Jonestown, Texas | |
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City | |
Location of Jonestown, Texas |
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Coordinates: 30°29′20″N 97°55′27″W / 30.48889°N 97.92417°WCoordinates: 30°29′20″N 97°55′27″W / 30.48889°N 97.92417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Travis |
Area | |
• Total | 5.3 sq mi (13.7 km2) |
• Land | 4.7 sq mi (12.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
Elevation | 814 ft (248 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,834 |
• Density | 350/sq mi (130/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 78645 |
Area code(s) | 512 |
FIPS code | 48-38020 |
GNIS feature ID | 1360424 |
Jonestown is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,834 at the 2010 census.
Jonestown is located at 30°29′20″N 97°55′27″W / 30.488872°N 97.924208°W (30.488872, -97.924208). This is at the north end of Lake Travis, 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Austin.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.7 km2), of which, 4.7 square miles (12.1 km2) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) of it (11.34%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,681 people, 699 households, and 434 families residing in the city. The population density was 358.0 people per square mile (138.4/km2). There were 770 housing units at an average density of 164.0/sq mi (63.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.27% White, 0.83% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 3.57% from other races, and 2.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.58% of the population.