State: Kansas
        
        Time zone: Eastern GMT -6:00. 
| Population: | 16,922 | 
| 2000 Population: | 17,981 | 
| White Population: | 16,440 | 
| Black Population: | 121 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 258 | 
| Asian Population: | 42 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 696 | 
| Indian Population: | 8 | 
| Other Population: | 105 | 
| Male Population: | 8,647 | 
| Female Population: | 9,334 | 
| Median Age: | 111.3 | 
| Male Median Age: | 106.6 | 
| Female Median Age: | 116.1 | 
| Households: | 7,966 | 
| Average Household Size: | 7.49 | 
| Average House Value: | $142,300 | 
| Average Household Income: | $88,715 | 
| Land Area: | 365.876 sq mi | 
| Water Area: | 1.475 sq mi | 
Baxter Spgs Big Elk , Sims , Baxter Springs , Hallowell , Melrose , Neutral , Quaker , Sherwin , Stippville , Columbus , Badger , Spring Grove , Galena
            Baxter Springs, KS (       3.6 miles)
             Riverton, KS (       3.8 miles)
             Galena, KS (       5.9 miles)
             Crestline, KS (       6.1 miles)
             Columbus, KS (       6.8 miles)
             Treece, KS (       7.5 miles)
             Scammon, KS (      12.8 miles)
             Weir, KS (      13.5 miles)
             Chetopa, KS (      14.7 miles)
             West Mineral, KS (      15.3 miles)
             
| 2000 Population: | 2,688,418 | 
| White Population: | 2,313,944 | 
| Black Population: | 154,198 | 
| Asian Population: | 46,806 | 
| Indian Population: | 24,936 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 1,313 | 
| Other Population: | 90,725 | 
| Male Population: | 1,328,474 | 
| Female Population: | 1,359,944 | 
| Median Age: | 35.20 | 
| Male Median Age: | 33.70 | 
| Female Median Age: | 36.50 | 
| 2000 Households: | 1,037,891 | 
| White Households: | 921,789 | 
| Black Households: | 54,980 | 
| Asian Households: | 14,384 | 
| Indian Households: | 8,265 | 
| Hawaiian Households: | 353 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.51 | 
| Average Family Size: | 3.07 |