Baxter Springs, Kansas

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Population in July 2007: 4,202. Population change since 2000: -8.5%

Males: 2,173	(47.2%)
Females: 2,429	(52.8%)

Cherokee County

Median resident age:	35.9 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 66713.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,400 (it was $28,768 in 2000)

Baxter Springs	$29,400
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $52,800 (it was $51,100 in 2000)

Baxter Springs	$52,800
Kansas:	$107,800

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Races in Baxter Springs:

White Non-Hispanic (87.4%)
American Indian (9.6%)
Two or more races (5.1%)
Hispanic (1.3%)
Black (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Baxter Springs: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (16.3%), English (15.0%), Irish (12.1%), United States (11.0%), French (4.6%), Dutch (3.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1868

Elevation: 835 feet

Land area: 3.13 square miles.

Population density: 1347 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Baxter Springs

High school or higher: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
Unemployed: 7.8%
Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Baxter Springs city

Never married: 17.9%
Now married: 58.6%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 11.3%
Divorced: 10.3%

76 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.7%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there were 12 registered sex offenders living in Baxter Springs, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Baxter Springs to the number of sex offenders is 352 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Baxter Springs:	0.8% ($409)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, AR (76.4 miles , pop. 58,047).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (103.1 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (324.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Quapaw, OK (6.1 miles ), Picher, OK (7.3 miles ), Treece, KS (7.7 miles) , Galena, KS (7.7 miles ), Cardin, OK (8.7 miles) , Peoria, OK (8.7 miles) , Loma Linda, MO (9.8 miles ), Commerce, OK (11.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 10 buildings, average cost: $62,400
1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $58,300
1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $53,000
1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $58,800
2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $112,500
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $62,500
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $76,200
2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $167,500
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $175,700
2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $132,000
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $32,500
2007: 1 building, cost: $32,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 37.02 N, Longitude: 94.73 W

People in group quarters in Baxter Springs

28 people in nursing homes
19 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 620

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Baxter Springs, Kansas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +52 (+1.1%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Health care (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Machinery (6%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Educational services (11%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Apparel (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)

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Crime in Baxter Springs by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	4	2	0	6	1
per 100,000	86.0	45.3	0.0	137.6	23.4
Robberies	0	2	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	45.3	22.9	0.0	0.0
Assaults	11	17	4	13	5
per 100,000	236.6	384.7	91.7	298.1	116.9
Burglaries	24	35	22	29	19
per 100,000	516.2	792.0	504.2	665.0	444.3
Thefts	120	126	134	109	91
per 100,000	2581.2	2851.3	3071.3	2499.4	2128.2
Auto thefts	11	10	9	7	10
per 100,000	236.6	226.3	206.3	160.5	233.9
Arson	2	1	2	2	3
per 100,000	43.0	22.6	45.8	45.9	70.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 176.4)	274.5	314.3	199.9	329.1	177.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 15 (9 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.13
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Baxter Springs, Kansas

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Baxter Springs-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 136% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/24/1975, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.1 miles away from the Baxter Springs city center killed 3 people and injured 22 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1956, a category 4 tornado 23.3 miles away from the city center injured 59 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Baxter Springs:

WILLOW CREST HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MIAMI, OK)
ST JOHNS MAUDE NORTON MEMORIAL HOSP (about 15 miles; COLUMBUS, KS)
FREEMAN HEALTH SYSTEM - FREEMAN WEST (about 16 miles; JOPLIN, MO)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Baxter Springs:

JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 20 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 61 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
DRAKE FIELD (about 81 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; ID: FYV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Baxter Springs:

MIAMI MUNI (about 14 miles; MIAMI, OK; ID: MIO)
OSWEGO MUNI (about 23 miles; OSWEGO, KS; ID: K67)
ATKINSON MUNI (about 29 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; ID: PTS)

College/University in Baxter Springs:

APOSTOLIC FAITH BIBLE COLLEGE (Location: 1009 LINCOLN; Private, not-for-profit)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Baxter Springs:

MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 18 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; FT enrollment: 5,566)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 82 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; Springfield, MO; FT enrollment: 3,125)

Public high school in Baxter Springs:

BAXTER SPRINGS HIGH (Students: 281; Location: 100 N MILITARY; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Baxter Springs:

LINCOLN ELEM (Students: 225; Location: 801 LINCOLN; Grades: KG - 02)
CENTRAL ELEM (Students: 206; Location: 1501 PARK AVE; Grades: 03 - 05)
BAXTER SPRINGS MIDDLE (Students: 180; Location: 1520 CLEVELAND; Grades: 06 - 08)

Library in Baxter Springs:

BAXTER SPRINGS/JOHNSTON PUBLIC LIB (Operating income: $83,536; Location: 210 W. 10TH ST.; 43,185 books; 311 audio materials; 400 video materials; 49 serial subscriptions)

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Tourist attraction: Baxter Springs Historical Museum (8th & East Avenue).

