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CENSUS POPULATION
County Population
Estimate 2004: 20,718
Estimate 2003: 19,306
Estimate 2002: 18,826
Estimate 2001: 18,247
Census 2000: 17,762
Census 1990: 13,521
Census 1950: 9,929
Population of the County Seat (Lampasas)
Census 2000: 6,786
Census 1990: 6,382
POPULATION ESTIMATES - 2004 (Census Bureau)
Lampasas County: 20,718
Copperas Cove (pt.): 279
Kempner: 1,179
Lampasas: 7,883
Lometa: 898
Balance of Lampasas County: 10,479
GENERAL INFORMATION
County Size in Square Miles
Land Area: 712
Water Area: 2
Total Area: 714
Population Density (per square mile)
2000: 24.9
Age (2000)
17 and Under: 27.6%
65 and Older: 14.5%
85 and Older: 2.2%
Median Age: 36.9
Income
Per Capita Income, 2003 (BEA): $23,446
Median Per Capita Income, 2002 (Census): $36,238
Poverty 2000 (Census Bureau)
Percent of Population in Poverty: 14.5%
Percent of Population under 18 in Poverty: 21.9%
Average Wage Per Job (BEA)
2002: $21,213
2001: $20,595
2000: $19,947
1990: $13,185
COUNTY FINANCES
Property Taxes, 2003 (Comptroller)
Total County Tax Rate: ?Tax Rate History? $0.506460
Total Market Value: $1,073,552,700
Total Appraised Value Available for County Taxation: $635,513,510
Total Actual Levy: $3,218,621
Sales Tax Allocation History (Taxes returned to the county during the indicated calendar year by the Comptroller)
CY 2001: $354,021.57
CY 2002: $342,440.89
CY 2003: $344,986.80
ROAD AND BRIDGE EXPENDITURES (Comptroller)
2004
County Roads, Construction: $0
County Roads, Maintenance: $779,807
County Roads, Rehabilitation: $0
County Bridges, Construction: $0
County Bridges, Maintenance: $0
County Bridges, Rehabilitation: $0
Right of Way Acquisition: $21,485
Utility Construction: $Unknown
Other Road Expenditures: $0
Total Road and Bridge Expenditures: $801,292
COUNTY ROAD MILES (TXDOT)
2002 Centerline Miles
Earth (graded and drained): 0
All weather (all types of aggregate, processed or unprocessed): 260
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1): 201
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7): 0
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more): 0
Asphalt: 0
Concrete: 0
Total Centerline Miles: 461
2002 Lane Miles
Earth (graded and drained): 0
All weather (all types of aggregate, processed or unprocessed): 521
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1): 402
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7): 0
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more): 0
Asphalt: 0
Concrete: 0
Total Lane Miles: 923