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Welcome to Baxter County ...

Time Zone: Baxter County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Mountain Home is the Seat for Baxter County.

Baxter County was founded in 1873. Baxter was created by taking area from Fulton, Izard, Marion and Searcy Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Baxter had a population of 41,932 people. This is an increase of 1.02% since the last Census (which gave a population of 41,510 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Baxter represented 1.42% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Baxter County:

  • Big Flat
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Briarcliff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Briarcliff is located in Baxter County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Cotter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cotter is located in Baxter County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotter <2>
  • Gassville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Home
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Norfork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Salesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.