Cottonwood Shores, Texas | |
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City | |
Motto(s): "People, Parks, and Prosperity" | |
Location of Cottonwood Shores, Texas |
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Coordinates: 30°33′22″N 98°19′28″W / 30.55611°N 98.32444°WCoordinates: 30°33′22″N 98°19′28″W / 30.55611°N 98.32444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Burnet |
Area | |
• Total | 2.0 sq mi (5.1 km2) |
• Land | 2.0 sq mi (5.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 830 ft (253 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,123 |
• Density | 574/sq mi (221.8/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 78657 |
Area code(s) | 830 |
FIPS code | 48-17208 |
GNIS feature ID | 1385470 |
Website | cottonwoodshores |
Cottonwood Shores is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,123 at the 2010 census.
Cottonwood Shores is located in southwestern Burnet County at 30°33′22″N 98°19′28″W / 30.556023°N 98.324327°W, on the south bank of the Colorado River below the outlet of Lake Lyndon B. Johnson. This is about 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Marble Falls, 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Burnet, the county seat, and 50 miles (80 km) west of downtown Austin.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 877 people, 312 households, and 232 families residing in the city. The population density was 932.9 people per square mile (360.2/km2). There were 351 housing units at an average density of 373.4 per square mile (144.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 88.60% White, 1.03% African American, 1.25% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 7.75% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.61% of the population.