Buda, Texas | |
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Some of the shops along Main Street.
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Location of Buda, Texas |
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Coordinates: 30°5′3″N 97°50′21″W / 30.08417°N 97.83917°WCoordinates: 30°5′3″N 97°50′21″W / 30.08417°N 97.83917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Hays |
Government | |
• Mayor | Todd Ruge |
Area | |
• Total | 2.4 sq mi (6.3 km2) |
• Land | 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 702 ft (214 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 7,295 |
• Density | 998.5/sq mi (385.5/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 78610 |
Area code(s) | 512 & 737 |
FIPS code | 48-11080 |
GNIS feature ID | 1331525 |
Website | City of Buda |
Buda (/ˈbjuːdə/ BYOO-da) is a city in Hays County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,343 residents in 2010. Buda is part of the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metropolitan statistical area and one of Austin's fastest growing suburbs.
Buda is located at 30°05′03″N 97°50′21″W / 30.084229°N 97.839081°W (30.084229, −97.839081). This is 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Austin and 60 miles (97 km) northeast of San Antonio on Interstate 35.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), of which, 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2) of it is land and 0.41% is water.
Buda is served by the Hays Consolidated Independent School District. Buda Elementary, originally built in 1885 sits just outside Main Street and currently serves 500 students from the Buda area. Buda students attend Jack C. Hays High School.