Burnet County
Burnet County, Texas
Burnet, TX 78611
Phone: (512) 756-5420
Fax: (512) 756-5410
www.burnetcountytexas.org
In central TX, northwest of Austin; organized Feb 5, 1852 from Travis County. Name Origin: For David Gouverneur Burnet (1778-1870), president of the Republic of TX (1836) and vice president (1838-41)
Area (sq mi):: 1020.96 (land 996.04; water 24.93) Population per square mile: 41.80
Population 2005: 41,676 State rank: 70 Population change: 2000-20005 22.00%; 1990-2000 50.60% Population 2000: 34,147 (White 82.00%; Black or African American 1.50%; Hispanic or Latino 14.80%; Asian 0.30%; Other 8.60%). Foreign born: 5.40%. Median age: 40.20
Income 2000: per capita $18,850; median household $37,921; Population below poverty level: 10.90% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $24,319-$26,099
Unemployment (2004): 4.60% Unemployment change (from 2000): 0.90% Median travel time to work: 28.80 minutes Working outside county of residence: 35.10%
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