Editing Bastrop County, Texas

{{Short description|County in Texas, United States}}
{{About|the county in Texas|other uses|Bastrop (disambiguation){{!}}Bastrop}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Bastrop County
 | state                = Texas
 | seal                 = 
 | founded year         = 1837
 | founded date         = 
 | seat wl              = Bastrop
 | largest city wl      = Elgin
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 896
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 888
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 7.4
 | area percentage      = 0.8
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 97216
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 110778 {{gain}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | time zone           = Central
 | footnotes            = 
 | web                  = www.co.bastrop.tx.us
 | named for            = [[Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop]]
 | ex image             = Bastrop courthouse.jpg
 | ex image size        = 250px
 | ex image cap         = The [[Bastrop County Courthouse and Jail Complex|Bastrop County Courthouse]] in Bastrop is designed in [[Neoclassical architecture|classical revival style]]. Built in 1883, the Courthouse and Jail Complex were listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on November 20, 1975.
 | district             = 10th
 | district2            = 27th
}}
[[Image:Bastrop County, TX, Courthouse IMG 0516.JPG|200px|right|thumb|Closeup view of the Bastrop County Courthouse, located across from the [[Roman Catholic]] Church in Bastrop]]

[[Image:Confederate obelisk at Bastrop County, TX, Courthouse IMG 0521.JPG|200px|right|thumb|Obelisk commemorating Bastrop County soldiers in the army of the [[Confederate States of America]] is located on the courthouse grounds]]

[[Image:Veterans Memorial at Bastrop County, TX, Courthouse IMG 0518.JPG|200px|right|thumb|Veterans Memorial at Bastrop County Courthouse]]

[[Image:Bastrop County, TX, Historical Museum IMG 0501.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Bastrop County Historical Museum in Bastrop periodically changes its exhibits]]

'''Bastrop County''' is located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]]. It is in [[Central Texas]] and its [[county seat]] is [[Bastrop, Texas|Bastrop]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712220218/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=July 12, 2012 }}</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 97,216.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Bastrop County, Texas|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bastropcountytexas/PST120221|access-date=January 31, 2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bastrop County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48021|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref> Bastrop County is included in the [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]–[[Round Rock, Texas|Round Rock]], Texas, [[Greater Austin|metropolitan statistical area]].

==History==
In 1834, the provincial legislature of [[Coahuila y Tejas]] – established by the Mexican [[1824 Constitution of Mexico|Constitution of 1824]] – met in [[Saltillo]] and established the Municipality and County of Mina, consisting of parts of present-day Mason, Kimble, Llano, Burnet, Williamson, Gillespie, Blanco, Comal, Hays, Travis, Caldwell, Bastrop, Lee, Gonzales, Fayette, Washington, and Lavaca Counties.

On December 14, 1837, the second [[Congress of the Republic of Texas]] adjusted geographical limits to create Fayette County, and remove Gonzales and Caldwell Counties from Mina's boundaries. On December 18, 1837, Sam Houston signed acts that (a) incorporated the town of Mina and (b) changed the name of the county and town of Mina to [[List of Texas county name etymologies|Bastrop]] to honor [[Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop]], an early Dutch settler who helped [[Stephen F. Austin]] obtain land grants in [[Texas]].

On May 24, 1838, the [[Republic of Texas]] added parts of Kimble and Comal Counties to contain parts of present-day Blanco, Burnet, Williamson, Travis, Hays, Comal, Caldwell, Bastrop, Lee, Gonzales, and Fayette Counties.

From January 25, 1840, to January 25, 1850, Bastrop county limits shifted nearly to its present dimensions, including small portions of Lee, Williamson, Caldwell, Gonzales, and Fayette Counties.<ref name=TxGenWeb>{{cite web|title=TxGenWeb|url=http://www.txgenweb8.org/txbastrop/|access-date=March 6, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203044442/http://www.txgenweb8.org/txbastrop/|archive-date=February 3, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/TX_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Texas: Individual County Chronologies|work=Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=[[Newberry Library|The Newberry Library]]|date=2008|access-date=May 28, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513024355/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/TX_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|archive-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/topics/government/bastrop-county|title=Bastrop County|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|website=Texas Almanac|access-date=June 23, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618235706/http://texasalmanac.com/topics/government/bastrop-county|archive-date=June 18, 2015}}</ref>

In December 1942, Bastrop was the site of an alleged military murder, in which Sgt. Walter Springs was gunned down by a White military police officer following a dispute. Springs was shot in the back, but the case remains largely unsolved to this day. A memorial scholarship in his honor has been active at his ''alma mater'', [[Regis University]], for most of the period since 1952 and has the backing of former NBA All Star [[Chauncey Billups]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reed|first=Byron|date=May 17, 2021|title=Regis University restarting scholarship named for Walter Springs|url=https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/regis-university-walter-springs-scholarship/73-5d591dc8-8bd8-46c4-b38d-394237b304f0|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=KUSA.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

In September 2011, Bastrop County suffered the [[Bastrop County Complex Fire|most destructive wildfire in Texas history]], which destroyed over 1,600 homes.

