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BASTROP (4,044) county seat; oil-well supply, some e72
manufacturing; hospital; University of Texas cancer re- WNEE -4
search center; federal correctional center. Other towns,
Elgin (4,846), a Main Street City; famous for sausages, 7 --
brick plants; various other manufacturing; nursing
home; Western Days in July; Garfield (103 in Bastrop -u-
County, mostly in Travis County), Smithville (3,196) rail- \ MINAL-4
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science park, research; hospital, nursing home; munici-
pal airport; jamboree in April, barbeque cookoff in July. "l --
Baylor County
LOCATION: North central (F-13). \ l,
Cong. Dist ................... 13 U.S. Jud. Dist. .......... N-WF =tSE
St. Sen. Dist .................30 Ct. Appeals..................... 11 \ o o N. . O
St. Rep. Dist. ..................80 Admin. Jud. Dist ............. 9
St. Dist. Cts............... 50 .souTm TEXAS[ /
History: Created from Fannin County 1858, orga- -
nized 1879. Named for H.W. Baylor, Texas Ranger - oFIELD 3"
surgeon.
Physical Features: Level to hilly; drains to Brazos, M=L=AS se s SPAAm
Wichita rivers; sandy, loam, red soils; grassy, mesquites, #,oo-r,.- ;'
cedars.Population................4,385
Area (sq. mi) ..............901.0
Land Area ..................870.8
Civilian Labor ............2,305
Altitude (ft.).......1,394-1,053
Rainfall (in.) ...............25.7
Jan. min ......................26
July max ......................98
Grow. Season (days)..... 214
Total Income (mil.) ...... $74
Per Capita Income...$16,797
Total Wages....... $16,983,772
Housing .....................2,997Av. Weekly Wage .... $269.48
Density ......................... 5
Water Area ............... 30.2
Jobless Rate ................ 3.7
Retail Sales....... $21,886,059
Gross Sales........ $50,142,836
Reg. Voters ................ 3,090
Election Turnout......... 46.4
Vehicles .................... 5,473
Lane Miles ............ 434
Tax Value......... $302,741,399
Fed. Spending......... $21,362
Defense Spending .......$212Vital Statistics, 1989: Births, 68; Deaths, 71; Mar-
riages, 53; Divorces, 30.
Ethnicity, 1990: White, 3,962 (90.4%); Black, 180
(4.1%); American Indian, 9 (0.2%); Asian, 13 (0.3%); His-
panic, 334 (7.6%); Other, 221 (5.0%).
Recreation: Lake Kemp; Millers Creek Reservoir;
park, pavilions for reunions.
Minerals: Oil, gas produced.
Agriculture: Cow-calf operations, stocker cattle pro-
duced; wheat, cotton, hay grown; some irrigation for cot-
ton, wheat.
Business: Chiefly agribusiness; oil, gas production;
light manufacturing.
SEYMOUR (3,185) county seat; agribusinesses; hos-
pital, nursing home; local events.
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MILESBee County
LOCATION: Southeast (P-15).
Cong. Dist. ...... ....14 U.S. Jud. Dist ............S-CC
St. Sen. Dist ..................21 Ct. Appeals................... 13
St. Rep. Dist .................33 Admin. Jud. Dist ............ 4
St. Dist. Cts........ 36, 156, 343
History: Created from Karnes, Live Oak, Goliad, Re-
fugio, San Patricio counties, 1857; organized 1858; named
for Gen. Barnard Bee.
Physical Features: Level to rolling; black clay, sandy,
loam soils; brushy.
Population................ 25,135 Av . Weekly Wage....$327.12
Area (sq. mi)..............880.3 Density ..........................29
Land Area .................880.2 Water Area ................0.1
Civilian Labor.......... 10,967 Jobless Rate ..................6.5
Altitude (ft.) ........... 422-87 Retail Sales ......$115,370,582
Rainfall (in.) ............... 31.1 Gross Sales....... $210,053,866
Jan. min .......................41 Reg. Voters ............. 13,779
July max. .......................95 Election Turnout......... 47.8
Grow. Season (days)..... 285 Vehicles ... ......... 18,331
Total Income (mil.) .....$290 Lane Miles ................... 639
Per Capita lncome...11,086 Tax Value......... $784,291,124
Total Wages...... $111,893,049 Fed. Spending....... $103,265
Housing................. 10,171 Defense Spending ...$40,058
Vital Statistics, 1989: Births, 509; Deaths, 200; Mar-
riages, 224; Divorces, 160.
Ethnicity, 1990: White, 19,443 (77.4%); Black, 727
(2.9%); American Indian, 103 (0.4%); Asian, 231 (0.9%);
Hispanic, 12,909 (51.4%); Other, 4,631 (18.4%).
Recreation: Hunting leases, camping; historical
sites; western week in October, junior livestock show,
16th of September celebration.
Minerals: Oil, gas produced, also gravel, sand.
Agriculture: Cow-calf production, feedlot; cotton in-
creasing, other crops grain sorghums, corn, wheat;
some irrigation for corn, grass, sod production.
Business: Oil supplies, agribusiness; small feedlots;
military installations.
BEEVILLE (13,547) county seat; Naval Air Station;
oil-field services; agribusiness; Bee County College; hos-
pital, nursing homes.
Bell County
LOCATION: Central (K-16).
Cong. Dist ....................11 U.S. Jud. Dist. ...... W-Waco
St. Sen. Dist ..................24 Ct. Appeals...................... 3
St. Rep. Dist .............53, 54 Admin. Jud. Dist ............ 3
History: Created from Milam County and organized
1850; named for Gov. P.H. Bell.
Physical Features: Level to hilly; black to light soils;
mixed timber.
Population...............191,088 Av. Weekly Wage ....5337.28
Area (sq. mi)........... 1,087.1 Density ...................... 181
Land Area ............... 1,058.9 Water Area .............. 28.2
Civilian Labor .......... 79,601 Jobless Rate ..................6.7
Altitude (ft.)......... 1,245-429 Retail Sales... $1,075,120,482
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