Live music capital of the world
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Downtown Austin's skyline as seen from Lady Bird Lake in August 2014
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| Nickname(s): "Live Music Capital of the World", "Silicon Hills", "ATX", "City of the Violet Crown" | ||
 Location in the U.S. state of Texas |
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| Coordinates: 30°16′N 97°45′W / 30.267°N 97.750°WCoordinates: 30°16′N 97°45′W / 30.267°N 97.750°W | ||
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 United States
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 Texas
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| Counties | Hays, Travis, Williamson | |
| Settled | 1835 | |
| Incorporated | December 27, 1839 | |
| Named for | Stephen F. Austin | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Council–manager | |
| • Mayor | Steve Adler (D) | |
| • City Manager | Elaine Hart | |
| Area | ||
| • City | 271.8 sq mi (704 km2) | |
| • Land | 264.9 sq mi (686 km2) | |
| • Water | 6.9 sq mi (18 km2) | |
| • Metro | 4,285.70 sq mi (11,099.91 km2) | |
| Elevation | 489 ft (149 m) | |
| Population (2016) | ||
| • City | 931,830 (11th) | |
| • Density | 3,358.32/sq mi (1,296.65/km2) | |
| • Metro | 2,000,860 (33rd) | |
| • Demonym | Austinite | |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | |
| ZIP code | 78701–78705, 78708–78739, 78741–78742, 78744–78769 | |
| Area code(s) | 512 & 737 | |
| FIPS code | 48-05000 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1384879 | |
| Website | Official website | |
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