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| area_total_km2 = 18.55| area_land_sq_mi = 7.16| area_land_km2 = 18.55| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00| area_water_km2 = 0.00| area_urban_sq_mi = | area_urban_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = 2020 United States Census>2020| population_est = | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 10099| population_density_sq_mi = 1410.08| population_density_km2 = 544.40| population_urban = | population_metro = Pacific Standard Time Zone>Pacific| utc_offset = −08:00| timezone_DST = Pacific| utc_offset_DST = −07:00443011755region:US-OR|display=it}}| elevation_footnotes = | elevation_ft = 3451| postal_code_type = ZIP Code| postal_code = 97814Area code 541>541Federal Information Processing Standard>FIPS code| blank_info = 41-03650Geographic Names Information System>GNIS feature ID2409773}}weblink}}| footnotes = | unit_pref = Imperial| leader_party = }}Baker City is a city in and the county seat of Baker County, Oregon, United States. It was named after Edward Dickinson Baker, the only U.S. Senator ever killed in military combat. The population was 10,099 at the time of the 2020 census.

History

(File:PostcardBakerORBirdsEyeView1918.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view, about 1929)Platted in 1865, Baker City grew slowly in the beginning.BOOK, Bailey, Barbara Ruth, Main Street: Northeastern Oregon, Oregon Historical Society, 1982, 0-87595-073-6, 20, 45, A post office was established on March 27, 1866, but Baker City was not incorporated until 1874.WEB, Incorporated Cites: Baker City, Oregon Blue Book, Oregon Secretary of State,weblink 2012-03-18, Even so, it supplanted Auburn as the county seat in 1868.WEB, Writers' Program of the Works Projects Administration, A 1940 Journey Across Oregon: Ontario to Baker,weblink Oregon Secretary of State, Oregon State Archives, 2012-03-19, The city and county were named in honor of U.S. Senator Edward D. Baker, the only sitting senator to be killed in a military engagement. He died in 1861 while leading a charge of 1,700 Union Army soldiers up a ridge at Ball's Bluff, Virginia, during the American Civil War.WEB, October 21, 1861: Senator Killed in Battle,weblink U.S. Senate, 2012-03-18, WEB, Historic Baker City, Baker County, Oregon,weblink Oregon Genealogy, 2011-10-24, The Oregon Short Line Railroad came to Baker City in 1884, prompting growth; by 1900 it was the largest city between Salt Lake City and Portland and a trading center for a broad region. In 1910, Baker City residents voted to shorten the name of the city to simply Baker, the name change becoming official in 1911; Another vote in 1989 restored the name to Baker City.BOOK, McArthur, Lewis A., Lewis A. McArthur, Lewis L. McArthur, Lewis L. McArthur, Oregon Geographic Names, 1928, 7th, 2003, Oregon Historical Society Press, Portland, Oregon, Portland, Oregon, 0-87595-277-1, 45, The establishment of the Oregon Lumber Company by Charles W. Nibley, the creation of a lumber mill by David Eccles on the North Powder River, and the purchase of sugar beet farms led to the migration of Latter-day Saint families to the Baker area. The first branch in Oregon was created in Baker Cityon July 23, 1893.The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baker was established on June 19, 1903, after which the Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral was built in Baker City.In 1952, the name was changed to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baker. In 