Baker TownshipMO
A town of 185.
Is Baker Township a good place to live?
Only 3 of the 248 Missouri towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Baker Township. Baker Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
185 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Baker Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Baker Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Baker Township.
Baker Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Baker Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 18° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Baker Township
Most working residents leave Baker Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Baker Township has added 32 jobs, to 84 in 2023. Baker Township’s average trip to work is 27 minutes, where Missouri’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Baker Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 14% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Baker Township is
Baker Township beats the Missouri average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 42% of Baker Township adults have high blood pressure, above both the Missouri town median (37%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 29% of adults feel lonely in Baker Township.
| Baker Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Baker Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.5% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.9% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Baker Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Baker Township since 1993.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0.5% of Baker Township
3.7 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Baker Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Baker Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Baker Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Baker Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Baker Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About Baker Township
Township in Linn County, Missouri, U.S.
Baker Township is a township in Linn County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Baker Township has the name of Samuel Baker, a county commissioner.
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Questions about Baker Township
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Is Baker Township, MO a good place to live?
Baker Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.