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Welcome to Williamson County ...

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

The community of Georgetown is the Seat for Williamson County.

Williamson County was founded in 1848 and was created by taking area from Milam County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Williamson had a population of 590,551 people. This is an increase of 38.53% since the last Census (which gave a population of 426,287 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Williamson represented 1.7% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Williamson County:

  • Cedar Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Park is located in Williamson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,040 people
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  • Coupland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Coupland is located in Williamson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
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  • Florence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Florence is located in Williamson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,304 people
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  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown is located in Williamson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,538 people
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  • Granger
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Granger is located in Williamson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
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  • Hutto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hutto is located in Williamson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
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  • Jarrell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jarrell is located in Williamson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,077 people
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  • Leander
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Leander is located in Williamson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
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  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Liberty Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Round Rock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Round Rock is located in Williamson County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137,575 people
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    • Taylor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Taylor is located in Williamson County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
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    • Thrall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Thrall is located in Williamson County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
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    • Weir
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Weir is located in Williamson County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.