Bastrop County, Texas

Bastrop County (/ˈbæstrəp/ BASS-trəp, /-trɒp/ -trop) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 74,171. Its county seat is Bastrop. The county was created in 1834 as a municipality of Mexico and organized as a county in 1837. It is named for Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop, an early Dutch settler who assisted Stephen F. Austin in obtaining land grants in Texas. Bastrop County is included in the Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Bastrop County, Texas

Bastrop County (/ˈbæstrəp/ BASS-trəp, /-trɒp/ -trop) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 74,171. Its county seat is Bastrop. The county was created in 1834 as a municipality of Mexico and organized as a county in 1837. It is named for Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop, an early Dutch settler who assisted Stephen F. Austin in obtaining land grants in Texas. Bastrop County is included in the Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.