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Welcome to Burnet County ...

Time Zone: Burnet County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Burnet is the Seat for Burnet County.

Burnet County was founded in 1852. Burnet was created by taking area from Bell, Travis and Williamson Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Burnet had a population of 48,155 people. This is an increase of 12.61% since the last Census (which gave a population of 42,762 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Burnet represented 0.17% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Burnet County:

  • Bertram
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bertram is located in Burnet County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,520 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertram <2>
  • Burnet
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Burnet is located in Burnet County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,539 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnet <2>
  • Cottonwood Shores
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Granite Shoals
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Haven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland Haven is located in Burnet County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
  • Marble Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Meadowlakes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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