Swiftex, Texas | |
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  Swiftex  Swiftex | |
| Coordinates: 30°12′23″N97°18′49″W / 30.20639°N 97.31361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Bastrop |
| Elevation | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 512 & 737 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2034781 [1] |
Swiftex is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Swiftex was first known as Swiftex village when it was first built in the early 1940s. It became a military station for residents of nearby Camp Swift. There were 200 homes built in the community that disappeared as soon as the station closed after World War II. It continued to be featured on county maps in the 1980s, but there were no population estimates. Its name is a contraction of "Swift, Texas". [2]
Swiftex is located 6 mi (9.7 km) north of Bastrop in central Bastrop County. [2]
The community of Swiftex is served by the Bastrop Independent School District.
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Bastrop County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in Central Texas and its county seat is Bastrop.
Bastrop is a city and the county seat of Bastrop County, Texas, United States. The population was 9,688 according to the 2020 census. It is located about 30 mi (48 km) southeast of Austin and is part of the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Camp Swift is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,943 at the 2020 census. Camp Swift began as a United States Army training base built in 1942. It is named after Major General Eben Swift.
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Bastrop Independent School District is a public school district in Bastrop, Texas, United States. The district serves the communities of Bastrop, Camp Swift, Cedar Creek, Circle D-KC Estates, Paige, Red Rock, Rockne, Wyldwood, and other rural areas of Bastrop County.
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The Kerr Community Center, originally called Kerr Hall, is a community center located in Bastrop, Texas, United States. The hall was a gathering spot for the African-American community of Bastrop during the time of racial segregation in the United States. The structure was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978.
Paige is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. Paige has a post office with the ZIP code 78659.
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Pettytown is an unincorporated community in Bastrop and Caldwell counties in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, there are currently no population estimates available for the community. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Bateman is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Bastrop High School is a public high school in Bastrop, Texas (USA) the UIL classifies as a 5A school. It is part of the Bastrop Independent School District located in central Bastrop County. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "C" by the Texas Education Agency.
String Prairie is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 125 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Hills Prairie, or Hill's Prairie, is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 50 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Watterson is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Salem is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. The town is one of 17 communities named Salem in the state. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Oak Hill is a ghost town in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. It is located four miles southwest of McDade, 12 miles southeast of Elgin, 13 miles northeast of Bastrop, and 37 miles southeast of Austin on the old Bastrop-McDade Road.
Elysium is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
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