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Economic yearbook 2011
Big Bend - Yearbook
Taylor / Gilchrist Counties
Taylor Population: 21,672 | ||||
Population Growth Rate (2007-11): 0.85% | ||||
Population by Age: | ||||
0-14 |
15-19 | 20-39 | 40-64 | 65+ |
17.1% | 5.5% | 29.0% | 33.9% | 14.5% |
Per Capita Income: $26,553 |
Development plans long in permitting stages have received state approval, promising significant economic boosts for Taylor County, says Rick Breer, director of the Taylor County Development Authority. The Reserve at Sweetwater Estuary will be a golf resort development on 1,291 acres owned by J. Crayton Pruitt. Also approved was the county's updated comprehensive plan incorporating land-use planning by Foley Timber, the largest landholder in Taylor. Foley now can move ahead with development plans for some 45,000 acres, of which 14,000 will be for business use, says Bo Taff, the company's senior vice president for planning.
Gilchrist Population: 17,640 | ||||
Population Growth Rate (2007-11): 1.05% | ||||
Population by Age: | ||||
0-14 |
15-19 | 20-39 | 40-64 | 65+ |
18.3% | 7.6% | 26.8% | 30.8% | 16.5% |
Per Capita Income: $29,864 |
Kyle Stone |