Baxter, Minnesota
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 Location in Minnesota
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Crow Wing County |
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 21 ′ N , 94 ° 16 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 7,610 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 159.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 53.41 km 2 (approx. 21 mi 2 ) of which 47.63 km 2 (approx. 18 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 368 m |
| Postcodes : | 56401, 56425 |
| Area code : | +1 218 |
| FIPS : | 27-04042 |
| GNIS ID : | 639737 |
| Website : | www.ci.baxter.mn.us |
| Mayor : | Darrel Olson |
Baxter is a small town (with the status " City ") in Crow Wing County in the northern center of the US -amerikanischen state of Minnesota . In 2010 , Baxter had 7,610 residents.
geography
Baxter is located on the right bank of the Upper Mississippi at 46 ° 20'54 "north latitude and 94 ° 16'07" west longitude. The city extends over 53.41 km², which is spread over 47.63 km² of land and 5.78 km² of water.
Neighboring locations to Baxter are Brainerd (on the northeast, east, and southeast city limits), Pillager (17.1 km west), East Gull Lake (14.5 km northwest), and Nisswa ( 14.5 km north).
The nearest major cities are Minneapolis (202 km southeast), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (221 km in the same direction), Eau Claire in Wisconsin (350 km southeast), Duluth on Lake Superior (188 km east-northeast) and Fargo in North Dakota ( 217 km west-northwest).
The Canadian border is 285 km north.
traffic
In Baxter, Minnesota State Route 371, which runs north-south, crosses Minnesota State 210, which runs in a west-east direction . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A BNSF Railway runs parallel to the MN 210 .
With the Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport is located 12.8 km east-northeast of Baxter a small regional airport. The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, 226 km south-southeast .
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1940 | 357 | - | |
| 1950 | 507 | 42% | |
| 1960 | 1037 | 104.5% | |
| 1970 | 1556 | 50% | |
| 1980 | 2625 | 68.7% | |
| 1990 | 3695 | 40.8% | |
| 2000 | 5555 | 50.3% | |
| 2010 | 7610 | 37% | |
| 1940-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Baxter had 7,610 people in 2,963 households. The population density was 159.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.55 people lived in each of the 2963 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.5 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.9 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesians and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.1 percent of the population.
27.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.8 percent were 65 years or older. 51.7 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 59,643 USD . The per capita income was $ 30,885. 4.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved April 18, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on April 18, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved April 18, 2013