In March 2022, [[the Refuge Ranch]], a facility in rural Bastrop County for girls who had been victims of [[Sex trafficking in the United States|sexual trafficking]], was ordered closed down after allegations that the girls had been subjected to further exploitation by ranch staffers.<ref>[https://www.texastribune.org/2022/03/10/texas-shelter-sex-trafficking-children/ Oxner, Reese. "Kids in foster care who’d been victims of sex trafficking endured fresh abuse at a state shelter, report says"] ''[[Texas Tribune]]'' March 10, 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.texastribune.org/2022/03/11/texas-foster-care-shelter-abuse/ Oxner, Reese. "State-licensed shelter where sex trafficking victims were reportedly abused ordered to close: The Refuge, which closed Friday, said it fired an employee accused of coercing the victims to sell nude photos as soon as it found out. The Bastrop-based shelter has not addressed the other eight staff members also accused of causing harm to the girls." ''Texas Tribune'' March 11, 2022]</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/11/foster-care-sex-trafficking/ Bever, Lindsey. "Victims of child sex trafficking went to a foster facility that allegedly trafficked them again"] ''[[The Washington Post]]'' March 11, 2022</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|896|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|888|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|7.4|sqmi}} (0.8%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 19, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419031755/http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt|archive-date=April 19, 2015}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Williamson County, Texas|Williamson County]] (north and northwest)
* [[Lee County, Texas|Lee County]] (northeast)
* [[Fayette County, Texas|Fayette County]] (southeast)
* [[Caldwell County, Texas|Caldwell County]] (southwest)
* [[Travis County, Texas|Travis County]] (west)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1850 = 3099
| 1860 = 7006
| 1870 = 12209
| 1880 = 17215
| 1890 = 20736
| 1900 = 26845
| 1910 = 25344
| 1920 = 26649
| 1930 = 23888
| 1940 = 21610
| 1950 = 19622
| 1960 = 16925
| 1970 = 17297
| 1980 = 24726
| 1990 = 38263
| 2000 = 57733
| 2010 = 74171
| align-fn = center
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 110778
| estref =  <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/counties/totals/co-est2023-pop.xlsx| title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 14, 2024}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br />1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|access-date=April 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226003918/http://www.texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf|archive-date=February 26, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
| 2020 = 97216
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Bastrop County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Bastrop County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48021&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bastrop County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48021&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bastrop County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48021&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|37,764
|42,446
|style='background: #ffffe6; |45,751
|65.41%
|57.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47.06%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|4,938
|5,535
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,460
|8.55%
|7.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.62%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|239
|315
|style='background: #ffffe6; |312
|0.41%
|0.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.32%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|255
|449
|style='background: #ffffe6; |718
|0.44%
|0.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.74%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|22
|54
|style='background: #ffffe6; |63
|0.04%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|39
|115
|style='background: #ffffe6; |417
|0.07%
|0.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.43%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|631
|1,067
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,011
|1.09%
|1.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.10%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|13,845
|24,190
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41,484
|23.98%
|32.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |42.67%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''57,733'''
|'''74,171'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''97,216'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, 57,733 people, 20,097 households, and 14,771 families resided in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|65|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. The 22,254 housing units averagedf {{convert|25|/mi2|/km2}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 80.2% White, 8.8% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 7.7% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. About 24.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 20,097 households, 35.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were not families. About 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% 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. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], about 7.8 [[Same-sex relationship|same-sex couples]] per 1,000 households lived in the county.<ref name=newyorktimes>{{citation|title=Where Same-Sex Couples Live|work=The New York Times |date=June 26, 2015|access-date=July 6, 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/upshot/supreme-court-gay-marriage-ruling-where-same-sex-couples-live.html?_r=0&abt=0002&abg=0|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629045128/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/upshot/supreme-court-gay-marriage-ruling-where-same-sex-couples-live.html?_r=0&abt=0002&abg=0|archive-date=June 29, 2015}}</ref>