1918, Baker was the subject of national interest when the 1918 solar eclipse took place and the U.S. Naval Observatory based its observations there.JOURNAL, Hammond, J.C., The Naval Observatory eclipse expedition, June 8, 1918, Popular Astronomy, 1919, 27, 1, 1, 1919PA.....27....1H, The path of totality of the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, included Baker City as well.WEB, NASA - Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 Aug 21,weblink NASA, 2012-05-18, One of its former councilors, Adam Nilsson, who also served for the Baker City Public Arts Commission,WEB,weblink Former Baker City Councilor sues county, sheriff, Jacoby, Jayson, September 13, 2019, Baker City Herald, en, live,weblink December 22, 2019, 2019-12-22, was charged with criminal mischief for graffiti on August 1, 2017, while holding office. A police officer made connections through the tag "Provolotus" which has been found in graffiti complaints as well as on Nilsson's Instagram profile.WEB,weblink Councilor's legal trouble, The Baker City Herald, en, 2019-03-18, WEB,weblink Police seize paint, phone from Nilsson, The Baker City Herald, en, 2019-03-18, The graffiti was on a Baker County owned property when Nilsson and his friend Ashley E. Schroder were cited. Nilsson, who has pled guilty to spray painting graffiti at the Lime plant contends his constitutional rights were violated and has filed a $1.3 million lawsuit against Baker County and the county sheriff in August 2019. In this lawsuit, Nilsson wrote that he was negotiating with the artist, whose moniker is "Thrashbird" to obtain art as "public art" for Baker City. By September 27, 2023, all claims by Nilsson were dismissed.WEB, 2023-09-28, Jury concludes sheriff didn't violate former Baker City man's First Amendment rights in 2017,weblink 2024-02-20, Baker City Herald, en, In Spring 2023, the city council voted to remove mayor Beverly Calder as a result of an op-ed piece she had written in the Baker City Herald.WEB, McKone, Shannon, 2023-04-13, Matthew Diaz takes reins as Mayor of Baker City after Beverly Calder voted out,weblink 2023-09-30, Elkhorn Media Group, en-US, She retained her seat on the city council but mayoralship was given to Matt Diaz. Diaz resigned in July, following a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ meme claiming he was moving out of town with the city council reinstating Calder as the city's mayor.WEB, Baker City mayor resigns weeks after posting anti-LGBTQ meme,weblink 2023-09-30, opb, en, WEB, Herald, BENTLEY FREEMAN Baker City, 2023-08-08, Beverly Calder returns to position as Baker City mayor,weblink 2023-09-30, Baker City Herald, en, Beginning in August additional city councilors began resigning their posts in August culminating in the entire city council, including Calder, resigning leaving all positions vacant.WEB, Hathaway, Joe, 2023-08-15, Guyer Resigns from City Council, City Accepting Applications,weblink 2023-09-30, Elkhorn Media Group, en-US, Before resigning, the three remaining city councilors in September made an attempt to appoint new people to fill the vacancies but they were not able to satisfy quorum requirements, after which they resigned in an attempt to force a special election but Oregon state law requires the vacancies to be filled by the county commissioners.WEB, Hathaway, Joe, 2023-09-27, Judge Rules that Baker City Council Cannot Fill Vacancies Without Quorum,weblink 2023-09-30, Elkhorn Media Group, en-US,

