Travis County, Texas
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| Travis County, Texas | |
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| Seat | Austin |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
2,647 km² (1,022 mi²) 2,562 km² (989 mi²) 85 km² (33 mi²), 3.21% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
812,280 317/km² |
| Website: TravisCounty.org | |
Travis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 812,280. Its county seat is Austin,6 the capital of Texas. The county is named in honor of William Barret Travis, the commander of the Texas forces at the Battle of the Alamo.
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[edit] Geography
Travis County is in Central Texas, about 75 miles northeast of San Antonio and 150 miles west of Houston. The Colorado River flows through Travis County, and three of the Texas Highland Lakes (Lake Travis, Lake Austin and Town Lake) are located there.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,647 km² (1,022 mi²). 2,562 km² (989 mi²) of it is land and 85 km² (33 mi²) of it (3.21%) is water.
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[edit] Adjacent counties
- Williamson County (north)
- Bastrop County (east)
- Caldwell County (south)
- Hays County (southwest)
- Blanco County (west)
- Burnet County (northwest)
[edit] Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there were 812,280 people, 320,766 households, and 183,798 families residing in the county. The population density was 317/km² (821/mi²). There were 335,881 housing units at an average density of 131/km² (340/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 68.21% White, 9.26% Black or African American, 0.58% Native American, 4.47% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 14.56% from other races, and 2.85% from two or more races. 28.20% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. English is spoken at home by 71.42% of the population aged 5 or over, Spanish by 22.35%, and a Chinese language (including Mandarin, Taiwanese, and Cantonese) by 1.05% [1].
There were 320,766 households out of which 29.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.60% were married couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.70% were non-families. 30.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the county, the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 14.70% from 18 to 24, 36.50% from 25 to 44, 18.20% from 45 to 64, and 6.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 104.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $46,761, and the median income for a family was $58,555. Males had a median income of $37,242 versus $30,452 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,883. About 7.70% of families and 12.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.90% of those under age 18 and 7.60% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Cities and towns
(a portion of southern Round Rock also extends into northern Travis county)
(a portion of Elgin extends into Travis County)
[edit] External links
- Travis County Information Center
- TravisCounty.org Free Web Mail
- Travis County Government website
- Travis County from the Handbook of Texas Online
- Travis County Law Library
- Travis County, Texas at the Open Directory Project (suggest site)
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