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Place Name
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Baker
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Place Status (Type)
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suburb
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Population
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13,233 (1990)
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Location
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East Baton Rouge parish, Louisiana (LA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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30°36'N
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Longitude
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91°10'W
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Baker
, suburb (1990 pop. 13,233) of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge parish, SE central La., 10 mi/16 km N of
downtown; 30°36'N 91°10'W. Mfg. of resins, dairy prods., mannequins
for taxidermy; publishing and printing. Standard Oil Refinery built at
turn of 20th cent. Was 1st known as Cottonville. Hard hit by boll
weevil.
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