Baxter Springs, Kansas

**Baxter Springs** is a city in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. It is along the Spring River. In 2020, 3,888 people lived there. It is the biggest city in Cherokee County.

## History

One of the largest Osage bands was led by Chief Black Dog (_Manka - Chonka_). His men finished what became known as the Black Dog Trail by 1803. It started from their winter territory. This territory was east of Baxter Springs, and it went southwest to their summer hunting area at the Great Salt Plains in present-day Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The Osage regularly stopped at the springs for healing on their way to summer hunting area. They made the trail by clearing it of brush and big rocks. They built ramps from the ground to the fords. The trail was the first improved road in Kansas and Oklahoma. It was big enough for eight horsemen to be riding side-by-side.

## Geography

Baxter Springs is at  (37.023062, -94.734762).

The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

### 2020 census

The census of 2020 says that there were 3,888 people, 1,595 households, and 979 families living in Baxter Springs. Of the households, 63.9% owned their home and 36.1% rented their home.

The median age was 38.8 years. Of the people, 78.9% were White, 7.1% were Native American, 0.6% were Asian, 0.5% were Pacific Islanders, 0.4% were Black, 1.1% were from some other race, and 11.5% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.1% of the people.

### 2010 census

The census of 2010 says that there were 4,238 people, 1,754 households, and 1,151 families living in Baxter Springs.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Baxter Springs
- Baxter Springs - Directory of Public Officials
- Baxter Springs Heritage Center and Museum
- Schools
- USD 508, local school district
- Maps
- Baxter Springs City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Baxter Springs, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: Downtown Baxter Springs.jpg
- **image caption**: Downtown Baxter Springs (2008)
- **image map**: Cherokee_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Baxter_Springs_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Cherokee County, Kansas, Cherokee County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Cherokee Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Cherokee County, Kansas, Cherokee County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision name2**: Cherokee County, Kansas, Cherokee
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1858
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1868
- **named for**: A. Baxter
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 3.24
- **area land sq mi**: 3.15
- **area water sq mi**: 0.09
- **area total km2**: 8.38
- **area land km2**: 8.16
- **area water km2**: 0.23
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 843
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 3888
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 66713
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-04625
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485544