Business District
Churches
City Government
City Council
City/School Library
Civic Groups
Education
Emergency Services
Real Estate
Recreation
Services
Utilities
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· Population
(US Census/Woods & Poole)
Year
1980
1990
2000
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Community
951
938
1,052
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County
36.425
34.795
37,213
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State
2.913.808
2.776.755
2.900.000
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| Population within
50 miles (Comm.Est.): 681.745 |
· Industrial Sites
Site Name
Total Acreage Available
Location of Site
Asking Price per Acre
Name of Landowner
Is site served by rail?
Electricity (Primary voltage)
Water
Gas
Sewer
Zoning Classification
Fire Insurance Class
Tax Rate/$1000 Assessed Valuation
Is site located within a tax increment area?
Community willing to create tax incentives?
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Baxter Business Park
4
Hwy.F17, Baxter, IA
$10000
Baxter Econ. Develop.
No
2200
4" Main
4" Main
18" Main
Commercial
8
$33.79
Yes
Yes
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| Additional site
information available upon request. Prices listed above
may be subject to negotiation. |
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· Utilities
Electricity
Supplier
Name of supplier
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public
Alliant Energy
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Water
Water supplied by
Name of supplier
Source of city water
Elevated storage capacity
Capacity of water plant
Average consumption
Peak consumption
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public
Baxter City Utilities
well(s)
50000 gallons
200000 gallons
105000 gpd
125000 gpd
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Natural Gas
Name of local distributor
Pipeline source
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Peoples Natural Gas/EnergyOne
Northern Natural Gas Co.
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Sanitation
Type sewage treatment plant
Percent of community served by sewer
Average load
Peak load
Design capacity
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secondary
100%
100000 gpd
350000 gpd
218000 gpd
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· Telecommunications
Is local internet
service available?
Local Telephone Company
Time required for repair
Equal access long distance for calls?
Type of central office switcher
Is fiber currently in the ground?
Fiber is used for...
Is SS7 service available?
Is ISDN service available?
Is T1-DS1 service available?
Is local cellular service available?
Is local video-conferencing available?
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Partner
Comm.
Partner
Comm.
24 hours
Yes
Digital
Yes
Toll & remote spans for switch
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
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· Transportation Services
Air Service
Time to nearest public airport
Type of runway
Length of runway
Unicom radio
Instrument landing system
VOR
Non-directional beacon
Time to nearest commercial air service
Name of nearest commercial airport
City name
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15 minutes
asphalt
5599 ft.
yes
yes
yes
no
40 minutes
Des Moines Int'l
Des Moines
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| Airlines serving
point: Northwest, TWA, United, USAir Express, America
West Express, COMAIR, Astral/Skyway
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Motor Carrier
Number US Highways serving city
Number Iowa Highways serving city
Time to nearest interstate interchange
Interstate Number
Time in minutes to nearest 4-lane highway
Highway Number
Motor freight carriers serving community
Number of local terminals
Number of intrastate carriers
Number of interstate carriers
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1
1
11 minutes
I-80
7
US330
7
1
7
7
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Rail Service
Community served by railroad
Distance to nearest piggyback service
Name of railroad
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no
14 minutes
Amtrak
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| Remarks: Baxter
can be accessed from Interstate 80 via exit 159 or from
Hwy 330 onto Hwy F17 West.
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· Municipal Services
Type of local government
City zoning ordinance in effect
County zoning ordinance in effect
Subdivision w/ design standards in effect
Number full time fire dept. personnel
Number volunteer fire dept. personnel
Fire insurance class in city
Fire insurance class outside city
Number of full time city police officers
Industrial waste pickup service
Percentage of city streets paved
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Council, Mayor
yes
yes
yes
0
24
8
9
1
yes
99%
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| Remarks:
Leadership for Baxter is provided by an elected Mayor
and City Council. Emergency Response is provided for the
community by local volunteers. These emergency response
teams include a volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance
Service. Police service for Baxter is provided by one
full time police officer and a 5 member reserve unit.
