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Moving to Baxter, Minnesota

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Population: 5,555. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,400 (+33.2% change)
Males: 2,720 (49.0%), Females: 2,835 (51.0%)

Crow Wing County

Zip code: 56425

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $52,289
Median house value: $121,600

Population by Race

Races in Baxter:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (43.1%), Norwegian (19.1%), Swedish (15.0%), Irish (9.9%), English (6.8%), French (6.4%).

Elevation: 1208 feet

Land area: 17.3 square miles

Map of Baxter, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Baxter

  • High school or higher: 94.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 30.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Baxter city

  • Never married: 18.7%
  • Now married: 69.8%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 6.2%

1.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +1,920 (+52.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Baxter:

  • BRAINERD REGIONAL HUMAN SERVICES CTR (about 8 miles; BRAINERD, MN)
  • MINNESOTA NEUROREHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; BRAINERD, MN)
  • ST JOSEPHS MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; BRAINERD, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Baxter:

  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 10 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 59 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
  • GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 80 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Baxter:

  • EAST GULL LAKE (about 6 miles; EAST GULL LAKE, MN; Abbreviation: 9Y2)
  • RAY S MILLER AAF (NG) (about 20 miles; CAMP RIPLEY, MN; Abbreviation: RYM)
  • MOREY’S (about 26 miles; MOTLEY, MN; Abbreviation: 22Y)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Baxter:

  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 8 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 54 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 90 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 101 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 105 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)

Private high school in Baxter:

  • LAKE REGION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 172; Location: 2110 FAIRVIEW RD N; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Baxter:

  • BAXTER EL. (Students: 590; Location: 3900 FAIRVIEW N.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • FORESTVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 1781 KNOLLWOOD DR. S.; Grades: N – N )

Private primary/middle school in Baxter:

  • FAMILY OF CHRIST LUTH SCHOOL (Students: 79; Location: 2711 WOIDA ROAD; Grades: PK – 5)

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