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Welcome to Travis County ...

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

The community of Austin is the Seat for Travis County. Austin is also the capital of Texas.

Travis County was founded in 1840 and was created by taking area from Bastrop County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Travis had a population of 1,273,954 people. This is an increase of 23.62% since the last Census (which gave a population of 1,030,503 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Travis represented 4.1% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Travis County:

  • Austin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Austin is located in Travis County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 995,484 people
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  • Bee Cave
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Briarcliff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Creedmoor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jonestown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lago Vista
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lakeway is located in Travis County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeway <2>
  • Manor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Manor is located in Travis County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
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    • Pflugerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Point Venture
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Point Venture is located in Travis County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Point Venture has also been known as:
      • Point Venture village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Venture <2>
    • Rollingwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Rollingwood is located in Travis County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • San Leanna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • San Leanna is located in Travis County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
    • Sunset Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Hills is located in Travis County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
    • Volente
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Webberville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • West Lake Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 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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