13 Tex. Admin. Code § 1.71 - [Effective until 9/1/2025] Definition of Population Served
For a city, nonprofit corporation, and/or county-established library receiving public monies for public library service, the population served by a public library is the population in the most recent decennial census or official population estimate of the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, if available. If a library does not report receiving public monies for public library service, that library will be assigned no population. Calculations will be based upon the following.
(1) In counties with one or
more public libraries that receive only city and private funds, each library is
credited with serving the population of the city or cities from which it
receives funds or with which it has a contract.
(2) In counties with only one public library
and that library receives county funds, the library is credited with serving
the entire county population.
(3)
In counties with more than one public library that receives both city and
county funds, the libraries that receive city and county funds are credited
with serving their city population plus a percentage of the population living
outside the cities. This percentage is the ratio of each city's population to
the total of all the populations of cities with public libraries within the
county.
(4) In counties with a
library established by the county commissioners court and that receives no city
funds or an incorporated library that receives no city funds, and one or more
city libraries that receive county funds, the city libraries that receive
county and city funds are credited with serving their city populations plus a
percentage of the county population living outside the cities. The percentage
is the ratio of each city's population to the county population. The county
library or incorporated library that receives county funds and no city funds
serves all county residents not served by a city library.
(5) In counties with one library that
receives county funds and one or more public libraries that do not receive
county funds, the library that receives county funds is credited with serving
the county population less the populations of cities with public
libraries.
(6) In counties with
more than one library that receives county funds and no city funds, the county
population living outside cities with public libraries will be prorated among
the libraries in the same ratio as the county funds are allocated.
(7) When school districts contract with one
or more nonprofit corporations, cities, or counties for public library services
as part of their students' educational program, the State Library will estimate
the total population living within the school district.
(8) Libraries that enter into agreements or
contracts with counties, cities, or school districts to provide public library
services will be assigned population under this section whether or not there is
an exchange of funds.
(9) In
libraries where the population of a federal or state eleemosynary or
correctional institution or military installation exceeds 10% of the entire
population of the area served by a public library, the residential or base
population may be subtracted from the population served by that library if
these persons are served by an institutional or base library. If the
institution or military installation does not have a library that provides
general library services, the population will not be subtracted.
(10) When a library believes that the
acceptance of county funding would result in the assignment of an unrealistic
population figure, it may request in writing that the Library Systems Act
Advisory Board approve an exception to the population served methodology. The
board will use its discretion to devise a method by which data from the Bureau
of the Census will be used to calculate the assignment of population
served.
Notes
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For a city, nonprofit
(1) In counties with one or more public libraries that receive only city and private funds, each library is credited with serving the population of the city or cities from which it receives funds or with which it has a contract.
(2) In counties with only one public library and that library receives county funds, the library is credited with serving the entire county population.
(3) In counties with more than one public library that receives both city and county funds, the libraries that receive city and county funds are credited with serving their city population plus a percentage of the population living outside the cities. This percentage is the ratio of each city's population to the total of all the populations of cities with public libraries within the county.
(4) In counties with a library established by the county commissioners court and that receives no city funds or an incorporated library that receives no city funds, and one or more city libraries that receive county funds, the city libraries that receive county and city funds are credited with serving their city populations plus a percentage of the county population living outside the cities. The percentage is the ratio of each city's population to the county population. The county library or incorporated library that receives county funds and no city funds serves all county residents not served by a city library.
(5) In counties with one library that receives county funds and one or more public libraries that do not receive county funds, the library that receives county funds is credited with serving the county population less the populations of cities with public libraries.
(6) In counties with more than one library that receives county funds and no city funds, the county population living outside cities with public libraries will be prorated among the libraries in the same ratio as the county funds are allocated.
(7) When school districts contract with one or more nonprofit corporations, cities, or counties for public library services as part of their students' educational program, the State Library will estimate the total population living within the school district .
(8) Libraries that enter into agreements or contracts with counties, cities, or school districts to provide public library services will be assigned population under this section whether or not there is an exchange of funds.
(9) In libraries where the population of a federal or state eleemosynary or correctional institution or military installation exceeds 10% of the entire population of the area served by a public library, the residential or base population may be subtracted from the population served by that library if these persons are served by an institutional or base library. If the institution or military installation does not have a library that provides general library services, the population will not be subtracted.
(10) When a library believes that the acceptance of county funding would result in the assignment of an unrealistic population figure, it may request in writing that the Library Systems Act Advisory Board approve an exception to the population served methodology. The board will use its discretion to devise a method by which data from the Bureau of the Census will be used to calculate the assignment of population served.