Baxter Town, Tennessee


Baxter Town is one of the town of Putnam County, Tennessee, located towards the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. In 2000, town's population was 1279 inhabitants. The town's estimated population as of July 2008 was 1412, It is Tennessee's 236th largest by population . Its area is just over 1.85 square miles (4.79 sq km), making it Tennessee's 107th smallest by total area.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1279 people, 5369 households, and 3232 families residing in the town. The population density was 690.4 people per square mile (266.56/kmē), making it the 144th most densely populated town in Tennessee. There were 618 housing units at an average density of 334.1 per square mile (129/kmē). The average household size was 2.33 people, and the average family size was 2.94 people. The population's age distribution was 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males. The median age is 39.6 years, The median age of males and females living in Baxter Town was 35.8 and 41.8 years respectively. The racial makeup of the town was 97.89% White, 0% Black or African American, 0.7% American Indian, 0% Asian, 0.08% Native Hawaiian, 0.86% from two or more races and 0.47% Other races.

Baxter town Tennessee Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Baxter town Tennessee School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Baxter Town Tennessee GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $25078, making its Tennessee's 82nd lowest town by median household income. The median income for a family in the town was $30083, making its Tennessee's 55th lowest town by median family income. The per capita income for the town was $12708, making it the 40th poorest town by per capita income among the Tennessee. The median income of town was $17177, Males have a median income of $18938 versus $14485 for females.

In 2000, 243 pupils and students, of which 135 are male and 108 are female, 19% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 7 nursery or pri school, 12 kindergarten, 122 elementary school, 64 high school and 38 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census1279
April 2000 Estimate1318
July 2000 Estimate1322
July 2001 Estimate1336
July 2002 Estimate1357
July 2003 Estimate1364
July 2004 Estimate1368
July 2005 Estimate1381
July 2006 Estimate1403
July 2007 Estimate1405
July 2008 Estimate1412
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school167
Kindergarten8412
Elementary school7844122
High school352964
College or graduate school132538
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Baxter town, Tennessee$25078$30083$12708
Putnam County, Tennessee$30914$39553$16927
Tennessee, United States$36360$43517$19393
United States$41994$50046$21587