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Population (year 2000): 4,602. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,246 (-7.7% change)
Males: 2,173 (47.2%), Females: 2,429 (52.8%)
Cherokee County
Zip code:
66713
Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $28,768 (year 2000)
Median house value: $51,100 (year 2000)
Races in Baxter Springs:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.4%)
- American Indian (9.6%)
- Two or more races (5.1%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Black (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (16.3%), English (15.0%),
Irish (12.1%), United States (11.0%), French (4.6%), Dutch
(3.9%).
Elevation: 835 feet
Land area: 3.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Baxter Springs
- High school or higher: 77.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Baxter Springs city
- Never married: 17.9%
- Now married: 58.6%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 10.3%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +52 (+1.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Baxter Springs:
- WILLOW CREST HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MIAMI, OK)
- ST JOHNS MAUDE NORTON MEMORIAL HOSP (about 15 miles;
COLUMBUS, KS)
- FREEMAN HEALTH SYSTEM - FREEMAN WEST (about 16
miles; JOPLIN, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Baxter Springs:
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 20 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 61 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
- DRAKE FIELD (about 81 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; ID:
FYV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Baxter Springs:
- MIAMI MUNI (about 14 miles; MIAMI, OK; ID: MIO)
- OSWEGO MUNI (about 23 miles; OSWEGO, KS; ID: K67)
- ATKINSON MUNI (about 29 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; ID:
PTS)
College/University in Baxter Springs:
- APOSTOLIC FAITH BIBLE COLLEGE (Location: 1009
LINCOLN; Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Baxter Springs:
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 17 miles;
JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
- PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles;
PITTSBURG, KS; FT enrollment: 5,566)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58
miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
- NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles;
TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 80 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; Springfield, MO;
FT enrollment: 3,125)
Public high school in Baxter Springs:
- BAXTER SPRINGS HIGH (Students: 281; Location:
100 N MILITARY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Baxter Springs:
- LINCOLN ELEM (Students: 225; Location: 801
LINCOLN; Grades: KG - 02)
- CENTRAL ELEM (Students: 206; Location: 1501
PARK AVE; Grades: 03 - 05)
- BAXTER SPRINGS MIDDLE (Students: 180;
Location: 1520 CLEVELAND; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Baxter Springs:
- BAXTER SPRINGS/JOHNSTON PUBLIC LIB (Operating
income: $83,536; Location: 210 W. 10TH ST.; 43,185
books; 311 audio materials; 400 video materials; 49
serial subscriptions)
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