Baxter

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Baxter

Total population

1,361

Median home value

$219,000

16.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$58,750

Baxter$59k

National$74k

Elevation313 m

Land area7.84 km²

Weather50°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates36.15°, -85.63°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Baxter is a city in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,578 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cookeville, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Baxter, TN from NOAA NWS API.

Nearby places in Tennessee

• Cookeville
  6.8 mi away · pop. 34,842
• Gainesboro
  14.5 mi away
• Gordonsville
  16.7 mi away
• Smithville
  17 mi away
• Hickman
  17.1 mi away · pop. 276
• Carthage
  18.6 mi away
• South Carthage
  18.9 mi away
• Monterey
  20.7 mi away
• Hilham
  20.7 mi away · pop. 267
• Bon Air
  21.2 mi away
• Doyle
  21.7 mi away · pop. 532
• Liberty
  21.7 mi away · pop. 406

Browse all places in Tennessee →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Baxter

Muster list of Captain Ed Baxter's Tennessee Artillery, C.S.A

Sherman Lee Pompey · 1976

All Roads Lead to Baxter

Anita, Cunningham Mitchum · 2005

Our hero, Freebird

1998

Captain Ed Baxter & his Tennessee artillerymen, C.S.A

Dennis J. Lampley · 2007

Captain Ed Baxter & His Tennessee Artillerymen, C.S.A

Dennis, J. Lampley · 2007

Kinzalow pathways

Jayne Baxter Kinzalow · 1995

Reports, Supreme Court, Tennessee, 1872-78

Jere Baxter · 1902

Tennessee Valley Authority in vintage postcards

Mark Allen Stevenson · 2005

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

blue mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum

Seen 2026-09-25

Banded Tussock Moth

Halysidota tessellaris

Seen 2026-09-24

white snakeroot

Ageratina altissima

Seen 2026-09-24

downy lobelia

Lobelia puberula

Seen 2026-09-24

Tennessee Warbler

Leiothlypis peregrina

Seen 2026-09-24

horseweed

Erigeron canadensis

Seen 2026-09-24

broad-leaved sweet pea

Lathyrus latifolius

Seen 2026-09-24

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

Seen 2026-09-24

Porphyrosela minuta

Porphyrosela minuta

Seen 2026-09-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).