Government

Baker City's city council consists of seven councilors who are elected by the residents of the city. The councilors select one of their members to serve as mayor for a two-year term.WEB,weblink City Council {{!, Baker City, OR|website=bakercity.com|access-date=2019-03-18}}

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total land area of {{convert|7.16|sqmi|sqkm|2}}.WEB, Quickfacts,weblink United States Census Bureau, 2015-09-16, The city is situated in a valley between the Wallowa Mountains to the east and the Elkhorn Mountains, part of the Blue Mountains to the west, with the Powder River running through the center of downtown on its way to the Snake River.

Climate

Baker City has a cool semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with a large diurnal temperature variation most of the year, peaking at {{convert|39.3|F-change}} in August. July is generally the warmest month, with a normal mean temperature of {{convert|65.1|F}}. The highest recorded temperature, {{convert|109|F|C}}, occurred on August 10, 2018. December is the coldest month, with a normal mean temperature of {{convert|28.6|F|C|1}}. On December 23, 1983, the temperature fell to {{convert|−34|F|C|1}}, the lowest recorded in the city. May is typically the month of highest precipitation, averaging {{convert|1.46|in|mm}}. Snowfall averages about {{convert|27.3|in|cm}} a year.{{Weather box|width=autoBaker City Municipal Airport, Oregon (1991–2020 normals,{{efn>Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1928–present{{efn|Snowfall measurements have been discontinued at Baker City Airport since September 2001.}})|single line = Y|Jan record high F = 61|Feb record high F = 66|Mar record high F = 78|Apr record high F = 89|May record high F = 94|Jun record high F = 103|Jul record high F = 105|Aug record high F = 109|Sep record high F = 102|Oct record high F = 90|Nov record high F = 72|Dec record high F = 60|Jan avg record high F = 47.2|Feb avg record high F = 54.0|Mar avg record high F = 66.9|Apr avg record high F = 76.5|May avg record high F = 85.1|Jun avg record high F = 91.4|Jul avg record high F = 98.5|Aug avg record high F = 98.2|Sep avg record high F = 92.4|Oct avg record high F = 79.6|Nov avg record high F = 61.6|Dec avg record high F = 49.7|year avg record high F = 99.9|Jan high F = 37.6|Feb high F = 43.9|Mar high F = 53.8|Apr high F = 60.7|May high F = 69.6|Jun high F = 76.8|Jul high F = 88.2|Aug high F = 88.2|Sep high F = 78.8|Oct high F = 63.7|Nov high F = 47.6|Dec high F = 37.4|year high F =|Jan mean F = 28.8|Feb mean F = 33.5|Mar mean F = 40.8|Apr mean F = 45.9|May mean F = 54.2|Jun mean F = 60.6|Jul mean F = 68.5|Aug mean F = 67.7|Sep mean F = 59.1|Oct mean F = 47.1|Nov mean F = 36.2|Dec mean F = 28.6|year mean F =|Jan low F = 20.0|Feb low F = 23.2|Mar low F = 27.8|Apr low F = 31.0|May low F = 38.8|Jun low F = 44.3|Jul low F = 48.9|Aug low F = 47.3|Sep low F = 39.3|Oct low F = 30.4|Nov low F = 24.8|Dec low F = 19.7|year low F =|Jan avg record low F = -1.4|Feb avg record low F = 5.4|Mar avg record low F = 14.5|Apr avg record low F = 17.8|May avg record low F = 23.0|Jun avg record low F = 32.0|Jul avg record low F = 37.4|Aug avg record low F = 35.5|Sep avg record low F = 25.7|Oct avg record low F = 15.0|Nov avg record low F = 6.4|Dec avg record low F = -1.3|year avg record low F = -7.9|Jan record low F = -30|Feb record low F = -28|Mar record low F = -5|Apr record low F = 7|May record low F = 15|Jun record low F = 26|Jul record low F = 30|Aug record low F = 27|Sep record low F = 17|Oct record low F = 2|Nov record low F = -16|Dec record low F = -34|precipitation colour = green|Jan precipitation inch = 0.70|Feb precipitation inch = 0.59|Mar precipitation inch = 0.77|Apr precipitation inch = 0.82|May precipitation inch = 1.46|Jun precipitation inch = 1.10|Jul precipitation inch = 0.55|Aug precipitation inch = 0.43|Sep precipitation inch = 0.44|Oct precipitation inch = 0.62|Nov precipitation inch = 0.73|Dec precipitation inch = 0.85|year precipitation inch =|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in|Jan precipitation days = 10.5|Feb precipitation days = 8.5|Mar precipitation days = 10.2|Apr precipitation days = 9.7|May precipitation days = 10.3|Jun precipitation days = 8.1|Jul precipitation days = 3.6|Aug precipitation days = 3.1|Sep precipitation days = 3.6|Oct precipitation days = 6.4|Nov precipitation days = 9.1|Dec precipitation days = 10.6|Jan snow inch = 7.3|Feb snow inch = 4.8|Mar snow inch = 2.7|Apr snow inch = 1.0|May snow inch = 0.1|Jun snow inch = 0.0|Jul snow inch = 0.0|Aug snow inch = 0.0|Sep snow inch = 0.0|Oct snow inch = 0.1|Nov snow inch = 4.0|Dec snow inch = 7.3|year snow inch =|unit snow days = 0.1 in|Jan snow days = 7.8|Feb snow days = 5.7|Mar snow days = 3.5|Apr snow days = 2.3|May snow days = 0.3|Jun snow days = 0.0|Jul snow days = 0.0|Aug snow days = 0.0|Sep snow days = 0.0|Oct snow days = 0.4|Nov snow days = 5.0|Dec snow days = 8.4|source 1 = NOAA (snow/snow days 1981–2010)WEB,weblink National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Baker City MUNI AP, OR (1991–2020), May 27, 2023, WEB,weblink National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Baker City Municipal Airport, OR (1981–2010), May 27, 2023, |source 2 = National Weather ServiceWEB,weblink National Weather Service, NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Boise, May 27, 2023, }}

