Austin, Texas
city in and county seat of Travis County, Texas, United States, that is also the capital of the State of Texas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Travis County. Austin is the 11th-largest city in the United States, and the 4th-largest in Texas. Its population in 2020 was 961,855.[6] The University of Texas at Austin is located there.
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Austin | |
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Main Building at the University of Texas at Austin | |
Nicknames: Live Music Capital of the World, Silicon Hills, ATX, City of the Violet Crown | |
Motto: Keep Austin Weird (unofficial) | |
Coordinates: 30°16′2″N 97°44′35″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
Counties | Travis, Hays, Williamson |
Settled | 1835; 189 years ago (1835) |
Incorporated | December 27, 1839; 184 years ago (1839-12-27) |
Named for | Stephen F. Austin |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
• Mayor | Kirk Watson (D)[lower-alpha 1] |
• City Council | Members
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• City manager | Jesús Garza (Interim)[1] |
Area | |
• State capital | 326.51 sq mi (845.66 km2) |
• Land | 319.94 sq mi (828.64 km2) |
• Water | 6.57 sq mi (17.02 km2) |
• Metro | 4,285.70 sq mi (11,099.91 km2) |
Elevation | 489 ft (149 m) |
Population (2022)U.S. Census Estimates | |
• State capital | 974,447 |
• Rank | 33rd in North America 10th in the United States 4th in Texas |
• Density | 3,006.36/sq mi (1,160.76/km2) |
• Urban | 1,809,888 (US: 29th) |
• Urban density | 2,921.0/sq mi (1,127.8/km2) |
• Metro | 2,421,115 (US: 26th) |
Demonym | Austinite |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | 73301, 73344, 78681, 78701–78705, 78708–78739, 78741–78742, 78744–78768, 78772–78774, 78778–78779, 78783, 78799 |
Area codes | 512 & 737 |
FIPS code | 48-05000[5] |
GNIS feature ID | 1384879[3] |
Website | austintexas |
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Austin is frequently called the "Live Music Capital of the World". Several Fortune 500 companies have their main offices (also known as the headquarters) and regional offices in Austin.