Hotels: Little Brick Inn (1101 Military Avenue), Baxter Inn (2451 Military Avenue).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Baxter Springs and their reported violations in the past:

BAXTER SPRINGS, CITY OF (Population served: 4246, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAR-01-2006), St BCA signed (APR-11-2006), St Public Notif requested (APR-24-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-24-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-05-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-05-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-11-2006), St BCA signed (APR-11-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-20-2005), St BCA signed (APR-11-2006)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-13-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-13-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-04-2005), St BCA signed (APR-11-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-10-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-10-2005), St BCA signed (APR-11-2006)

5 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-02-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-02-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-03-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-03-2003)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-27-2001)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-10-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2000)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and OCT-21-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-21-1999)

12 regular monitoring violations

2 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	67.0%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.5%
Whole state:	4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	10.2%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	4.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Baxter Springs compared to Kansas state average:

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Baxter Springs (2007 data):

The Baxter State Bank: at 1401 Military Avenue, branch established on 1905-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $29.6 mil, Deposits: $21.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Baxter Bancshares, Inc.
American Bank of Baxter Springs: American Bank Of Baxter Springs at 1201 Military Avenue, branch established on 1917-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $115.3 mil, Deposits: $104.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: American Bancshares, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Cherokee County Kansas:

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways	5	$11,362	$27,269	0	$0
Financial Administration	4	$6,301	$18,903	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	5	$8,546	$20,510	0	$0
Fire - Other	1	$2,812	$33,744	1	$793
Firefighters	0	$0		21	$3,321
Sewerage	1	$2,225	$26,700	0	$0
Police - Other	7	$9,235	$15,831	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	10	$20,147	$24,176	2	$1,018
Other Government Administration	3	$10,959	$43,836	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	2	$3,529	$21,174	0	$0
Water Supply	6	$12,910	$25,820	0	$0
Totals for Government	44	$88,026	$24,007	24	$5,132

Baxter Springs government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $542,000
Solid Waste Management: $195,000

Sewerage: $185,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $725,000
Police Protection: $515,000

Water Utilities: $509,000

Regular Highways: $432,000

Solid Waste Management: $174,000

Parks & Recreation: $96,000

Sewerage: $88,000

Fire Protection: $85,000

Libraries: $58,000

Central Staff Services: $19,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $21,000
General - Interest on Debt: $12,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $275,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $260,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $15,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $125,000
General Revenue, NEC: $81,000

Special Assessments: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $207,000
Regular Highways: $52,000

Parks & Recreation: $45,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,759,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $626,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $133,000
General Support: $81,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $611,000
Property: $459,000

Public Utilities: $202,000

NEC: $5,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $472,000

6.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,292 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.77%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Jasper County, MO	1.71% ($23,280 average AGI)
from Crawford County, KS	1.31% ($31,615)
from Ottawa County, OK	0.59% ($26,721)

6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,794 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.74%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Jasper County, MO	1.84% ($24,281 average AGI)
to Ottawa County, OK	0.83% ($26,590)
to Crawford County, KS	0.78% ($24,965)

Strongest AM radio stations in Baxter Springs:

WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
KOCR (1310 AM; 5 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
KVIS (910 AM; 1 kW; MIAMI, OK; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
KWAS (1230 AM; 1 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KKLL (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KQYX (1450 AM; 1 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Baxter Springs:

KCAR-FM (104.3 FM; GALENA, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
KSYN (92.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
KIXQ (102.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
KMOQ (107.1 FM; BAXTER SPRINGS, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
KRPS (89.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
KKOW-FM (96.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS, INC.)
KGLC (100.9 FM; MIAMI, OK; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KJMK (93.9 FM; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC)
K255AH (98.9 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
KJML (105.3 FM; COLUMBUS, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
KGND (107.5 FM; KETCHUM, OK; Owner: NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BROADCAST NETWORK)
KBTN-FM (99.7 FM; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
KOBC (90.7 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
KWXD (103.5 FM; ASBURY, MO; Owner: INNOVATIVE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KXDG (97.9 FM; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC)
KMXL (95.1 FM; CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: CARTHAGE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KNEO (91.7 FM; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: SKY HIGH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
K207BT (89.3 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Baxter Springs:

KOAM-TV (Channel 7; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: SAGA QUAD STATES COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KODE-TV (Channel 12; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOZJ (Channel 26; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BD. OF GOVERNORS OF SW MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
KJPX-LP (Channel 47; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: GARY M./DEBORAH R. KENNY)
KSNF (Channel 16; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
K20GA (Channel 20; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
K52FC (Channel 52; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K55HU (Channel 55; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K05KD (Channel 5; CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
KCLJ-CA (Channel 46; JOPLIN/CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: GARY M./DEBORAH R. KENNY)
K64FW (Channel 64; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
K04OV (Channel 4; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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