Onion Creek, Texas | |
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Former CDP | |
Coordinates: 30°8′28″N 97°47′21″W / 30.14111°N 97.78917°WCoordinates: 30°8′28″N 97°47′21″W / 30.14111°N 97.78917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Travis |
Area | |
• Total | 3.2 sq mi (8.4 km2) |
• Land | 3.2 sq mi (8.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 574 ft (175 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 2,116 |
• Density | 656.1/sq mi (253.3/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
FIPS code | 48-54063 |
GNIS feature ID | 1867559 |
Onion Creek is a neighborhood in Austin.
Onion Creek is also the name of a creek that starts in Hays County, Texas and empties into the Colorado River (Texas).
Onion Creek is located at 30°8′28″N 97°47′21″W / 30.14111°N 97.78917°W (30.141145, -97.789188), 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Austin. In November 2013, AT&T announced that the Onion Creek neighborhood would become one of four Austin neighborhoods to get their new GigaPower high speed internet service.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,116 people, 1,002 households, and 742 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 656.1 people per square mile (253.7/km²). There were 1,038 housing units at an average density of 321.9/sq mi (124.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.10% White, 1.18% African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.13% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.65% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.12% of the population.