Location of the town/city of Baxterwithin Crow Wing Countyin the state of Minnesota Baxter is a town/city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States.
Minnesota State Highways 210 and 371 are two of the chief routes in the city.
Baxter is positioned just north of the geographical center of Minnesota, in a terminal moraine region created by the Superior Lobe of the Labradorian ice sheet.
Along with the rest of Crow Wing County and parts of the adjoining counties, Baxter is part of the so-called Brainerd Lakes Area.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 20.62 square miles (53.41 km2), of which 18.39 square miles (47.63 km2) is territory and 2.23 square miles (5.78 km2) is water. Tourism and various service industries have turn into Baxter's biggest employers, and various housing subdivisions have been advanced in the wooded region west of Minnesota Highway 371, which passes through the town.
The Burlington Northern (Brainerd/Baxter) United States Environmental Protection Agency Superfund site is positioned on the boundary between the metros/cities of Brainerd and Baxter.
There were 3,176 housing units at an average density of 172.7 per square mile (66.7/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.5% White, 0.5% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other competitions, and 1.4% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,963 homeholds of which 35.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 28.8% were non-families.
23.8% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 38.7 years.
27% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.8% were from 25 to 44; 25.6% were from 45 to 64; and 15.8% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,555 citizens , 1,921 homeholds, and 1,586 families residing in the city.
There were 1,979 housing units at an average density of 114.3 per square mile (44.1/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 98.63% White, 0.02% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.09% from other competitions, and 0.63% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,921 homeholds out of which 45.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 72.4% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families.
14.2% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 31.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $52,289, and the median income for a family was $55,838.
About 2.3% of families and 5.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
City of Baxter, MN -- Official site Municipalities and communities of Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States Cities in the Brainerd Lakes area, Minnesota
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Cities in Minnesota - Cities in Crow Wing County, Minnesota - Brainerd, Minnesota micropolitan region - 1939 establishments in Minnesota - Minnesota populated places on the Mississippi River
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