Profile for West, Texas, TX

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 3. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 1.1 per 1,000 people.

Local foods: kolache (a Czech pastry filled with cheese, fruit or poppyseeds)

Local festivals include:

• Westfest - Sept. 1-2, 2007

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.)

Listed places near West

Cemeteries (10)

Communities (3)

Libraries (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about West demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the McLennan County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Waco area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 76691 ZIP code.

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• McLennan County government

15% of West residents report German ancestry, and 8% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the West ancestry & family history guide.

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• McLennan County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - TX data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

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• West area parks
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• Cemetery record compendium
• Texas cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near West
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• Communities in McLennan County

• West business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Texas
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• Crime in McLennan County
• Arrests in McLennan County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Texas
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in West was $15,421, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• McLennan County economic census
• McLennan County economic summary
• McLennan County employment growth
• McLennan County unemployment rate
• Texas economic data

14% of West residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near West
• Colleges in Texas
• Learning Disabilities Association in Texas
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• Yearbooks (old) of Texas high schools

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• Air pollution in McLennan County
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• Land contamination in McLennan County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Texas
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in McLennan County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Texas

West festival dates:

• Westfest - Sept. 1-2, 2007

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

West festival web sites:

• Westfest

• ePodunk festival listings
• Texas county fairs
• Texas festivals (Texas tourism department)
• Send us festival info for West

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near West
• Geocaches in Texas

• West items now on sale

• McLennan County government
• Texas state government
• Driver's licenses
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• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

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• Demographics
• Health
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• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• West medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near West
• Historic sites in Texas
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• Texas state archives
• Texas state encyclopedia
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in McLennan County genealogy forum

Median rent in West, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $343.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $648.

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Libraries in West include West Public Library ... View libraries

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• Nonprofit guide for West
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McLennan County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our West political report.

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The average commute time for West workers is 27 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• West travel guide
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• Texas tourism bureau

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