Burnet (Texas)

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Burnet
Nickname : Bluebonnet Capital of Texas
Burnet County Burnet.svg
Location of Burnet in Texas
Basic data
Foundation : 1852
State : United States
State : Texas
County : Burnet County
Coordinates : 30 ° 46 ′  N , 98 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 30 ° 46 ′  N , 98 ° 14 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 5,987 (as of 2010)
Population density : 338.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 17.7 km 2  (approx. 7 mi 2 )
Height : 420 m
Postal code : 78611
Area code : +1 512
FIPS : 48-11464
GNIS ID : 1353341
Website : www.cityofburnet.com
Mayor : Alan Smith

Burnet ( pronunciation : [ ˈbɜrnɪt ]) is the seat of the county government of Burnet County in the US state of Texas in the United States .

geography

The city is located a little southeast of the geographic center of Texas and almost centrally in the county , 75 km northwest of Austin and has a total area of ​​17.7 km² without any significant water surface.

history

The first people to immigrate from Europe settled here as early as 1849. The city was founded in 1852 under the name Hamilton , after John Hamilton , one of the first settlers in this place. In the same year, Burnet County was formed and the first district courthouse was built, the Burnet Courthouse , which also opened the first post office.

In 1857 35 people lived in the place and in 1858 Hamilton was renamed Burnet. The next notable population boom did not take place until 1882, when the place was connected to the Austin and Northwestern Railroad . Burnet then developed into the trading center of this area. The town received its town charter in 1933.

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1890 1454 -
1900 1003 -31%
1910 981 -2.2%
1920 966 -1.5%
1930 1055 9.2%
1940 1945 84.4%
1950 2394 23.1%
1960 2214 -7.5%
1970 2864 29.4%
1980 3410 19.1%
1990 3423 0.4%
2000 4735 38.3%
2010 5987 26.4%
1890-2000, 2010

Demographics

According to the census in 2000 , 4735 people in 1661 households and 1114 families lived here. The population density was 267.7 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 83.80% White, 5.32% African American, 1.20% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, and 7.77% other ethnic groups. About 1.37% were mixed race and 18.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,661 households, 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 49.3% of these were married couples living together. 14.1% were single mothers and 32.9% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were single households and there were people living in 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00.

23.9% of the population were under 18 years old, 9.5% 18 to 24, 29.9% 25 to 44, 17.8% 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 74.9 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 68.6 men.

The median income for a household in the 27,093 USD , and the median income for a family 37,604 USD. Males had a median income of $ 25,663 versus $ 17,163 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,749. 14.7% of the population and 11.8% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 18.1% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 15.2% were 65 or older.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
  2. ↑ US Census ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 16, 2012  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov

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