Bastrop County will soon be under even more developmental pressure with the rapid
urbanization of the surrounding region. Bastrop County predominately consists of three towns:
Elgin, Smithville and the County Seat, Bastrop. The current county population is 75,115 with
projected growth to be 115,637 (Texas State Comptroller of Public Accounts) by 2020. Within
Bastrop County and surrounding the city of Bastrop is the “Lost Pines”, a unique pine oak forest
covering approximately 44,800 acres. Following a series of devastating wild fires over the 2011
Labor Day weekend, 34,068 acres were burned, including much of the Lost Pines Forest.
Following the fires, many of the pines were destroyed but efforts are continually made for
replanting them. The Colorado River runs through the town as well as throughout the County of
Bastrop. The Bastrop County ecology is a mix of rich pines, prairies and river valleys. Bastrop is
a Main Street City and was named a Distinctive Destination by the National Trust for Historic
Preservation. It is also one of 14 cities in Texas to achieve the Scenic City certification and are
known for being "Texas’s Most Historic Small Town". The city contains over 100 historic
homes, many of which are listed on the National Register of History Places. This study is a
creation of a recreational subway system throughout the county. Its purpose is to act as a catalyst
for bridging the county community together during the county’s anticipated future growth. / text
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UTEXAS/oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/20713 |
| Date | 11 July 2013 |
| Creators | Seanard, Melissa B. |
| Source Sets | University of Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | electronic |
| Rights | Copyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works. |
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