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Welcome to Bastrop ...The city of Bastrop is located Bastrop is located in Bastrop County<1> and is the County Seat for Bastrop County. The location of Bastrop has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Bastrop, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Bastrop has a population of 9,347 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Bastrop is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Bastrop lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Bastrop lies within the (512) area code. The ZIP code for Bastrop: 78602<5> Official Website: www.cityofbastrop.org/ Chamber of Commerce: www.bastropchamber.com/ Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bastrop had an population of 9,347 people. This is an increase of 29.5% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 75.04% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Bastrop had a population of 7,218 people (which is 9.73% of the total population of Bastrop County). This makes Bastrop the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Bastrop represents 0.03% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 260th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 7,218 people, the population of Bastrop increased 35.17% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,340 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Bastrop. Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bastrop - it's located in Louisiana. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bastrop. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bastrop. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bastrop. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bastrop. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bastrop. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bastrop. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bastrop. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Bastrop. Looking for more information about Bastrop? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Bastrop, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bastrop. We originally found mention of Bastrop in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bastrop was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Bastrop in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Bastrop post office opened in 1837.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bastrop.
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