| Year 1980 1990 2000 |
Community 951 938 1,052 |
County 36.425 34.795 37,213 |
State 2.913.808 2.776.755 2.900.000 |
| 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? |
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 |
| Additional site information available upon request. Prices listed above may be subject to negotiation. | |
· Utilities
| Electricity Supplier Name of supplier |
public Alliant Energy |
| Water Water supplied by Name of supplier Source of city water Elevated storage capacity Capacity of water plant Average consumption Peak consumption |
public Baxter City Utilities well(s) 50000 gallons 200000 gallons 105000 gpd 125000 gpd |
| Natural Gas Name of local distributor Pipeline source |
Peoples Natural Gas/EnergyOne Northern Natural Gas Co. |
| Sanitation Type sewage treatment plant Percent of community served by sewer Average load Peak load Design capacity |
secondary 100% 100000 gpd 350000 gpd 218000 gpd |
· 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? |
Partner
Comm. & IA Telecom Partner Comm. & IA Telecom 24 hours Yes Digital Yes Toll & remote spans for switch No No Yes Yes Yes |
· 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 |
15 minutes asphalt 5599 ft. yes yes yes no 40 minutes Des Moines Int'l Des Moines |
| Airlines serving point: Northwest, TWA, United, USAir Express, America West Express, COMAIR, Astral/Skyway | |
| 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 |
1 1 11 minutes I-80 7 US330 7 1 7 7 |
| Rail Service Community served by railroad Distance to nearest piggyback service Name of railroad |
no 14 minutes Amtrak |
| Remarks: Baxter can be accessed from Interstate 80 via exit 159 or from Hwy 330 onto Hwy F17 West. | |
· 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 |
Council, Mayor yes yes yes 0 24 8 9 1 yes 99% |
| 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. | |
· Dependant Care
| Baxter Early Learning Center, PO Box 533, 110 N. High St., Baxter, IA 50028 |
· 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? |
1 0 0 15 1 0 Newton Daily News Jasper Co. Tribune 250 yes 1 2 1 1 0 no no yes |
| 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. | |
· Education
School District:Baxter
| Type Elementary High School |
No. 1 1 |
Teachers 14 16 |
Enrollment 228 172 |
Grades K-6 7-12 |
| 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 |
6 75 96 66 10 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes |
| 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 |
10 3000 15 15 yes 1 general practice 25 21 17 4 10 |
| 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 miles). | |