Drinking water stations with addresses in Baxter Springs and their reported violations in the past:
BAXTER SPRINGS, CITY OF (Population served: 4246, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAR-01-2006), St BCA signed (APR-11-2006), St Public Notif requested (APR-24-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-24-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-05-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-05-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-11-2006), St BCA signed (APR-11-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-20-2005), St BCA signed (APR-11-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-13-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-13-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-04-2005), St BCA signed (APR-11-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-10-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-10-2005), St BCA signed (APR-11-2006)
- 5 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-02-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-02-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-03-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-03-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-27-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-10-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2000)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and OCT-21-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-21-1999)
- 12 regular monitoring violations
- 2 other older monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  10.2% | | Whole state: |  9.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Baxter Springs, KS
People in group quarters in Baxter Springs
- 28 people in nursing homes
- 19 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Baxter Springs compared to Kansas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Baxter Springs (2009 data):
- The Baxter State Bank: at 1401 Military Avenue, branch established on 1905-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $29.7 mil, Deposits: $21.1 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Baxter Bancshares, Inc.
- American Bank of Baxter Springs: American Bank Of Baxter Springs at 1201 Military Avenue, branch established on 1917-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $120.6 mil, Deposits: $109.0 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: American Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Cherokee County Kansas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (80%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
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Religion statistics for Baxter Springs
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Assemblies of God | United Methodist Church |
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| Adherents | 27.8% | 27.7% | 9.5% | 9.1% | 6.3% |
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| Congregations | 7.7% | 15.4% | 3.8% | 7.7% | 13.5% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Baptist Missionary Association of America | Friends (Quakers) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 6.2% | 4.0% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 5.1% |
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| Congregations | 11.5% | 1.9% | 9.6% | 7.7% | 21.2% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
4 | $7,472 | $22,416 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
4 | $9,576 | $28,728 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
2 | $5,311 | $31,866 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
12 | $30,403 | $30,403 | 3 | $2,154 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $886 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 24 | $3,022 |
| Streets and Highways |
9 | $21,857 | $29,143 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
1 | $1,647 | $19,764 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $609 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $7,811 | $31,244 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $6,073 | $24,292 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
38 | $90,150 | $28,468 | 30 | $6,671 |
Baxter Springs government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $542,000
Solid Waste Management: $195,000
Sewerage: $185,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $725,000
Police Protection: $515,000
Water Utilities: $509,000
Regular Highways: $432,000
Solid Waste Management: $174,000
Parks & Recreation: $96,000
Sewerage: $88,000
Fire Protection: $85,000
Libraries: $58,000
Central Staff Services: $19,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $21,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $12,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $275,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $260,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $15,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $125,000
General Revenue, NEC: $81,000
Special Assessments: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $207,000
Regular Highways: $52,000
Parks & Recreation: $45,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,759,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $626,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $133,000
General Support: $81,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $611,000
Property: $459,000
Public Utilities: $202,000
NEC: $5,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $472,000
6.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,292 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.77% | | Kansas average: | 7.39% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,794 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.74% | | Kansas average: | 7.67% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Baxter Springs:
- WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
- KOCR (1310 AM; 5 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
- KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
- KVIS (910 AM; 1 kW; MIAMI, OK; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KWAS (1230 AM; 1 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- KKLL (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KQYX (1450 AM; 1 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Baxter Springs:
- KCAR-FM (104.3 FM; GALENA, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KSYN (92.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KIXQ (102.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMOQ (107.1 FM; BAXTER SPRINGS, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KRPS (89.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KKOW-FM (96.9 FM; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS, INC.)
