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 |