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Population (year 2000): 1,279. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,333 (+4.2% change)
Males: 604 (47.2%), Females: 675 (52.8%)
Putnam County
Zip code:
38544
Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $25,078 (year 2000)
Median house value: $66,400 (year 2000)
Races in Baxter:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (15.3%), English
(8.5%), German (7.7%), Irish (7.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%), French
(2.7%).
Elevation: 1031 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Baxter
- High school or higher: 59.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Baxter town
- Never married: 17.0%
- Now married: 56.1%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 11.8%
- Divorced: 12.6%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -159 (-11.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Baxter:
- COOKVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles;
COOKEVILLE, TN)
- WHITE COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
SPARTA, TN)
- BAPTIST DEKALB GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
SMITHVILLE, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Baxter:
- SMYRNA (about 62 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
- NASHVILLE INTL (about 72 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; ID:
BNA)
- BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 77 miles;
BOWLING GREEN, KY; ID: BWG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Baxter:
- UPPER CUMBERLAND RGNL (about 11 miles; SPARTA, TN;
ID: SRB)
- JACKSON COUNTY (about 16 miles; GAINESBORO, TN; ID:
1A7)
- SMITHVILLE MUNI (about 17 miles; SMITHVILLE, TN; ID:
0A3)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Baxter:
- TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles;
COOKEVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 7,204)
- MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles;
MURFREESBORO, TN; FT enrollment: 16,617)
- VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles;
GALLATIN, TN; FT enrollment: 4,215)
- MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles;
Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
- ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles;
HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
- DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles;
NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
80 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
Public high school in Baxter:
- UFFELMAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 493;
Location: 6950 NASHVILLE HW; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Baxter:
- BAXTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 548;
Location: 125 ELMORE TOWN RD; Grades: KG - 04)
- CORNERSTONE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 492;
Location: 371 FIRST S AV; Grades: 05 - 08)
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