In the county, the population was distributed as 28.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,578, and for a family was $49,456. Males had a median income of $32,843 versus $25,536 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $18,146. About 8.4% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The following school districts serve Bastrop County:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48021_bastrop/DC20SD_C48021.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48021_bastrop/DC20SD_C48021.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bastrop County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=June 29, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48021_bastrop/DC20SD_C48021_SD2MS.txt List]</ref>
* [[Bastrop Independent School District]]
* [[Elgin Independent School District]] (partial)
* [[Lexington Independent School District]] (partial)
* [[McDade Independent School District]]
* [[Smithville Independent School District]] (partial)

[[Austin Community College]] is the designated community college for most of the county. Areas in Lexington ISD are in [[Blinn Junior College District]].<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.166. AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sec. 130.168. BLINN JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.].</ref>

==Transportation==
[[Central Texas Airport]] has been proposed about ten miles {{convert|10|mi}} NW of the town of Bastrop, but has met with local opposition.<ref>"[http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/new-corporate-center-airport-announced?CMP=201010_emailshare New corporate center, airport announced] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302065525/http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/new-corporate-center-airport-announced?CMP=201010_emailshare |date=2012-03-02 }}." ''[[KXAN]]''. Tuesday October 19, 2010. Retrieved on November 5, 2010.</ref>

===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 290.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 290|U.S. Highway 290]]
* [[Image:Texas 21.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 21|State Highway 21]]
* [[Image:Texas 71.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 71|State Highway 71]]
* [[Image:Texas 95.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 95|State Highway 95]]
* [[Image:Texas 304.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 304|State Highway 304]]

==Recreational facilities==
* [[Bastrop State Park]]
* [[Buescher State Park]]

== Communities ==

=== Cities ===
* [[Bastrop, Texas|Bastrop]] (county seat)
* [[Elgin, Texas|Elgin]] (partly in Travis County)
* [[Mustang Ridge, Texas|Mustang Ridge]] (mostly in Travis County and a small part in Caldwell County)
* [[Smithville, Texas|Smithville]]

=== Census-designated places ===
* [[Camp Swift, Texas|Camp Swift]]
* [[Cedar Creek, Texas|Cedar Creek]]
* [[Circle D-KC Estates, Texas|Circle D-KC Estates]]
* [[McDade, Texas|McDade]]
* [[Paige, Texas|Paige]]
* [[Red Rock, Texas|Red Rock]]
* [[Rosanky, Texas|Rosanky]]
* [[Wyldwood, Texas|Wyldwood]]

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Alum Creek, Texas|Alum Creek]]
* [[Bateman, Texas|Bateman]]
* [[Butler, Bastrop County, Texas|Butler]]
* [[Colorado, Texas|Colorado]]
* [[Elysium, Texas|Elysium]]
* [[Hills Prairie, Texas|Hills Prairie]]
* [[Jeddo, Texas|Jeddo]]
* [[Kovar, Texas|Kovar]]
* [[Pettytown, Texas|Pettytown]] (partly in [[Caldwell County, Texas|Caldwell County]])
* [[Rockne, Texas|Rockne]]
* [[Salem, Bastrop County, Texas|Salem]]
* [[Sayersville, Texas|Sayersville]]
* [[String Prairie, Texas|String Prairie]]
* [[Swiftex, Texas|Swiftex]]
* [[Upton, Texas|Upton]]
* [[Utley, Texas|Utley]]
* [[Watterson, Texas|Watterson]]
{{div col end}}

===Ghost Towns===
* [[Flower Hill, Texas|Flower Hill]]
* [[Grassyville, Texas|Grassyville]]
* [[McDuff, Texas|McDuff]]
* [[Oak Hill, Bastrop County, Texas|Oak Hill]]
* [[Phelan, Texas|Phelan]]
* [[Pin Oak, Texas|Pin Oak]]

==In popular culture==
Several [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] [[feature film]]s and notable [[independent film]]s have used locations in Bastrop County.

