Bastrop County, Texas

Bastrop County is a located in the  of. It is part of the. As of 2000, the population was 57,733. Its is. Bastrop is named for Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop, an early Dutch settler who assisted in obtaining land grants in. (See .)

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,320 (896 ). 2,301 km² (888 sq mi) of it is land and 20 km² (8 sq mi) of it (0.84%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Texas 21.svg|20px]]
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 * [[Image:Texas 95.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 57,733 people, 20,097 households, and 14,771 families residing in the county. The was 25/km² (65/sq mi). There were 22,254 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (25/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 80.24%, 8.79% or , 0.70% , 0.46% , 0.06% , 7.60% from , and 2.15% from two or more races. 23.98% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 20,097 households out of which 35.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% were living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.50% were non-families. 21.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.00% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 31.30% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 10.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 105.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,578, and the median income for a family was $49,456. Males had a median income of $32,843 versus $25,536 for females. The for the county was $18,146. About 8.40% of families and 11.60% of the population were below the, including 15.40% of those under age 18 and 13.30% of those age 65 or over.

Education
The following school districts serve Bastrop County:
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