Baxter, Minnesota
| Baxter, Minnesota | |
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| City | |
| Motto: A Growing Community | |
 Location of the city of Baxter within Crow Wing County in the state of Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 46°20′54″N 94°16′7″W / 46.34833°N 94.26861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Crow Wing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.62 sq mi (53.41 km2) |
| • Land | 18.39 sq mi (47.63 km2) |
| • Water | 2.23 sq mi (5.78 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,207 ft (368 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,610 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 7,781 |
| • Density | 413.8/sq mi (159.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 56401, 56425 |
| Area code(s) | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-04042 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0639737 |
| Website | www.ci.baxter.mn.us |
Baxter is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 7,610 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Minnesota State Highways 210 and 371 are two of the main routes in the city.
Baxter is located just north of the geographical center of Minnesota, in a terminal moraine area created by the Superior Lobe of the Labradorian ice sheet. The city is home to numerous lakes and ponds.
Baxter is bordered on the west by Cass County and on the east by Brainerd. The Mississippi River marks the current southern border but expansion both north and south is possible.
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 Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.62 square miles (53.41 km2), of which 18.39 square miles (47.63 km2) is land and 2.23 square miles (5.78 km2) is water.
Baxter owes its existence partly to the 1920s operation of a (since closed) large tie-treating plant, owned by Northern Pacific Railroad. Farming was also an important early industry.
Baxter was incorporated on May 25, 1939. The town is named after Luther Baxter, an attorney for the railroad who served in the Minnesota Legislature and as a colonel in the Civil War.
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