Bastrop County
| Bastrop County, Texas | |
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The Bastrop County Courthouse in Bastrop is designed in classical revival style. Built in 1883, the Courthouse and Jail Complex were listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1975.
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 Location in the U.S. state of Texas |
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 Texas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1837 |
| Named for | Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop |
| Seat | Bastrop |
| Largest city | Elgin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 896 sq mi (2,321 km2) |
| • Land | 888 sq mi (2,300 km2) |
| • Water | 7.4 sq mi (19 km2), 0.8% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 74,141 |
| • Density | 84/sq mi (32/km²) |
| Congressional districts | 10th, 17th, 27th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Bastrop County (/ˈbæstrəp/ BASS-trəp, /-trɒp/ -trop) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 74,171. Its county seat is Bastrop. The county was created in 1834 as a municipality of Mexico and organized as a county in 1837. It is named for Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop, an early Dutch settler who assisted Stephen F. Austin in obtaining land grants in Texas.
Bastrop County is included in the Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In September 2011, Bastrop County suffered the most destructive wildfire in Texas history, which destroyed over 1,600 homes.
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