Baxter, Minnesota

Baxter
City
Motto: 
A Growing Community
Location of the city of Baxter within Crow Wing County in the state of Minnesota
Location of the city of Baxter
within Crow Wing County
in the state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 46°20′33″N 94°16′46″W / 46.34250°N 94.27944°W / 46.34250; -94.27944
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyCrow Wing
IncorporatedMay 25, 1939
Government
 • MayorDarrel Olson
Area
[1]
 • Total
21.11 sq mi (54.67 km2)
 • Land18.85 sq mi (48.83 km2)
 • Water2.25 sq mi (5.84 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,194 ft (364 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
8,612
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
8,971
 • Density456.82/sq mi (176.38/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
56401, 56425
Area code218
FIPS code27-04042
GNIS feature ID2394086[2]
Websitebaxtermn.gov

Baxter is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 8,612 at the 2020 census.[3] It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Minnesota State Highways 210 and 371 are two of the main routes in the city.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baxter, Minnesota
  3. ^ a b "Explorer Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).