Baxter County, Arkansas
| Baxter County, Arkansas | ||
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Baxter County courthouse in Mountain Home
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 Location in the U.S. state of Arkansas |
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 Arkansas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | March 24, 1873 | |
| Named for | Elisha Baxter | |
| Seat | Mountain Home | |
| Largest city | Mountain Home | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 587 sq mi (1,520 km2) | |
| • Land | 554 sq mi (1,435 km2) | |
| • Water | 32 sq mi (83 km2), 5.5% | |
| Population (est.) | ||
| • (2015) | 41,053 | |
| • Density | 75/sq mi (29/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 1st | |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 | |
| Website | Baxter County government's website | |
Baxter County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the county's population was 41,513. The county seat is Mountain Home. It is Arkansas's 66th county, formed on March 24, 1873, and named for Elisha Baxter, the tenth governor of Arkansas.
The Mountain Home, AR, Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Baxter County. It is in the northern part of the state, bordering Missouri. It is commonly referred to as the Twin Lakes Area because it is bordered by two of Arkansas' largest lakes, Bull Shoals Lake and Norfork Lake. On its southern border is the Norfork Tailwater and the Buffalo National River.
Mountain Home, a small town whose origins date back to the early nineteenth century, is located in north-central Arkansas on a plateau in the Ozark Mountains. The natural beauty of nearby Norfork and Bull Shoals lakes and the surrounding countryside has attracted tourists from around the country for many years. In addition, educational institutions have always played a prominent role in the life of the community.
The Baxter Bulletin weekly newspaper was named in 1973 by the Newspaper Enterprise Association as the "Best Overall Weekly Newspaper in the United States" in the over 10,000-circulation category. At the time it was published by Harold E. Martin and was the largest weekly paper in Arkansas.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 587 square miles (1,520 km2), of which 554 square miles (1,430 km2) is land and 32 square miles (83 km2) (5.5%) is water.
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