Austin, Texas | ||
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City | ||
City of Austin | ||
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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Location in Texas, United States & North America | ||
Coordinates: 30°16′N 97°44′W / 30.267°N 97.733°WCoordinates: 30°16′N 97°44′W / 30.267°N 97.733°W | ||
Country | United States | |
State | Texas | |
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 | 947,890 (11th) | |
• Density | 3,358.32/sq mi (1,296.65/km2) | |
• Metro | 2,056,405 (31st) | |
• 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 | |
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Website | Official website |
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