Demographics

{{US Census population|1870= 312|1880= 1258|1890= 2604|1900= 6663|1910= 6742|1920= 7729|1930= 7858|1940= 9342|1950= 9471|1960= 9986|1970= 9354|1980= 9471|1990= 9140|2000= 9860|2010= 9828|2020= 10099Population History of Western U.S. Cities & Towns, 1850–1990. Lanham, Maryland>Lanham: Scarecrow, 1996.U.S. Decennial CensusHTTPS://WWW.CENSUS.GOV/PROGRAMS-SURVEYS/DECENNIAL-CENSUS.HTML>TITLE=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSINGAUTHOR-LINK=UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAUPUBLISHER=UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU, Oct 12, 2022, }}

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 9,828 people, 4,212 households, and 2,529 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,372.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,653 housing units at an average density of {{convert|674.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.57% White, 1.12% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.44% African American, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.97% from other races, and 2.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.52% of the population.There were 4,212 households, of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1.2% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.85. In the city, the population was 23.7% under the age of 19, 5.0% from 20 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males. In 2005, the median income for a household in the city was $29,020, and the median income for a family was $34,790. Males had a median income of $26,638 versus $20,313 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,179. About 10.7% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

Annual events

Baker City hosts many annual festivals, including the Miners' Jubilee on the third weekend of July, which celebrates the mining history of the area and the filming of the 1969 Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood musical comedy Paint Your Wagon in the city.WEB,weblink Paint Your Wagon filming locations, The Worldwide Guide To Movie Locations, 2006, 2007-08-08,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070430121817weblink">weblink 2007-04-30, The Miners' Jubilee was originally launched in 1934 as the Baker Mining Jubilee, but lapsed after 1941 because of World War II and a declining interest in mining. The event was revived by Richard and Marge Haynes in 1975. The couple organized the celebration for two years before handing it over to the Baker County Chamber of Commerce.WEB, Collins, Chris,weblink Celebrate 20 Years of Re-Jubilation, Baker City Herald, 2001, 2007-08-08,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070928192013weblink">weblink 2007-09-28, live,

Museums and other points of interest

The Baker Historic District, on the National Register of Historic Places, is located on about {{convert|42|acre|ha}} centered on Main Street in downtown Baker City. Within its boundaries are more than 130 properties, about half of which include structures built between the late 1880s and about 1915. Many of these as well as others built as early as 1870 are two-story masonry commercial buildings. The city hall, county courthouse, the former post office, former library, former social clubs, a Roman Catholic cathedral, and an Episcopal Church are among notable buildings within the district.WEB, Van Duyn, James N., Baker Historic District, {{NRHP url, 78002277, |publisher=National Park Service|year= 1978|page=1|access-date=2012-03-16}}Baker City Tower, a nine-story structure in the historic district, is the tallest building east of the Cascade Range in Oregon.WEB, Van Duyn, James N., Baker Historic District, {{NRHP url, 78002277, |publisher=National Park Service|year= 1978|page=59|access-date=2012-03-16}} Opening in 1929 as the Baker Community Hotel, it was converted to other uses in 1970.NEWS, Remodeled Landmark At Baker Does Brisk Business As Hotel,weblink December 16, 2018, Corvallis Gazette-Times, Corvallis, Oregon, Dec 21, 1970, 36, Newspapers.com, {{free_access}} The concrete Art Deco structure features terracotta eagles at each ground-floor entrance and is topped by an octagonal observation center with an eight-sided hip roof and a flagpole.File:Oregon Trail IC Baker City OR.jpg|right|thumb|Baker City is home to the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive CenterNational Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Also in the historic district is the Geiser Grand Hotel, a three-story, stucco-clad, brick structure that at the time of its opening in 1889 had plate glass windows, electric lights, baths, an elevator, and a dining room that seated 200. Originally called the Washauer Hotel, it became the Geiser Grand in about 1895 after its purchase by the John Geiser family, which had large mining investments in Baker County and elsewhere.WEB, Van Duyn, James N., Baker Historic District, {{NRHP url, 78002277, |publisher=National Park Service|year= 1978|page=10|access-date=2012-03-17}}Baker Heritage Museum, previously the Oregon Trail Regional Museum, is housed in the Natatorium built in 1920 on Grove street across from the city park. The exhibits interpret the history of the region including mining, ranching, timber, early Baker City life, Chinese culture, and wildlife. The Adler House Museum, the former home of Leo Adler is now the Baker Heritage Museum's largest artifact. Learn the story of Leo Adler, Baker City philanthropist who donated millions to the people of Baker County in his will. The Adler house has been restored to his original splendor with original furnishings and interiors.The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, about {{convert|5|mi|km}} east of the city, offers exhibits, theater performances, workshops, and other events and activities related to the Oregon Trail, the ruts of which pass through the center's {{convert|500|acre|ha|adj=on}} site.WEB, National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center,weblink Bureau of Land Management, 2012-03-16, Established in 1992, the site is managed by the federal Bureau of Land Management and Trail Tenders, a group of volunteers.Other points of interest in Baker City include the Crossroads Art Center, in a former Carnegie library;WEB, About Crossroads,weblink Crossroads Art Center, 2012-03-16,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120314144641weblink">weblink March 14, 2012, the downtown U.S. Bank, featuring a gold display that includes the Armstrong Nugget, weighing {{convert|80.4|oz|kg}};NEWS, Richard, Terry, Don't Ask to Hold the Gold Nugget at Baker City,weblink The Oregonian, Oregon Live LLC, 2009-08-01, 2012-03-16, the Eltrym, Baker City's only movie theater, housed in a single-story structure built in the late 1940s.WEB, Baker Heritage Museum, Oregon Museums Association,weblink 2012-03-18,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120621073645weblink">weblink 2012-06-21,

