Profile for Bastrop, Texas, TX

Bastrop is on the Colorado River.

Former and merged names include:
· Mina

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 26. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 4.1 per 1,000 people.

Ranked No. 1 in the state, June 2001, in the ePodunk Historic Small Towns Index

Filming location for:
· 1996 movie, "Courage Under Fire"
· 1974 movie, "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre"
· 2004 movie, "The Alamo"

Local festivals include:

• Homecoming - Aug. 2-4, 2007
• Harvest Art Fest - Nov. 23-24, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Fisherman's Park, Bastrop State Park, Colorado River

Historic sites and museums: Bastrop Historical Society Museum, Bastrop Opera House, Central Texas Museum of Automotive History

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

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17% of Bastrop residents report German ancestry, and 8% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Bastrop ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Bastrop was $19,862, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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27% of Bastrop residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Bastrop festival dates:

• Homecoming - Aug. 2-4, 2007
• Harvest Art Fest - Nov. 23-24, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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Median rent in Bastrop, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $497.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $949.

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Bastrop County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Bastrop political report.

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The average commute time for Bastrop workers is 31 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Bastrop include Best Western Inn of the Pines, Comfort Inn Bastrop, Days Inn Bastrop, Holiday Inn Express Ste Bastrop.

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