Elgin (Texas)

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Elgin
Nickname : Brick Capital of Texas
Bastrop Elgin.svg
Location of Elgin, Texas
Basic data
Foundation : 1872
State : United States
State : Texas
Counties : Bastrop County
Travis County
Coordinates : 30 ° 21 ′  N , 97 ° 22 ′  W Coordinates: 30 ° 21 ′  N , 97 ° 22 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 8,135 (as of 2010)
Population density : 666.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 12.2 km 2  (about 5 mi 2 ) of
which 12.2 km 2  (about 5 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 177 m
Postal code : 78621
Area code : +1 512
FIPS : 48-23044
GNIS ID : 1373617
Website : www.elgintx.com
Mayor : Gladys Markert

Elgin ( pronunciation : [ ˈɛlɡɪn ]) is a city in Bastrop County in the US state of Texas in the United States .

geography

The city is located at the junction of US Highway 290 with Highway 95, about 25 km north of Bastrop in the north of the county in southeastern Texas and has a total area of ​​12.2 km² without any significant water surface.

history

In 1871 the Houston and Texas Central Railway moved its tracks through this area and built a supply depot on the site of what is now the city called Glasscock . A year later the place was renamed Elgin in honor of Robert Morris Elgin , a railroad surveyor. In 1886, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad added another railroad connection and Elgin became the area's freight center for cotton and cattle.

In 1890 the population had grown to 1,100 people and at the beginning of the 20th century, coal mining began in a nearby mine. In the 50s, a sausage factory was built, which achieved national recognition with its Elgin Hot Sausage and laid the foundation for the city's current nickname.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1910 1707 -
1920 1630 -4.5%
1930 1823 11.8%
1940 2008 10.1%
1950 3168 57.8%
1960 3511 10.8%
1970 3832 9.1%
1980 4535 18.3%
1990 4846 6.9%
2000 5700 17.6%
2010 8135 42.7%
1910-2000, 2010

According to the census in 2000 , 5,700 people lived here in 1,869 households and 1,349 families. The population density was 468.3 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 67.37% White, 15.04% African American, 0.89% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, and 12.98% other ethnic groups. About 3.14% were mixed race and 46.23% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,869 households, 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 51.8% of these were married couples living together. 14.6% were single mothers and 27.8% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were single households and there were people living in 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.50.

29.8% of the population were under 18 years old, 10.6% 18 to 24, 28.4% 25 to 44, 17.6% 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 93.8 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 38,750 , and the median income for a family is $ 48,125. Males had a median income of $ 31,368 versus $ 21,095 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,698. 16.1% of the population and 10.4% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 21.2% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 21.7% were 65 or older.

sons and daughters of the town

See also

Others

  • The US television therapist Dr. Phil chose Elgin as the object of his broadcast.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF file; 1.13 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
  2. ↑ US Census ( Memento of the original from May 10, 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
  3. ↑ Elgin at Dr. Phil , report on it

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