Sports and recreation

The Baker City Cycling Classic is a set of bicycle races held in Baker City and the surrounding region.WEB, Baker City Cycling Classic,weblink Baker City Cycling Classic, 2012-03-20, March 14, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170314105338weblink">weblink dead, Similar bicycle races, the Elkhorn Classic, were based in Baker City through 2011.WEB, Elkhorn Classic, Oregon Bicycle Racing Association,weblink 2011-06-19, 2012-03-20, The city hosts the Oregon School Activities Association Class 1A girls and boys basketball tournaments at Baker High School in March.WEB, 2012 1A Basketball State Championships,weblink Oregon School Activities Association, 2012, 2012-03-20, The Oregon East−West Shrine Game (high school football) is held here in July.NEWS, Shrine Game Caps High School Careers,weblink Albany Herald-Democrat, 2011-07-31, 2012-03-20, The Hell's Canyon Motorcycle Rally is also held in Baker City, in July.WEB, Hells Canyon Motorcycle Rally,weblink Hells Canyon Motorcycle Rally, 2012-03-20, Sections of the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest are to the west and to the northeast of Baker City, which serves as the forest headquarters. Possible forest activities include hiking, biking, winter sports, fishing, hunting, mineral prospecting, camping, wildlife viewing, and other forms of recreation.WEB, Wallowa−Whitman National Forest: Recreation,weblink U.S. Forest Service, 2012-03-20,

