Bastrop County

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The Bastrop County Courthouse and Jail Complex in Bastrop, listed in the NRHP with the number 75001947 [1]
The Bastrop County Courthouse and Jail Complex in Bastrop, listed in the NRHP with the number 75001947
administration
US state : Texas
Administrative headquarters : Bastrop
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Bastrop County Courthouse
P.O. Box 577
Bastrop, TX 78602
Foundation : 1836
Made up from: Original County
Area code : 001 512
Demographics
Residents : 74,171  (2010)
Population density : 32.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2320 km²
Water surface : 20 km²
map
Map of Bastrop County within Texas
Website : www.co.bastrop.tx.us

The Bastrop County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is in Bastrop .

geography

The county is located in southeastern Texas and has an area of ​​2320 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Williamson County , Lee County , Fayette County , Gonzales County , Caldwell County, and Travis County .

climate

Bastrop County has a subtropical climate with minimum temperatures of 4 ° C in January and 36 ° C in July. There are an average of 270 sunny days per year.

history

Bastrop County was formed on March 17, 1836 as the original county and was first called "Mina County". It was given its current name on December 18, 1837. The county and the city were named after Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop (1759–1827), an early German settler who, from 1820 with Stephen F. Austin, founded an Anglo-American colony in Texas founded. In 1850 the population was 2,180 including 919 slaves. By 1860 the number of inhabitants tripled.

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , Bastrop State Park . 98 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of September 23, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1850 3099 -
1860 7006 126.1%
1870 12,290 75.4%
1880 17,215 40.1%
1890 20,736 20.5%
1900 26,845 29.5%
1910 25,344 -5.6%
1920 26,649 5.1%
1930 23,888 -10.4%
1940 21,610 -9.5%
1950 19,622 -9.2%
1960 16,925 -13.7%
1970 17,297 2.2%
1980 24,726 42.9%
1990 38,263 54.7%
2000 57,733 50.9%
2010 74,171 28.5%
For all years
Age pyramid of Bastrop County (as of 2000)
The Colorado River in McKinney Roughs Nature Park
Lake in Bastrop State Park
Lake in Buescher State Park
Colorado River Bridge at Bastrop , listed on the NRHP with the number 90001031

As of the 2000 census , Bastrop County had 57,733 people in 20,097 households and 14,771 families. The population density was 25 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 80.24 percent white, 8.79 percent African American, 0.70 percent Native American, 0.46 percent Asian, 0.06 percent from the Pacific island area and 7.60 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.15 percent were descended from two or more races. 23.98 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 20,097 households, 35.9 percent had children or young people living with them. 58.5 percent were married couples living together, 10.5 percent were single mothers and 26.5 percent were non-families. 21.5 percent were single households and 7.5 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.23 people.

28.0 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 7.6 percent between 18 and 24, 31.3 percent between 25 and 44, 22.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 10.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 105.5 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 104.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 43,578 , and the median income for a family was $ 49,456. Males had a median income of $ 32,843 versus $ 25,536 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,146. 8.4 percent of families and 11.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Protected areas and parks

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ^ Bastrop County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  3. ↑ 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 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uscounties.org
  4. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 17 .
  5. ↑ List of NHL by State . National Park Service , accessed September 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ Texas Almanac: Population History of Countys from 1850–2010 (PDF file; 682 kB), accessed September 18, 2012
  8. ^ Bastrop County, Texas , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Bastrop County, Texas  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 30 ° 6 ′  N , 97 ° 19 ′  W