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Granite Shoals, Texas

Granite Shoals, Texas
City
Nickname(s): City of Parks
Motto: Your Gateway to Lake LBJ
Location of Granite Shoals, Texas
Location of Granite Shoals, Texas
Burnet County GraniteShoals.svg
Coordinates: 30°35′13″N 98°22′54″W / 30.58694°N 98.38167°W / 30.58694; -98.38167Coordinates: 30°35′13″N 98°22′54″W / 30.58694°N 98.38167°W / 30.58694; -98.38167
Country United States
State Texas
County Burnet
Incorporated 1966
Government
 • Type Home rule municipality
 • Mayor Carl J. Brugger
 • City Manager Ken Nickel
Area
 • Total 5.7 sq mi (14.7 km2)
 • Land 4.5 sq mi (11.7 km2)
 • Water 1.2 sq mi (3.0 km2)
Elevation 879 ft (268 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 4,910
 • Density 1,087/sq mi (419.6/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 78654
Area code(s) 830
FIPS code 48-30584
GNIS feature ID 1388555
Website www.graniteshoals.org

Granite Shoals is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. The 2010 census population was 4,910.

Granite Shoals is located in southwestern Burnet County at 30°35′13″N 98°22′54″W / 30.587032°N 98.381693°W / 30.587032; -98.381693. This is 7 miles (11 km) west of Marble Falls and 56 miles (90 km) northwest of downtown Austin, on a bend on the east shore of Lake Lyndon B. Johnson.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.7 square miles (14.7 km2), of which 4.5 square miles (11.7 km2) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.0 km2), or 20.25%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,040 people, 825 households, and 593 families residing in the city. The population density was 828.3 people per square mile (320.2/km2). There were 1,224 housing units at an average density of 497.0/sq mi (192.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 86.57% White, 1.13% African American, 0.74% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 10.44% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.18% of the population.


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