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Bastrop

The City of Bastrop is the county seat and commercial center of Bastrop County. Bastrop is located 30 miles southeast of Austin at the intersection of State Highways 21, 71 and 95, only 22 miles from the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

A historic community in the heart of a forest
Bastrop is a popular residential community, in part because of its vintage charm and the lush natural surroundings, characterized by deep green pine forests, and one of the region’s most popular recreational lakes. Bastrop boasts three beautiful golf courses, a state park and quiet neighborhoods nestled in the woods.

Attractive for industry and commerce
The area’s growing biotech industry includes M.D. Anderson Cancer Research Center, the University of Texas Veterinary Science Park, BioCrest/Stratagene, The Coghlan Group and Cenetron Diagnostics. Minerals produced in the county include clay, oil, gas and lignite. Livestock, corn, sorghum, pecans and peanuts are principal sources of agricultural income.

Bastrop Economic Development Corporation

Joe D. Newman
President/CEO

903 Main St.
Bastrop, TX 78602

Phone: 512.303.9700
Fax: 512.321.4191
Web: www.bastropedc.org
Email: Joe Newman
  Bastrop Bastrop County Austin MSA
Population 2009 8,438 19,194 1,705,075
Population growth 1999-2009 47.1% 34.5% 41.4%
Land area (sq. mi.) 2000 7.27 888 4,224
Households 2007 — 24,900 638,312
Homeownership rate 2000 61.3% 80.4% 58.2%
Median age 2000 36.3 35.4 30.9
High school grads 2000 80.7% 76.9% 84.8%
College grads 2000 26.7% 17.0% 36.7%
Labor force 2009 — 34,623 885,803
Unemployment rate 2009 — 7.8% 6.9%
Public school enrollment 2008-09 — 14,468 281,718
High school graduates 2008 — 803 14,685
Median household income 2007 — $42,859 $46,263
Percapita income 2007 — $17,537 $22,710
Retail sales 2007 (000s) — $851,634 $39,012,359
Business
2007		 Firms — 953 34,009
Employment — 13,302 749,658
Avg. weekly wage — $586 $899
Mfg. business
2007		 Firms — 59 1,347
Employment — 1,262 60,272
Avg. weekly wage — $690 $1,540
Sources: Claritas/TradeDimensions for income and retail sales; Texas Workforce Commission or U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for labor force, unemployment, businesses, employees, and wages; Texas Education Agency for public school enrollment and graduates; and U.S. Bureau of the Census for all other data.
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