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 students
Booker T. Washington

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

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
Business Assistance Programs

GOVERNMENT,CITY
Type: City Manager
Number on Council: 9
Municipal Police: 14
Paid firemen: 0
Volunteer Firemen: 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
AT&T
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

POPULATION
Year     City     County

2008   9880

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 $402.7 Million (2008)

Tax rates per $100 of assessed valuation
City - 0.75800
School -1.48000
County - 0.49320
County Roads - 0.12600
ESD#1 - 0.1000
Total - 2.95720

Municipal sales tax: 1%
State sales tax: 6.25%
Econ. Dev. Sales Tax 0.5%
Other sales tax: 0.5%
Total Sales Tax: 8.25%

FINANCE

Franklin Bank
First National Bank
First State Bank

Frontier Bank

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

MEDIA
Paper: 1 weekly
Radio Stations:1 AM
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
Commercial Airport: Austin Bergstrom International Airport

RECREATION
Parks: 5
Area lakes: 3
Country clubs: Cola Vista, in Bastrop County
Public golf courses 3 within 9-13 miles
Bastrop and Travis Counties
Tennis courts: Yes
Municipal pool

OTHER

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

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