Baxter, Tennessee | |
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 Railroad tracks and Broad Street (right) | |
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 Location of Baxter in Putnam County, Tennessee. | |
| Coordinates: 36°9′18″N 85°38′11″W / 36.15500°N 85.63639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Putnam |
| Established | 1890s[1] |
| Incorporated | 1915[2] |
| Named for | Jere Baxter[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.15 sq mi (8.14 km2) |
| • Land | 3.15 sq mi (8.14 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,027 ft (313 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,578 |
| • Density | 501.75/sq mi (193.75/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38544 |
| Area code | 931 |
| FIPS code | 47-03680[6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1304999[4] |
| Website | cityofbaxter |
Baxter is a city in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,578 at the 2020 census.[7] It is part of the Cookeville, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ Solon Wayne Lowe, "History of Baxter Archived 2012-09-17 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved: 27 January 2013.
- ^ a b Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 14.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baxter, Tennessee
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnlywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Certified Population of Tennessee Incorporated Municipalities and Counties Archived 2014-06-30 at the Wayback Machine, State of Tennessee official website, 14 July 2011. Retrieved: 6 December 2013.