Transportation

File:45th parallel sign - Baker County, Oregon.jpg|thumbnail|The 45th Parallel45th ParallelInterstate 84 (I-84) runs along the eastern edge of Baker City, while U.S. Route 30 passes through its downtown. Oregon Route 7 runs between I-84 in Baker City and Sumpter and Austin to the west. Oregon Route 86 heads north and east past the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center and on to the cities of Richland and Halfway.MAP, The Road Atlas, Rand McNally & Company, 2008, 84−85, 978-0-528-93961-7, The city owns and operates the {{convert|398|acre|ha|adj=on}} Baker City Municipal Airport, located about {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} north of downtown in rural Baker County.WEB, Airport,weblink City of Baker City, 2012-03-18,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120219212236weblink">weblink 2012-02-19, Greyhound Lines offers long-distance bus service via a depot in the city. Northeast Oregon Public Transit provides hourly trolley service around Baker City, as well as twice daily bus service to La Grande, on weekdays.Baker City is served by the Union Pacific Railroad (UP), originally the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company (OR&N). In 1887, the UP acquired a long-term lease on the OR&N, which connected to existing UP track and the Oregon Short Line at Huntington.BOOK, Culp, Edwin D., Stations West, the Story of the Oregon Railways, Bonanza Books, New York, 1978, 44−47, 4751643, The UP provides freight service but not passenger service to Baker City.WEB, Our Community, Baker County Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau,weblink 2011, 2012-03-19,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120319084012weblink">weblink 2012-03-19, Between 1977 and 1997 the city was a regular stop along the former route of Amtrak's Pioneer between Chicago, Salt Lake City, Boise, Portland, and Seattle.WEB, Amtrak, Pioneer Route Passenger Rail Study, 2009, 2012-03-19, National Railroad Passenger Corporation,weblink 2011-10-27,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111027203053weblink">weblink

Schools and libraries

Baker City is served by Baker School District 5J. It includes Baker High School, Eagle Cap Innovative Jr/Sr High SchoolWEB, Eagle Cap Innovative Jr/Sr High,weblink Baker School District, 2023-05-15, Baker Middle School, Brooklyn Primary, and South Baker Intermediate as well as Keating Elementary and Haines Elementary in rural Baker County. Serving about 1,800 students, 5J is the largest of three school districts in Baker County.WEB, Welcome to Baker School District,weblink Baker School District, 2012-03-19, Baker Middle School was designed by Ellis F. Lawrence and completed in 1917. It is constructed from local tuff and is a stripped classical style. As of 2011 the building was unoccupied and was on the Most Endangered Places in Oregon list of the Historic Preservation League of Oregon.WEB,weblink Most Endangered Places 2011 - Baker City Middle School, 2011, Historic Preservation League of Oregon, 2011-06-05,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120320205636weblink">weblink 2012-03-20, The main branch of the Baker County Library system is in downtown Baker City. The other branches are in Haines, Huntington, Halfway, Richland, and Sumpter.WEB, Branches, Baker County Library,weblink 2012-03-21,

Media

Baker City has one newspaper: the Baker City Herald, published on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.WEB, Baker City Herald,weblink Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, 2012-03-18,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120314021815weblink">weblink 2012-03-14, It has five radio stations: KBKR AM 1490;WEB, KBKR-AM 1490 kHz: Baker, Oregon,weblink Theodric Technologies, 2012, 2012-03-18, KKBC FM 95.3;WEB, KKBC-FM 95.3 MHz: Baker, Oregon,weblink Theodric Technologies, 2012, 2012-03-18, KWRL FM 102.3;WEB, KWRL-FM 99.9 MHz: La Grande, Oregon,weblink Theodric Technologies, 2012, 2012-03-18, KCMB FM 104.7;WEB, KCMB-FM 104.7 MHz: Baker City,weblink Theodric Technologies, 2012, 2012-03-19, and KANL FM 90.7WEB, American Family Radio Station Guide, American Family Association,weblink 2012-03-18,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120307184623weblink">weblink 2012-03-07,

Television

KATU ABC Portland, Oregon

• K44AJ Channel 44 Baker City

KOIN CBS Portland, Oregon

• K42AI Channel 42 Baker City

KTVB NBC Boise, Idaho

• K46AM Channel 46 Baker City

KTVB NBC Boise, Idaho

• K18KI Channel 18 Baker Valley

KGW NBC Portland, Oregon

• K36NP-D Channel 36 Baker Valley

KPTV FOX Portland, Oregon

• K40AJ-D Channel 40 Baker City

KTVR PBS Lagrande, Oregon

• K20IV Channel 20 Baker City

Sister cities

In 1996, Baker City established a sister city relationship with Zeya, Russia. In that same year, Baker School District 5J agreed to support development of a student exchange program between the two communities.WEB, Sister City,weblink City of Baker City, 2012, 2012-03-18,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120219212229weblink">weblink 2012-02-19,

References

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External links

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• {{Oregon Encyclopedia|baker_city/|Baker City|author=Dielman, Gary}}
• Entry for Baker City in the Oregon Blue Book

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