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Elgin Information
Elgin is located in Bastrop & Travis Counties, one of the fastest growing regions in Texas.
Elgin Independent School District
- Elgin Elementary
- Booker T. Washington
- Elementary
- Neidig Elementary
- Elgin Middle School
- Elgin High School
- Phoenix Learning Center
Area Universities/Colleges
- Austin Community College
- Blinn College
- Concordia University
- Houston-Tillotson College
- Texas State University
- Southwestern University
- St. Edward’s University
- Temple Junior College
- Texas A&M University at College Station
- University of Texas at Austin
- State industrial training
- Vocational-technical education programs
City
- Type: City Manager
- Number on Council: 9
- Municipal Police: 14
- Paid Firemen: 40
- Insurance key rate: $0.07
- City Zoning Body: Yes
- Master plan: Yes
Taxation
- Net taxable property of the City of Elgin $611,728,888
- Tax rates per $100 of assessed valuation
- City - 0.656916
- School -1.54000
- County - 0.61920
- County Roads - 0.12850
- ESD#1 - 0.1000
- ACC - .0985
- Total - 3.143116
City Annual Taxable
- Retail Sales: $143,550,300
- Municipal sales tax: 1%
- State sales tax: 6.25%
- Econ. Dev. Sales Tax 0.5%
- Other sales tax: 0.5%
- Total Sales Tax: 8.25%
Incentives
- Tax Reimbursement: Yes
- Enterprise Zone: Yes
- Industrial Foundation: Yes
- Foreign Trade Zone: Yes
- Reinvestment Zone: Yes
Transportation
- Austin Bergstrom International Airport
- Extended Metro Service
Recreation
- Parks: 5
- Area lakes: 3
- Country clubs: Cola Vista, in Bastrop County
- Public golf courses 3 within 9-13 miles of Bastrop/Travis Counties
- Tennis courts: Yes
- Municipal pool
Health Care
- Total Dentists in City: 3
- Total Doctors (medical) in City: 6
- Chiropractor in City: 2
- Physical Therapy in City: 1
Finance
- First National Bank
- First State Bank
- Frontier Bank
- Prosperity Bank
Other
- Libraries: 1
- Hotel rooms: 51
- Motel rooms: 20