caldwell county regional water and wastewater planning study
caldwell county regional water and wastewater planning study caldwell county regional water and wastewater planning study
SECTION 2CALDWELLL COUNTY CHARACTERISTICS2.1 City Limits and ETJ BoundariesThe name Caldwell was given to the county in recognition of an Indian Fighternamed Matthew Caldwell, who led a group of militia against the Comanches atPlum Creek in 1840. The county seat was named for Byrd Lockhart who ownedthe land over which the town of Lockhart would be established. Lockhart wasincorporated in 1852. Luling, the other large city in Caldwell County, wasincorporated in 1884 and is a significant center for railroads, cattle, cotton and oil.Martindale is an incorporated city within Caldwell County. Mustang Ridge,Niederwald, and Uhland are incorporated cities that straddle the Caldwell Countyline with either Hays or Travis Counties.Dale, Fentress, Lytton Springs, McMahan and Prairie Lea are some of the largerunincorporated communities in Caldwell County. Exhibit 2-1 illustrates thelocation of the cities and more populated communities in Caldwell County.There are numerous other settlements in the County that are recognizedgeographically and include Brownsboro, Delhi, Elm Grove, Joilet, Maxwell,McNeil, Mendoza, Pettytown, Reedville, Saint Johns Colony, Seawillow, SodaSprings, Stairtown, Taylorsville, Tilman and Watts.Major roadways that cross the county include United States (US) Highway 90(east-west), US Highway 183 (north-south), SH 21, SH 80 and future SH 130(northeast-southwest). Numerous other state and county roadways exist in thecounty that will provide easy connection to SH 130 and enable easy and fasttravel to San Antonio, Austin and other destinations along the central Texas “I-35corridor”.Klotz Associates Project No. 0972.000.000January 20102-1Caldwell County Regional Water and Wastewater Planning StudyFinal Report
Klotz Associates Project No. 0972.000.000January 20102-2Caldwell County Regional Water and Wastewater Planning StudyFinal Report
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SECTION 2CALDWELLL COUNTY CHARACTERISTICS2.1 City Limits <strong>and</strong> ETJ BoundariesThe name Caldwell was given to the <strong>county</strong> in recognition of an Indian Fighternamed Matthew Caldwell, who led a group of militia against the Comanches atPlum Creek in 1840. The <strong>county</strong> seat was named for Byrd Lockhart who ownedthe l<strong>and</strong> over which the town of Lockhart would be established. Lockhart wasincorporated in 1852. Luling, the other large city in Caldwell County, wasincorporated in 1884 <strong>and</strong> is a significant center for railroads, cattle, cotton <strong>and</strong> oil.Martindale is an incorporated city within Caldwell County. Mustang Ridge,Niederwald, <strong>and</strong> Uhl<strong>and</strong> are incorporated cities that straddle the Caldwell Countyline with either Hays or Travis Counties.Dale, Fentress, Lytton Springs, McMahan <strong>and</strong> Prairie Lea are some of the largerunincorporated communities in Caldwell County. Exhibit 2-1 illustrates thelocation of the cities <strong>and</strong> more populated communities in Caldwell County.There are numerous other settlements in the County that are recognizedgeographically <strong>and</strong> include Brownsboro, Delhi, Elm Grove, Joilet, Maxwell,McNeil, Mendoza, Pettytown, Reedville, Saint Johns Colony, Seawillow, SodaSprings, Stairtown, Taylorsville, Tilman <strong>and</strong> Watts.Major roadways that cross the <strong>county</strong> include United States (US) Highway 90(east-west), US Highway 183 (north-south), SH 21, SH 80 <strong>and</strong> future SH 130(northeast-southwest). Numerous other state <strong>and</strong> <strong>county</strong> roadways exist in the<strong>county</strong> that will provide easy connection to SH 130 <strong>and</strong> enable easy <strong>and</strong> fasttravel to San Antonio, Austin <strong>and</strong> other destinations along the central Texas “I-35corridor”.Klotz Associates Project No. 0972.000.000January 20102-1Caldwell County Regional Water <strong>and</strong> Waste<strong>water</strong> Planning StudyFinal Report