City of Baxter Springs
Recent News About City of Baxter Springs
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Cherokee County sees influx of 310 people from across the country in 2019
310 people from across the country moved to Cherokee County during 2019, an increase over the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
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Cherokee County sees influx of 155 people from across the same state in 2019
155 people from across the state moved to Cherokee County during 2019, an increase over the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
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Cherokee County sees influx of 465 people in 2019
465 people moved to Cherokee County during 2019, an increase over the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
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How many Cherokee County residents live in public housing in 2021?
There were 148 people living in taxpayer-funded public housing located throughout Cherokee County in 2021, according to the U.S. Census.
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Are minorities over-represented in public housing in Cherokee County in 2021?
In Cherokee County public housing 8% of residents in 2021 identified as a minority, according to the U.S. Census.
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Housing-choice vouchers offered in Cherokee County in 2021
There were 46 people who used housing choice vouchers in Cherokee County in 2021, according to the U.S. Census.
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14.5% of households in Baxter Springs received food stamps in 2020
Baxter Springs ranked 120th in Kansas for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Cherokee County residents have median age of 42 by 2020
Cherokee County residents have a median age of 42-years-old as of 2020, according to US Census Data.
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Going Somewhere: Cherokee County sees 0.8% fall in population from 2020 to 2021
Cherokee County had the 28th largest population in Kansas in 2021.
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35.2 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Baxter Springs
35.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Baxter Springs in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Baxter Springs in 2020
Of the 3,938 people living in Baxter Springs in 2020, 51.4 percent (2,025) were women and 48.6 percent (1,913) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SE Kansas News.
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Republicans in Cherokee see biggest gain in 2020 election after grants given to voting officials
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris earned 23% of total votes cast in Cherokee.
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Census Bureau: 6.3% of people in Cherokee County identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 20,179 citizens living in Cherokee County in 2019, 93.7 percent said they were only one race, while 6.3 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 76.3 percent of people in Cherokee County were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 20,179 citizens living in Cherokee County in 2019, 15,399 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: Baxter Springs, Kansas saw more residents between ages 55 and 64 in 2019
Of the 3,983 people residing in Baxter Springs, KS in 2019, the median age was 36, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SE Kansas News.
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Census Bureau: 5.9% of people in Baxter Springs identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 3,983 citizens living in Baxter Springs in 2019, 94.1 percent said they were only one race, while 5.9 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Voting officials in Cherokee County received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election
Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Cherokee County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).
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Census Bureau: 70.5 percent of people in Baxter Springs were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 3,983 citizens living in Baxter Springs in 2019, 2,807 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Baxter Springs in 2019
Of the 3,983 people living in Baxter Springs in 2019, 52.7 percent (2,101) were women and 47.3 percent (1,882) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SE Kansas News.
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HHS provides $490,928 to businesses in Baxter Springs under CARES Act
Through the fourth quarter of 2020, businesses in Baxter Springs received $490,928 in health-related relief from the CARES Act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.