{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Film !! Top Billed Cast !! Location
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Lovin' Molly]]'' || [[Anthony Perkins]], [[Blythe Danner]] || [[Bastrop, Texas|Bastrop]]
|-
| 1974 || ''[[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre]]'' || [[Marilyn Burns]], [[Allen Danziger]] || Bastrop (Gas station and BBQ shack)
|-
| 1975 || ''[[The Great Waldo Pepper]]'' || [[Robert Redford]], [[Bo Svenson]] || [[Elgin, Texas|Elgin]]
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Love and a .45]]'' || [[Gil Bellows]], [[Renée Zellweger]] || Bastrop (Gas station)
|-
| 1995 || ''[[The Big Green]]'' || [[Steve Guttenberg]], [[Olivia d'Abo]] || Elgin
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Courage Under Fire]]'' || [[Denzel Washington]], [[Meg Ryan]] || Bastrop
|-
| 1996 || ''[[The Whole Wide World]]'' || [[Vincent D'Onofrio]], Renée Zellweger || Bastrop
|-
| 1997 || ''[[The Only Thrill]]'' || [[Diane Keaton]], [[Sam Shepard]] || Bastrop
|-
| 1998 || ''[[The Dentist 2]]'' || [[Corbin Bernsen]], Jillian McWhirter || [[Smithville, Texas|Smithville]]
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Home Fries]]'' || [[Drew Barrymore]], [[Luke Wilson]] || Bastrop
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Hope Floats]]'' || [[Sandra Bullock]], [[Harry Connick Jr.]] || Smithville
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Varsity Blues (film)|Varsity Blues]]'' || [[James Van Der Beek]], [[Amy Smart]] || Elgin
|-
| 1999 || ''[[The Soul Collector (1999 film)|The Soul Collector]]'' || [[Bruce Greenwood]], [[Melissa Gilbert]] || Bastrop
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Friday Night Lights (film)|Friday Night Lights]]'' || [[Billy Bob Thornton]], [[Lucas Black]] || Elgin
|-
| 2004 || ''[[The Alamo (2004 film)|The Alamo]]'' || [[Dennis Quaid]], Billy Bob Thornton || Bastrop<br />Jim Small's Big Thicket (Lake camp scenes)<br />Steiner Ranch (Bexar & Alamo scenes)
|-
| 2006 || ''[[All the Boys Love Mandy Lane]]'' || [[Amber Heard]], [[Anson Mount]] || Bastrop
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Fireflies in the Garden]]'' || [[Julia Roberts]], [[Ryan Reynolds]] || Bastrop ([[T. A. Hasler House]])<br />Smithville
|-
| 2009 || ''[[The Tree of Life (film)|The Tree of Life]]'' || [[Brad Pitt]], [[Sean Penn]] || Smithville
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Friday the 13th (2009 film)]]'' || [[Jared Padalecki]], Derek Mears || [[Campsite|Camp]]
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Bernie (2011 film)|Bernie]]'' || [[Matthew McConaughey]], [[Jack Black]] || Bastrop<br />Smithville
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Prince Avalanche]]'' || [[Paul Rudd]], [[Emile Hirsch]] || Bastrop
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Boyhood (2014 film)|Boyhood]]'' || [[Patricia Arquette]], [[Ethan Hawke]] || Bastrop
|}

==Politics==
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{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|2,383|4,788|33|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,097|1,906|7|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|1,455|2,687|975|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,130|3,912|7|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|1,208|2,866|6|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|1,531|2,504|10|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,540|3,148|6|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|443|2,518|276|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|385|2,604|300|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|502|2,492|2|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|198|2,395|9|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|180|3,077|2|Texas}}
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{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|494|2,711|247|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|484|1,088|594|Texas}}
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{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|216|1,021|175|Texas}}
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==See also==
{{Portal|Texas}}
* [[List of museums in Central Texas]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Bastrop County, Texas]]
* [[Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Bastrop County]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Bastrop County, Texas}}
* [http://www.co.bastrop.tx.us/ Bastrop County] website
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=hcb03|name=Bastrop County}}
* [http://texasalmanac.com/topics/government/bastrop-county Bastrop County] from the [[Texas Almanac]]
* [http://www.txgenweb8.org/txbastrop/ Bastrop County] from the TXGenWeb Project
* [http://www.bastropsheriff.org/ Bastrop County Sheriff's Office]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Bastrop County, Texas
|North     = [[Williamson County, Texas|Williamson County]]
|Northeast = [[Lee County, Texas|Lee County]]
|East      =
|Southeast = [[Fayette County, Texas|Fayette County]]
|South     =
|Southwest = [[Caldwell County, Texas|Caldwell County]]
|West      =
|Northwest = [[Travis County, Texas|Travis County]]
}}

{{Bastrop County, Texas}}
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{{Coord|30.10|-97.31|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-TX_source:UScensus1990}}

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[[Category:1837 establishments in the Republic of Texas]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1837]]
[[Category:Majority-minority counties in Texas]]