Elgin, Texas

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Back to Elgin, TX housing info, Bastrop County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Elgin, TX Bastrop County Population in July 2008: 9,909. Population change since 2000: +73.8% Males: 4,902   (49.5%) Females: 5,007   (50.5%) Median resident age:   31.9 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Zip codes: 78621. Estimated median household income in 2008: $44,898 (it was $38,750 in 2000) Elgin:   $44,898 Texas:   $50,043 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $20,466 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $115,410 (it was $73,900 in 2000) Elgin:   $115,410 Texas:   $126,800 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 78621 Elgin, TX residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Elgin: Hispanic (46.2%) White Non-Hispanic (37.8%) Black (15.0%) Other race (13.0%) Two or more races (3.1%) American Indian (1.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Elgin: 79.3 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Elgin, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Elgin is mentioned 425 times on our forum: Austin texas growing out east through elgin  (31 replies) Elgin texas is fast growing suburb of austin  (19 replies) Elgin Christmas Tree Farm - pumpkin Festival  (6 replies) Elgin Texas might be home to new ACC Campus  (2 replies) Austin/Manor/Elgin Commuter Rail  (0 replies) Elgin schools question  (5 replies) Latest news from Elgin, TX collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (11.6%), Irish (6.6%), United States (4.8%), English (2.5%), Swedish (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Land area: 4.70 square miles. Population density: 2110 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 30.35 N, Longitude: 97.37 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -290 (-5.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 796 (30.6%)

Area code: 512

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Elgin, Texas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.72
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Elgin, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Elgin-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 104% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/27/1997, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 34.1 miles away from the Elgin city center killed 27 people and injured 12 people and caused $40 million in damages.

On 4/24/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.4 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Everett Scott Jr. - College football player (Northwestern St. Demons).

Political contributions by individuals in Elgin, TX

• Baker's Place Airport (Runways: 1)
• Elgin Intracontinental Airport (Runways: 5)
• Hawken Air One Airport (Runways: 1)
• Skye Dance Airport (Runways: 2)
• Wood Triple D Airport (Runways: 2)

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Notable location: Elgin Commercial Historic District (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Elgin include: Primera Iglesia Bautista Church (A), Evangelical Free Church (B), Church of Christ (C), First Baptist Church (D), First Presbyterian Church (E), Cornerstone Baptist Church (F), Winns Memorial Baptist Church (G), Mount Moriah Baptist Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Tourist attraction: Elgin Depot Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 14 Depot Street).

Average household size:

This city:	3.0 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	72.2%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.1%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This city:	16.1%
Whole state:	15.4%

This city:	8.1%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elgin, TX

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Here		42.2%
USA		50.2%

10.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,125 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.59%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($125 average AGI)

Bastrop County:	0.06%
Texas average:	0.20%

from Travis County, TX	4.23% ($37,770 average AGI)
from Williamson County, TX	0.83% ($38,373)
from Harris County, TX	0.33% ($43,183)

9.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,337 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.29%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Travis County, TX	3.82% ($30,868 average AGI)
to Williamson County, TX	0.78% ($36,595)
to Harris County, TX	0.37% ($30,558)

• ELGIN SUB, 3301 County Road 460, Type: Tower, Structure height: 90.5 m, Overall height: 95.1 m, Call Sign: WNEV231
  Assigned Frequencies : 6685.00 MHz, 6715.00 MHz, 6755.00 MHz, 6695.00 MHz, 6655.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/02/2008, Expiration Date: 09/11/2018
  Registrant: Lower Colorado River Authority, 3505 Montopolis Dr. / Ms: To-99, Austin, TX 78744-1499, Phone: (512) 473-3200, Fax: (512) 356-6047, Email:
• ELGIN, On Hwy 95 4 Mi N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 90.5 m, Overall height: 95 m, Call Sign: WPSG301, Licensee ID: L00319915
  Assigned Frequencies : 5974.85 MHz, 6152.75 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/13/2001, Expiration Date: 04/13/2011, Cancelation Date: 02/29/2008, Certifier: Tom Noel
  Registrant: Electric Reliability Council Of Texas, Inc, 2705 West Lake Drive, Taylor, TX 76574-2136, Phone: (512) 248-3000, Fax: (512) 248-3095, Email:
• ELGIN, Lat: 30.340556 Lon: -97.388639, Call Sign: WPZV894
  Assigned Frequencies : 956.281 MHz, 956.281 MHz, 956.281 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/26/2004, Expiration Date: 03/26/2014, Certifier: Jim Dunaway
  Registrant: Us Metering & Technology Inc, 4146 West Highway 79, Rockdale, TX 76567, Phone: (512) 446-0525, Fax: (512) 446-0750, Email:
• Austrop Sub, Blake Manor Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 41.5 m, Overall height: 43.3 m, Call Sign: WBU938
  Assigned Frequencies : 6675.00 MHz, 6625.00 MHz, 6595.00 MHz, 934.937 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/05/2008, Expiration Date: 09/11/2018
  Registrant: Lower Colorado River Authority, 3505 Montopolis Dr. / Ms:t099, Austin, TX 78744-1499, Phone: (512) 473-3200, Fax: (512) 356-6047, Email:
• ELGIN, 2 Mi Ne, Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: WLA889, Licensee ID: L00011882
  Assigned Frequencies : 6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6375.20 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6375.20 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/17/1994, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2001, Certifier: Mary L Brown
  Registrant: Mci Worldcom Network Services, Inc., 1801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 887-3087, Fax: (202) 887-3175, Email:
• ELGIN, Approx 1 1/2 Mi Se Of Int Of Us 290 & Sr 95 On Us 290, Type: Tower, Structure height: 105.8 m, Overall height: 108.2 m, Call Sign: WLR646
  Assigned Frequencies : 6256.54 MHz, 6404.79 MHz, 6362.79 MHz, 6372.67 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6345.49 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
  Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:

• Fire: 76
• Hazardous Condition: 20
• Service Call: 43
• Good Intent Call: 35

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