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· Dependant Care
| Baxter Early Learning Center,
PO Box 533, 110 N. High St., Baxter, IA 50028
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· Commercial/Industrial Services
Number of machine
shops in community
Minutes to nearest if none in community
Number of tool/die shops in community
Minutes to nearest if none in community
Number of electrical motor repair shops in community
Minutes to nearest if none in community
Daily newspaper
Weekly newspaper
Seating capacity of largest banquet room
Is city served by cable TV?
Number of hotels/motels
Total number of rooms available
Number of financial institutions in city
Number affiliated with a bank chain
Number of company owned national chain retail stores
Chamber of Commerce
Manager is full time
Is community CEPP certified?
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1
0
0
15
1
0
Newton Daily News
Jasper Co. Tribune
250
yes
1
2
1
1
0
no
no
yes
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| Remarks: Baxter is
located in the Golden Circle area of central Iowa. Many
commercial and industrial services are available - 35
minutes to downtown Des Moines and Ames, 15 minutes to
Newton, and 25 minutes to Marshalltown. Baxter has
organized two community related groups. Baxter Pride
provides a variety of complimentary services. Baxter
Economic Development handles issues relating to
community growth. |
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· Education
School District:Baxter
Type
Elementary
High School
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No.
1
1
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Teachers
14
16
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Enrollment
228
172
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Grades
K-6
7-12
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| Community College
and Trade/Technical Schools: Des Moines Area Community
College, Marshalltown Community College
Four-year College or Universities: Grand View College
- Des Moines, Central College - Pella, Grinnell College
- Grinnell, Drake University - Des Moines, Iowa State
University - Ames, Simpson College - Indianola
Remarks: Baxter is a community committed to education
and progress. Baxter Community School serves
approximately 400 students Kindergarten - 12th grade.
Students are bussed from a surrounding rural area of 69
sq. miles. Two recent additions have created a new
City/School Library, Multimedia Center, and ICN Lab used
by students as well as residents, Vocal Music/Band Room,
Locker and Training Rooms, a Horticulture Learning and
Dev. Center, and various business offices thus creating
more regular classroom space for a growing enrollment.
Baxter's centralized location offers easy access to both
DMACC and Marshalltown Community Colleges along with
several 4-year colleges in the area. |
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· Cultural and Recreational Facilities
Number of local
facilities/those within 1/2 hr. drive
public golf courses
public tennis courts
public parks
public swimming pools
Number of country clubs available
Public access to lake or river
Activities allowed:
swimming
fishing
water skiing
motor boating
Cultural and Information Resources
theatre
library
opera
museum
ballet
historic site
art gallery
symphony
historical society
art council
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6
75
96
66
10
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
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| Remarks: Along
with 2 lovely parks, Baxter offers a newly developed
joint City/School Recreational Complex. The new complex
features various playing fields, a walking/jogging track
equipped with user-lighting, a
grandstand/locker/concession building, regulation sand
volleyball court, picnic shelters, and a children's
playground. Future plans include tennis courts, a
community swimming pool, and a link to the Chichaqua
Bike Trail. Baxter is home to the start of the 22 mile
Chichaqua Valley Recreational Trail which lends itself
to outdoor enthusiasts. Baxter's proximity to Des
Moines, Newton, Ames, & Marshalltown allows easy access
to many attractions.
Attractions: music, theatre, arts & science,
shopping, amusement/theme parks, sporting events, lakes
with swimming/fishing
Events: Local - Baxter Fun Days Celebration, Annual
Hunter's Breakfast, Fireman's Ball, Pajama Bike Ride,
and many other events within a 35 mile radius.
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· Health Facilities
Number of hospitals
within 1 hr. drive
Total number of beds
Time in minutes to nearest facility
Time in minutes to emergency medical treatment
Is air flight/EMT ambulance service available?
Number of clinics in community
Specialty of clinic
Number of medical personnel in county:
MDs
Dentists
DOs
DCs
other
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10
3000
15
15
yes
1
general practice
25
21
17
4
10
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| Remarks: Baxter
supports two medical clinics along with a local EMT
Ambulance Service. Life Flight is available. Hospitals
available in Newton (15 miles) and Des Moines (35
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