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.
Geography
Baxter is located at (36.155012, -85.636365).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Baxter was affected by the Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2020.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Baxter racial composition
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 1,435
| 90.94%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 21
| 1.33%
|-
!scope="row"| Native American
| 5
| 0.32%
|-
!scope="row"| Asian
| 5
| 0.32%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 63
| 3.99%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 49
| 3.11%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,578 people, 584 households, and 372 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the census