Bastrop (Texas)
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 Historic buildings along Main Street |
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| Location of Bastrop in Texas | |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Bastrop County |
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 7 ′ N , 97 ° 19 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 5,340 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 284 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 18.9 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of which 18.8 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 112 m |
| Postal code : | 78602 |
| Area code : | +1 512 |
| FIPS : | 48-05864 |
| GNIS ID : | 1330128 |
| Website : | www.cityofbastrop.org |
| Mayor : | Terry Orr |
 Road map from 1887 |
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Bastrop is a place and seat of the county seat of Bastrop County in the US state of Texas in the United States of America .
geography
The city is located in southeast Texas and has a total area of 18.9 km², of which 0.1 km² is water. The distance to Austin in the northwest is about 50 km, to San Antonio in the southwest about 160 km and to Houston in the east about 300 km.
Demographics
| growth of population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 1546 | - | |
| 1890 | 1634 | 5.7% | |
| 1900 | 2145 | 31.3% | |
| 1910 | 1707 | -20.4% | |
| 1920 | 1828 | 7.1% | |
| 1930 | 1895 | 3.7% | |
| 1940 | 1976 | 4.3% | |
| 1950 | 3176 | 60.7% | |
| 1960 | 3001 | -5.5% | |
| 1970 | 3112 | 3.7% | |
| 1980 | 3789 | 21.8% | |
| 1990 | 4044 | 6.7% | |
| 2000 | 5340 | 32% | |
| 2010 | 7218 | 35.2% | |
| 1880-2000 2010 | |||
According to the census in 2000 , 5,340 people lived here in 2,034 households and 1,336 families. The population density was 283.6 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population is composed of 72.34% White, 17.00% African American, 0.99% Asian, 0.73% Native American, and 7.02% from other races. About 1.91% are descended from two or more races and 17.75% of the population are Spanish or Latin American.
Of the 2,034 households, 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 46.6% of them were married couples living together. 15.3% were single mothers and 34.3% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were single households and there were people living in 12.6% who were 85 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.05.
25.5% of the population were under 18 years old, 8.3% 18 to 24, 29.6% 25 to 44, 21.8% 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 91.2 men.
The median income for a household in the city was $ 40,212 , and the median income for a family was $ 49,258. Males had a median income of $ 34,388 versus $ 27,582 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,862. 11.7% of the population and 10.1% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 15.6% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 13.6% were 65 or older.
crime
The crime rate has an index of 688.2 points. (Compare US national average: 329.7 points) In
2003 there were 2 murders, 15 rapes, 7 robberies, 3 physical attacks on people, 59 burglaries, 492 thefts and 28 car thefts.
See also
- List of cities in Texas
- List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Bastrop County
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information from the National Association of Counties ( Memento of the original from April 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 10, 2012
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census data for 2010 ( Memento of the original from August 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 12, 2012
Web links
- Handbook of Texas , (Eng.)