| Official Name: | Baker |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Baker |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Clay |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1879 |
| Named For: | Lester H. Baker |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.614 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.614 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.000 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.009 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.009 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.000 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 45 |
| Population Density Km2: | 17.22 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 44.60 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | –6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | –5 |
| Elevation M: | 285 |
| Elevation Ft: | 935 |
| Coordinates: | 46.7106°N -96.5581°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 56580 |
| Area Code: | 218 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 27-03214 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2583772 |
Baker is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. It lies roughly halfway between the cities of Sabin and Barnesville. The population was 45 at the 2020 census.[2]
Baker, a railway village was named for Lester H. Baker,[3] a farmer who moved on to the state of Washington. The village was first settled in 1879, and the Great Northern Railway came in 1880. The first building was built in 1883 by John Erikson to store grain. The railroad in 1903 requested that the post office name be changed from Navan to Baker, to honor Lester Baker.
As of the 2020 census, there were 45 people, 22 households, and 21 families living in the CDP.