30 miles
DEPTH: 38'
WAREHOUSING: yes
STEVEDORING: yes
COMMUNICATIONS:
NEWSPAPERS:
LARGEST LOCAL Baker County Press
CIRCULATION: 5,600
LARGEST REGIONAL Florida Times Union
CIRCULATION: 256,710
RADIO:
NUMBER OF RADIO STATIONS RECEIVED: AM 5 FM 7
TELEVISION:
CABLE AVAILABLE yes
NUMBER OF NON-CABLE CHANNELS RECEIVED 7
TELEPHONE:
TELEPHONE SERVICE COMPANY Northeast Florida Telephone Company
MAIL/PARCEL:
NEAREST REGIONAL MAIL HANDLING FACILITY:Jacksonville
PARCEL SERVICE yes
AIR/OVERNIGHT PARCEL SERVICE yes
K-12 EDUCATION:
PUBLIC:
SCHOOLS: 8
TEACHERS: 233
ENROLLMENT: 4,424
PRIVATE:
SCHOOLS: 0
TEACHERS: 0
ENROLLMENT: 0
MATH: 72.00
COMMUNICATIONS: 83.00
THERE ARE 211 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
WITH 68.72 CONTINUING EDUCATION
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION:
COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES:
1. University of North Florida
2. University of Florida
3. Jacksonville University
JUNIOR OR COMMUNITY COLLEGES (WITHIN 50 MILE RADIUS):
1. Lake City Community College
2. Florida Community College
3. Santa Fe Community College
VO-TECH SCHOOLS (WITHIN 50 MILE RADIUS):
1. Bradford Vo-Tech
2. Westside Skills Center
CURRICULUM OFFERED:
DATA PROCESSING yes
WELDING & CUTTING yes
ELECTRICAL WIRING yes
AVIATION/AVIONICS yes
DRAFTING yes
SHEET METAL yes
MACHINE SHOP yes
ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY yes
LASER ELECTRO OPTICS no
BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY yes
ROBOTICS/COMPUTER-AIDED MANUFACTURING yes
MEDICAL:
HOSPITALS: 2
NUMBER OF BEDS: 25
NURSING HOMES: 2
NUMBER OF BEDS: 128
PHYSICIANS: 16
DENTISTS: 4
FACILITIES:
MOTELS: 3
TOTAL ROOMS AVAILABLE: 107
HOTELS: 0
TOTAL ROOMS AVAILABLE: 0
CIVIC AUDITORIUMS: 0
TOTAL SEATING CAPACITY: 0
REGIONAL MALLS: 0
SHOPPING CENTERS: 6
LIBRARIES: 1
CHURCHES:
PROTESTANT: 36
JEWISH: 0
CATHOLIC: 1
OTHER: 0
RECREATION:
TENNIS COURTS: yes
BEACHES: no
GOLF COURSES: yes
CITY/STATE PARKS: yes
BOATING: yes
PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS: no
MOVIE THEATERS: no
COUNTRY CLUBS: yes
SYMPHONY: no
MUSEUMS: no
ZOO: no
PARIMUTUEL WAGERING: no
PRIMARY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CONTACT:
AGENCY Baker County Chamber of Commerce
ADDRESS 20 East Macclenny Avenue
CITY Macclenny ST FL ZIP 32063
PHONE (904) 259-6433
Another Profile:
Baker County
Land area (rank): 585 square miles (48)
Population 1993 (rank): 19,527 (51)
Population density 1993 (rank): 33 persons per square mile (49)
Growth 1980-1990 (rank): 20.9% (47)
Physical Characteristics
Baker County is on the Florida-Georgia border between Nassau, Duval, and
Clay counties to the east and Columbia County to the west. To the south are
Union and Bradford counties. The county has 3 square miles of water. The
average January temperature is 55.0 degrees F, and the average August
temperature is 81.2 degrees F. The average annual rainfall is 49.27 inches.
History
Baker County was established in 1861 from New River County and named for
James McNair Baker (1822-92), Confederate States senator and judge in
Florida's Fourth Judicial District. The Civil War Battle of Olustee was
fought just east of the town of Olustee.
Population
In 1993 over three-quarters of Baker County's population was in
unincorporated areas. The county's most populous incorporated place is
Macclenny with a 1993 population of 4,050. All the other settlements in the
county have populations under 1,000. In 1993, 84% of Baker County's
population was white and 16% was nonwhite. In 1990, 1.1% of the population
was Hispanic. Of the population increase between 1980 and 1990, 46.4% was
due to net migration . The 1992 birth rate for the county was 15.0 live
births per 1,000 persons, and the 1992 death rate was 6.7 deaths per 1,000
persons. In 1992 the infant mortality rate was 7.0 per 1,000. The leading
causes of death in 1993 were heart disease, cancer, and stroke.
Education
Of all 1992 high school graduates, 73.6% planned to continue their
education. The 1992 high school dropout rate for the county was 3.7%. In
1990, 64.1% of persons in the county were high school graduates, and 5.7%
had completed four or more years of college. Colleges and universities.
Served by Lake City Community College (Columbia County).
Economy
The per capita income in Baker County for 1993 was $14,534 (43rd highest in
the state). The median household income in 1989 was $25,816. In 1989, 13.2%
of families had incomes below the poverty level. In 1990, 18.3% of personal
income in Baker County was derived from transfer payments. In 1992 the
greatest numbers of persons in Baker County were employed in the
government, retail trade, and services sectors. Major employers in the
governmental sector were Northeast Florida State Hospital, Macclenny, and
Baker Correctional Institution, Olustee. In the retail trade sector, eating
and drinking establishments and food stores employed the greatest numbers
of persons. In 1992 there were 193 farms in Baker County, totalling 24,489
acres (7% of land in the county). Approximately two-thirds of this land is
devoted to poultry and livestock. In 1991, 25,884 thousand board feet of
softwood logs and 222,197 cords of softwood for pulp (3rd highest amount in
the state) and 2,914 cords of hardwood for pulp were produced. Lumber and
wood products firms accounted for much of the manufacturing employment in
Baker County. Forests and wetlands cover vast portions of the county and
provide excellent opportunities for freshwater fishing and hunting for
quail, turkey, and deer.
Median value of a single-family home 1990: $53,400
Median monthly rent 1990: $225
Mobile homes as a % of total housing: 43.2
Housing starts (1992): 77
Housing starts (1993): 73
In 1992 the price level index for Baker County was 91.75 (54th highest in
the state).
Local Government
In 1993, the ad valorem millage rate was 9.3300, and the total taxable
value of property was $239,879,590. Taxable sales totalled $65.30 million
in 1992 and $60.30 million in 1993. Lottery sales totalled $2,255 thousand
in 1992-93. In 1990-91 Baker County's revenues totalled $11,668 thousand
($617.2 per capita) and its expenditures $10,298 ($544.7 per capita). Of
those 18 years of age and older, 73.6% were registered to vote in 1992. Of
these 93.8% registered Democrat and 5.5% registered Republican. In the 1992
presidential election 50.6% of the votes were cast for Bush, 29.2% for
Clinton, and 19.5% for Perot.
Events and Places of Interest
Olustee Battlefield; Old Baker Courthouse, Macclenny; Burnsed Blockhouse,
vicinity of Sanderson.