| Official Name: | Baxter Township, Minnesota |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lac qui Parle |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 93.1 |
| Area Land Km2: | 92.9 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.2 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.9 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.9 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.1 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 209 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2.2 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 5.8 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 317 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1040 |
| Coordinates: | 44.9258°N -95.9086°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 27-04060[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0663526[2] |
Baxter Township is a township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 209 at the 2000 census.
Baxter Township was organized in 1871, and named after Hiram A. Baxter, an early settler.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36sqmi, of which 35.9sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (0.22%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 209 people, 76 households, and 68 families residing in the township. The population density was 5.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 82 housing units at an average density of 2.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.56% White, 0.96% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population.
There were 76 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.6% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.5% were non-families. 9.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the township the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,417, and the median income for a family was $40,521. Males had a median income of $32,292 versus $15,313 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,622. About 11.6% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 8.3% of those 65 or over.