Burleson County, : State of the Community Report Tiffany Cousins, MUP[1]; Jeffrey English, MUP[1, 2]; and Yi Meng, MUP[1] Printing: [1] Texas A&M University, College of Architecture, Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, PLAN613: Planning Methods II, Spring 2015; [2] Brazos Valley Council of Governments This poster is 48” wide by 36” high. It’s designed to be printed on a ABSTRACT METHODS CENSUS/ACS DATA CHARTS large Our group will demonstrate the tools and processes we • Input / Output Analysis; Showing the importing and exporting of employed citizens in Burleson County Population Pyramid (2009-2013 ACS 5 Year) learned in PLAN 613 and use them on our case study of the county and outside the county. Burleson County, Texas. In this project we collected US • SWOT Analysis; Explaining the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats of the Census/ACS data and inventory figures for the county. We county as a whole. 85 years and over Female also collected economic and financial data to help create the • Location Quotients; Determining what industries are basic/non-basic and what 80 to 84 years Male final product called a State of the Community Report. In this industries export/import more resources in the county. LQs > 1 are basic, LQs =< 1 are 75 to 79 years Customizing the Content: report we created many maps using ArcGIS, some will be non-basic employers. 70 to 74 years shown below. Burleson County is located in Central Texas 65 to 69 years about 50 miles East of Austin, TX. The total population for the ACS 5 Year (2006-2010 & 2009-2013) LQ 2010 LQ 2013 60 to 64 years The placeholders in this county in 2010 was 17,187. The median household income Industries Compared to Texas Benchmark Burleson Co. Burleson Co. 55 to 59 years Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting 3.14 4.13 for the county is $45,651. The average family size is 3.27 50 to 54 years Mining and Extraction 2.78 2.62 formatted for you. people. The average age is 33.6 years old. Unemployment Utilities 3.06 1.10 45 to 49 years rate in the county for December 2014 was 3.3%. Construction 1.29 1.24 40 to 44 years Manufacturing 0.94 1.24 35 to 39 years placeholders to add text, or click Wholesale Trade 0.38 0.64 30 to 34 years HISTORY Retail Trade 1.03 1.07 25 to 29 years an icon to add a table, chart, Transportation and Warehousing 0.79 0.83 20 to 24 years Burleson County was founded in 1846 and named after Edward Burleson, a General Information 0.34 0.99 15 to 19 years during the , the third Vice President of the , and Finance and Insurance 0.61 0.47 10 to 14 years later a State Senator for Texas (TSHA). Caldwell has been the county seat since 1846. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 0.68 0.82 SmartArt graphic, picture or Burleson County joined the Brazos Valley Council of Governments in 1966. In recent Professional, Scientific, Technical Services 0.31 0.67 5 to 9 years history, current County Judge Mike Sutherland has been in office since 2003. Management of Companies and Enterprises 1.02 0 Under 5 years multimedia file. Administrative and Support and Waste Mgmt 0.35 0.28 -9.00%9.00% -7.00% 7.00% -5.00% 5.00% -3.00% 3.00% -1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 3.00% 5.00% 7.00% 9.00% Burleson County Population Since 1850 US Census Educational Services 1.45 1.66 25,000 Healthcare and Social Assistance 0.80 0.82 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 0.71 0.08 Household Income according to 2009-2013 ACS 5 Year T 20,000 Accommodation and Food Services 1.35 0.88 Other Services (except Public Admin) 1.01 1.56 15,000 Public Administration 0.92 0.84 from text, just click the Bullets $150,000 to $200,000 10,000 $199,999 or more Less than button on the Home tab. 5,000 $100,000 to $10,000 $149,999 $10,000 to 0 $14,999 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 $75,000 to If you need more placeholders for $99,999 $15,000 to SWOT ANALYSIS $24,999 titles, $50,000 to $74,999 make a copy of what you need and Strengths Weaknesses $35,000 to • Lake Somerville • Koppers Plant Pollution $49,999 $25,000 to • Proximity of being 200 miles • Only 1 Small Hospital $34,999 drag it into place. PowerPoint’s from 80% of the population of • Only 1 Small Airport • Left Image: Floodplain map showing the 100 year floodplain in Red and Safer land in Texas • No Recycling Centers Green. Cities in Yellow. Smart Guides will help you align it

Internal • High Quality ISDs • No Centers of Higher Education • Right Image: Road map showing the road network within Burleson, Major roads in bold • Highly organized local gov’ts (Community Colleges, etc.) (State Hwy 21, 36, FM 50 & FM 60). Cities in Red. with everything else. • Nearby Bio-corridor and Texas • Lack of Sidewalks in Urban A&M University Areas, which reduce FINDINGS/CONCLUSIONS REFERENCES • Strong Hazard Mitigation Plan Walkability/Mobility Want to use your own pictures • Lack of Public Transit • Lake Somerville is not only an environmental asset for the county but it is also an • Burleson County: Office of County Judge, Mike Sutherland and Assistant Karen Economic engine thanks in part to tourism. instead of ours? No problem! Just • Brazos Valley Council of Governments (BVCOG) Opportunities Threats • Agriculture and Mining/Extraction are major job sectors within Burleson County. • • • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Waterline Deal Possibility of losing Population • Caldwell’s one hospital of 25 beds compared to the population of 4,104 will not cut it in right • • Oil/Gas Extraction Industry to Brazos (B/CS) or Washington the event of a crisis. National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) • • Texas A&M University O.D. Butler Counties (Brenham) • Lack of sidewalks in cities reduce mobility and increase health risks. St. Joseph’s Burleson Hospital Change Picture. Maintain the Animal Science Complex & • Losing Jobs to Surrounding • TSHA. Texas Society of History Association. External • Burleson County should partner up with Blinn College to create a campus for its citizens University Farm Counties to offer higher education opportunities. • US Bureau of Labor Statistics proportion of pictures as you resize • Lots of Retail leakage to • Construct Recycling Centers along side Citizen Collection Stations to reduce carbon • US Census / American Community Survey surrounding areas according to footprint. • US Geological Survey (USGS) by dragging a corner. Retail Gap Analysis (Farmer, • San Antonio Water Pipeline deal could create some local jobs through construction. Aaron)