Official Name: | Bakerhill, Alabama |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Alabama |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Barbour |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 7.13 |
Area Land Km2: | 7.13 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.75 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.75 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 211 |
Population Density Km2: | 29.61 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 76.70 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 535 |
Coordinates: | 31.7814°N -85.3022°W |
Area Code: | 334 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 01-03724 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 154970 |
Bakerhill or Baker Hill is a town in Barbour County, Alabama, United States, near Eufaula. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the town had a population of 279.[2] Although it existed as an unincorporated village since before 1860, the town was officially incorporated in 1997.
Bakerhill is located at 31.88 degrees north, 85.15 degrees west (31.88495, -85.15390).[3]
The surrounding countryside is mostly rolling hills covered in mostly in pine forest. Small-scale logging, as well as bauxite mining and minor livestock raising activities account for most of the local area's business activities. The town also, as of 2009, includes two gas stations as well as a grill & bar and a small, family owned and operated deer processing business. There is also a small feed mill.
The soil is mostly reddish clay and sand. Numerous Native American artifacts have been discovered there.
As of the 2020 census there is only 245 people in the town of Bakerhill. With the median age of being 34 years old. About 78% of the population is white and 22% is black. [4]