- KGLC (100.9 FM; MIAMI, OK; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K255AH (98.9 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KJMK (93.9 FM; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC)
- KOBC (90.7 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
- KBTN-FM (99.7 FM; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KGND (107.5 FM; KETCHUM, OK; Owner: NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BROADCAST NETWORK)
- KXDG (97.9 FM; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC)
- KJML (105.3 FM; COLUMBUS, KS; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KWXD (103.5 FM; ASBURY, MO; Owner: INNOVATIVE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KMXL (95.1 FM; CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: CARTHAGE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KNEO (91.7 FM; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: SKY HIGH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K207BT (89.3 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KXMS (88.7 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Baxter Springs:
- KOAM-TV (Channel 7; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: SAGA QUAD STATES COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KODE-TV (Channel 12; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOZJ (Channel 26; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BD. OF GOVERNORS OF SW MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KJPX-LP (Channel 47; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: GARY M./DEBORAH R. KENNY)
- KSNF (Channel 16; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- K20GA (Channel 20; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K52FC (Channel 52; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K55HU (Channel 55; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K05KD (Channel 5; CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KCLJ-CA (Channel 46; JOPLIN/CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: GARY M./DEBORAH R. KENNY)
- K64FW (Channel 64; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- K04OV (Channel 4; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KGCS-LP (Channel 57; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BD OF REGENTS, MO. SOUTH. ST.COLLEGE)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Baxter Springs, Kansas:
- Fatal accident count: 11
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 16
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 11
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 33
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Kansas average:
- Fatal accident count: 99
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 148
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 35
- Fatalities: 107
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 248
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10
See more detailed statistics of Baxter Springs fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 10
Total length: 36 meters (118ft)
Total costs: $1,554,000
Total average daily traffic: 26,010
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,525
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 38,933
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1920-1929: 1
- 1930-1939: 0
- 1940-1949: 3
- 1950-1959: 0
- 1960-1969: 1
- 1970-1979: 0
- 1980-1989: 3
- 1990-1999: 1
- 2000-2009: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Baxter Springs, KS
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Baxter Springs)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2- 10th & Railroad, Type: Silo, Structure height: 50 m, Overall height: 53 m, Call Sign: WNIT869
Assigned Frequencies : 452.350 MHz
Grant Date: 02/27/1998, Expiration Date: 02/27/2003, Cancelation Date: 06/01/2003, Certifier: Pat Collins
Registrant: Commercial Radio Service, Inc, 201 W Katy St, Scammon, KS 66773 - Tank-Just S Of Between Ottawa & Wyandotte Ave, Type: Tank, Structure height: 23.8 m, Call Sign: WPVM631
Assigned Frequencies : 451.150 MHz
Grant Date: 07/16/2002, Expiration Date: 07/16/2012, Certifier: Bob Kirby
Registrant: Mirco-Comm, Inc, 15895 S Pflumm Rd, Olathe, KS 66062, Phone: (913) 390-4500, Fax: (913) 390-4550
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3- STATION, 905 Ottawa, Overall height: 32 m, Call Sign: WNEJ795
Assigned Frequencies : 2139.60 MHz
Grant Date: 05/03/2000, Expiration Date: 06/28/2010
Registrant: Phone: (417) 623-4700 - STATE COLLEGE, 11601 Se 110th Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 110.6 m, Overall height: 112.8 m, Call Sign: WPSH228
Assigned Frequencies : 10583.1 MHz
Grant Date: 04/24/2001, Expiration Date: 04/24/2011, Cancelation Date: 02/13/2008, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:
- BAXTER SPRINGS, 401 Bogey Lane, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 59.4 m, Call Sign: WQDH494
Assigned Frequencies : 6625.00 MHz
Grant Date: 08/29/2005, Expiration Date: 08/29/2015, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Baxter Springs)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 5- Aircraft: ELY BOB STARDUSTER II SA300 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: FORD CONVERSION (60 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 107UP , Serial Number: 107E-FRD, Year manufactured: 1990, Airworthiness Date: 10/26/1990
Registrant (Individual): Robert O Ely, 1835 Cherokee, Baxter Springs, KS 66713 - Aircraft: HARMENINGS HIGH FLYERS DELUXE (Powered Parachute, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: 2 Cycle
N-Number: 124ZX , Serial Number: 006098
Registrant (Individual): Robert W Hessee, 2445 Kings Court Rd, Baxter Springs, KS 66713 - Aircraft: FUSSELL CLIFTON SKYBOLT-1 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 174Q , Serial Number: 39CF, Airworthiness Date: 04/12/1990
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, 11679 Se 20th St, Baxter Springs, KS 66713 - Aircraft: WESTON FREDDIE MACK BD 4 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 296MW , Serial Number: 296
Registrant (Individual): Freddie Mack Weston, 8685 Se Prairie Rd, Baxter Springs, KS 66713 - Aircraft: CESSNA 140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 81037 , Serial Number: 10327, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 03/29/1956
Registrant (Individual): Don May, 8526 Se 70th Ter, Baxter Springs, KS 66713
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 199
- Hazardous Condition: 32
- Service Call: 14
- Good Intent Call: 2
Incident types - Baxter Springs
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Baxter Springs, KS
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