| Official Name: | Lac Baker |
| Pushpin Map: | New Brunswick |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Lac Baker, New Brunswick |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Brunswick |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Type3: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name3: | Lac Baker |
| Subdivision Type4: | Town |
| Subdivision Name4: | Haut-Madawaska |
| Seat Type: | Electoral Districts Federal |
| Seat: | Madawaska—Restigouche |
| Parts Type: | Provincial |
| Government Footnotes: | Town of Haut-Madawaska |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1967 |
| Area Land Km2: | 37.24 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 685 |
| Population Density Km2: | 18.4 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change (2016–21) |
| Population Blank1: | 0.7% |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 47.335°N -68.64°W |
| Area Code: | 506 |
| Blank Name: | Dwellings |
| Blank Info: | 505 |
| Blank1 Name: | Median Household Income* |
| Blank1 Info: | $54,443 CDN |
| Blank2 Name: | Access Routes |
| Footnotes: |
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Lac Baker is a Canadian community in Madawaska County, New Brunswick,[2] formerly an incorporated village but now part of the town of Haut-Madawaska.
It is adjacent to the shore of Lake Baker, which derives its name from that of John Baker, founder of Baker Brook.
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Madawaska County, New Brunswick. On 1 January 2023, Lac Baker amalgamated with the rural community of Haut-Madawaska to form the new town of Haut-Madawaska.[3] The community's name remains in official use.[4]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac Baker had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 37.24km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
| Census | Population | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 690 | 4.0 % | |
| 2011 | 719 | 2.0 % | |
| 2006 | 705 (Adjusted) | 25.2% | |
| 2001 | 226 | 0.0% | |
| 1996 | 226 | 1.3% | |
| 1991 | 229 | N/A |
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| French only | 630 | 92.7% | |
| English only | 35 | 5.1% | |
| Both English and French | 10 | 1.5% | |
| Other languages | 5 | 0.7% |
See main article: List of people from Madawaska County, New Brunswick.