Austin, Texas

Austin
State capital
Downtown Austin skyline Texas State Capitol Congress Avenue Bridge Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium Main Building at the University of Texas at Austin Paramount Theatre Laguna Gloria
Flag Coat of arms
Nicknames:  Live Music Capital of the World, Silicon Hills, ATX, City of the Violet Crown
Motto:  Keep Austin Weird (unofficial)
Interactive map of Austin
Coordinates: 30°16′2″N 97°44′35″W / 30.26722°N 97.74306°W / 30.26722; -97.74306
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Travis, Hays, Williamson
Settled	1835; 189 years ago (1835)
Incorporated	December 27, 1839; 184 years ago (1839-12-27)
Named for	Stephen F. Austin
Government
• Type	Council–manager
• Mayor	Kirk Watson (D)[a]
• City Council	Members Natasha Harper-Madison (D) Vanessa Fuentes (D) Jose Velasquez (D) Jose "Chito" Vela (D) Ryan Alter (D) Mackenzie Kelly (R) Leslie Pool (D) Paige Ellis (D) Zohaib "Zo" Qadri (D) Alison Alter (D)
• City manager	T.C. Broadnax[1]
Area [2]
• State capital	326.51 sq mi (845.66 km2)
• Land	319.94 sq mi (828.64 km2)
• Water	6.57 sq mi (17.02 km2)
• Metro	4,285.70 sq mi (11,099.91 km2)
Elevation [3]	489 ft (149 m)
Population  (2022)U.S. Census Estimates
• State capital	974,447
• Rank	33rd in North America 10th in the United States 4th in Texas
• Density	3,006.36/sq mi (1,160.76/km2)
• Urban	1,809,888 (US: 29th)
• Urban density	2,921.0/sq mi (1,127.8/km2)
• Metro [4]	2,421,115 (US: 26th)
Demonym	Austinite
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	73301, 73344, 78681, 78701–78705, 78708–78739, 78741–78742, 78744–78768, 78772–78774, 78778–78779, 78783, 78799
Area codes	512 & 737
FIPS code	48-05000[5]
GNIS feature ID	1384879[3]
Website	austintexas.gov

Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Travis County. Austin is the 11th-largest city in the United States, and the 4th-largest in Texas. Its population in 2020 was 961,855.^[6] The University of Texas at Austin is located there.

Austin is frequently called the "Live Music Capital of the World". Several Fortune 500 companies have their main offices (also known as the headquarters) and regional offices in Austin.
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6. ↑ "QuickFacts: Austin city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 9, 2024.