LOCATION
State of Texas
County of Bastrop
City of Elgin
19 miles east of Austin;
126 miles west of Houston;
90 miles south of Waco;
90 miles northeast of San Antonio;
180 miles south of Dallas

EDUCATION
Elgin Independent School District

Public School Budget: $19,300,000
Elgin Elementary     728
Booker T. Washington

          Elementary    772
Neidig Elementary   602
Elgin Middle School 685
Elgin High School    951
Phoenix Learning Center 29

Area Universities/Colleges
Austin Community College
Blinn College
Concordia University
Houston-Tillotson College
Texas State University
Southwestern University
St. Edward’s University
Temple Junior College
Texas A&M University, College Station
University of Texas, Austin
State industrial training
Vocational-technical education programs

INCENTIVES
Tax Reimbursement: Yes
Enterprise Zone: Yes
Industrial Foundation: Yes
Foreign Trade Zone: Yes
Reinvestment Zone: Yes

Other: Economic Development Corp.,   Main Street Programs; Small Business Development Center Programs

GOVERNMENT,CITY
Type: City Manager
Number on Council: 9
Municipal Police: 14
Paid firemen: 0
Volunteers: 40
Insurance key rate: $0.07
City Zoning Body: Yes
Master plan: Yes

UTILITIES

Electric Power
Wholesaler – TXU
www.powertochoose.org

Natural Gas
Centerpoint/Entex
BTU content per cubic foot

Telephone
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Digital: Yes
Make and Model: 5 ESS EXM Switch

Fiber Optics: Yes
Switched 56 KBPS: Yes
High capacity digital (TI): Yes
Digital data service: Yes

911: Yes

Other network/special service: Extended Metro Service

FINANCE

Franklin Bank
First National Bank Bastrop-Elgin-Smithville
First State Bank

Frontier Bank

POPULATION
Year     City     County

2005   8000

2002   6300   62,059

2000   5700   57,733

1997   5450   46,002

1990   4,846   38,265

1980   4535   24,726

1970   3832   17,297

TAXATION
Net taxable property of the City of Elgin $297 Million (July 2006)
Tax rates per $100 of assessed valuation
City .7150
School 1.65
County .6165

Municipal sales tax: 1%
State sales tax: 6.25%
Eco. Development Sales Tax 0.5%
Other sales tax: 0.5%

HEALTH CARE
Total Dentists in City: 3
Total Doctors (medical) in City: 6
Chiropractor in City: 1
Physical Therapy in City: 1

MEDIA
Paper: 1 weekly
Radio Stations:
TV Stations: Local
TV Cable: Yes

CHURCHES
Assembly of God, Baptist, Catholic,
Christian Church of Christ, Family Christian Center, Evangelical Free, International, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Seventh Day Adventist, United Pentecostal Church

TRANSPORTATION
Nearest Airport: Taylor Municipal Airport
Runway Length: 3,600 ft
Runway Surface: Asphalt
Lighted: Yes
Fuel: Yes
Instrument landing system No
Nearest commercial air service Bergstrom International

RECREATION
Parks: Yes
Area lakes: 3
Country clubs: Cola Vista, in Bastrop County
Health centers: *
Public golf courses 3 within 9-13 miles
Bastrop and Travis Counties
Theaters: *
Tennis courts: Yes
Other: One municipal pool

*Austin area facilities

OTHER

Libraries: 1
Hotel rooms: 51
Motel rooms: 20
Bed and Breakfast facilities: 1

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City of Elgin Demographics