Baxter may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Fictional entities

Baxter Building The Baxter Building is a fictitious 35-story office building appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The building is depicted in Manhattan, and its five upper floors house the Fantastic Four's headquarters. Publication his ...

, in the Marvel Comics universe * Baxter Stockman, in ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' * Baxter, a character in the animated web series ''Hazbin Hotel'' * Mr Baxter, a character in ''The Adventures of Tintin''

Film and television

* '' Baxter!'', a 1973 British film starring Britt Ekland * ''Baxter'' (film), a 1989 French horror film featuring a thinking dog named "Baxter" * ''

The Baxter ''The Baxter'' is a 2005 American film written by, directed by and starring comedian Michael Showalter. A "Baxter", as defined by the film, is the nice, dull guy in a romantic comedy who is dumped at the end of the story for the protagonist. ...

'', a 2005 romantic comedy * ''

The Baxters ''The Baxters'' is a sitcom that aired in broadcast syndication from September 1979 to August 1981. The original American incarnation of the series aired locally from 1977 to 1979 on the Boston station WCVB; in 1979, Norman Lear took over produc ...

'', a TV sitcom 1979–1981 * ''Baxter'' (TV series), 2010–2011

Music

* Baxter (electronica band), a Swedish electronica band ** ''Baxter'' (1998 album) * Baxter (punk band), an American post-hardcore band, and the name of their first album * ''Baxter'', a 2000 album in which various New Zealand musicians set 12 of James K. Baxter's poems to music

Businesses and organizations

* Baxters, a British food processing company * Baxter Aviation, former Canadian airline * Baxter's Bus Lines, an Australian bus company *

Baxter College Baxter College is a mixed secondary school with academy status located in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. Prior to September 2002 the school was known as Harry Cheshire High School. The school provides education for pupils aged 11 to ...

, a secondary school in Kidderminster, United Kingdom *

Baxter International Baxter International Inc. is an American multinational healthcare company with headquarters in Deerfield, Illinois. The company primarily focuses on products to treat kidney disease, and other chronic and acute medical conditions. The compa ...

, an American healthcare company * Baxter Theatre Centre, Rondebosch, South Africa * Philip Baxter College, University of New South Wales, Australia

People

* Baxter (name), including a list of people with the name

Places

Antarctica

Mount Baxter (Antarctica) Mount Baxter is a large buttress-type mountain, located just south of O'Kane Canyon where it forms a rounded projection of the east escarpment of the Eisenhower Range, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Discovered by the British National Antarc ...

Australia

Baxter, Victoria Baxter is a township and rural locality beyond the Urban Growth Boundary in Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Baxter recorded a p ...

Baxter railway station Baxter railway station is located on the Stony Point line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Baxter, and it opened on 1 October 1888 as Mornington Junction. It was renamed Baxter on 6 May 1918.

Baxter Immigration Reception and Processing Centre Baxter Immigration Reception and Processing Centre or commonly just Baxter Detention Centre, was an Australian immigration detention facility near the town of Port Augusta in South Australia. It was the focus of much of the controversy concernin ...

, near Port Augusta, South Australia ** Baxter protests of 2003 and 2005 * Baxter Field, baseball stadium in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

Canada

* Baxter, Ontario *

Baxter Lakes Baxter Lakes is a lake in Alberta, Canada, situated approximately northeast of Wainwright. The lake is an area of environmental and national significance, according to Alberta Parks. Baxter Lakes has the name of a surveyor's assistant. See ...

, in Alberta

United States

Baxter, Arkansas Baxter is an unincorporated community in Drew County, Arkansas, United States. It is located on Arkansas Highway 35 west of Dermott, near where the highway crosses Bayou Bartholomew. Located from the bayou mouth, it traditionally marked th ...

Baxter County, Arkansas Baxter County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 41,627. The county seat is Mountain Home. It is Arkansas's 66th county, formed on March 24, 1873, and named for Elisha Baxter, the tenth ...

* Baxter, California * Baxter, Colorado * Baxter, Georgia *

Baxter, Iowa Baxter is a city in Jasper County, Iowa, United States. Baxter is located northeast of Des Moines. The population was 962 at the 2020 census. History Baxter was platted in 1883. Geography Baxter's longitude and latitude coordinates in decimal ...

* Baxter, Kentucky * Baxter, Michigan * Baxter, Minnesota * Baxter, Missouri * Baxter, Pennsylvania * Baxter Village, South Carolina * Baxter, Tennessee *

Baxter, Texas Baxter is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, located in the U.S. state of Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United ...

Baxter, Wisconsin Hay River is a town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Hay River. The population was 546 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Baxter is located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau ...

* Baxter, Berkeley County, West Virginia * Baxter, Marion County, West Virginia *

Baxter Arena Baxter Arena (previously known under the working name UNO Community Arena) is the sports arena owned and operated by the University of Nebraska Omaha located in Omaha, Nebraska. Completed in 2015, Baxter Arena serves as the home of several of the ...

, in the campus of the University of Nebraska, Omaha, U.S. * Baxter Boulevard, Portland, Maine *

Baxter Building (Portland, Maine) The Baxter Building is an historic building located at 619 Congress Street in downtown Portland, Maine. Completed in 1888, it served as the Portland Public Library from its founding until 1978, when the Library moved to another location on Cong ...

, U.S. * Baxter Creek, a stream in California *

Baxter Estates, New York Baxter Estates is a village in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Port Washington area, which is anchored by Port Washington. The population was 999 at the 2010 cens ...

* Baxter Lake (New Hampshire) * Baxter Mill, West Yarmouth, Massachusetts *

Baxter Springs, Kansas Baxter Springs is a city in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States, and located along Spring River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 3,888. History For thousands of years, indigenous peoples had lived along the waterw ...

Baxter State Park Baxter State Park is a large wilderness area permanently preserved as a state park in Northeast Piscataquis, Piscataquis County in north-central Maine, United States. It is in the North Maine Woods region and borders the Katahdin Woods and W ...

, Maine * Baxter Street Historic District, Quincy, Massachusetts *

Baxter Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota 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. Geography According to the Unit ...

* Baxter Woods, nature reserve in Portland, Maine * Mount Baxter (California)

Other uses

* Baxter LePage, former first dog of Maine, U.S. * Baxter, a 1916

Meteorite fall A meteorite fall, also called an observed fall, is a meteorite collected after its fall from outer space was observed by people or automated devices. Any other meteorite is called a " find". There are more than 1,100 documented falls listed in ...

* Baxter (robot), an industrial robot