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Map of racial distribution in Austin, 2010 U.S. census. Each dot is 25 people: ⬤ White ⬤ Black ⬤ Asian ⬤ Hispanic ⬤ Other. A 2014 University of Texas study stated that Austin was the only U.S. city with a fast growth rate between 2000 and 2010 with a net loss in African Americans.
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge. Greater Austin is located in Central Texasalong the Balcones Faultand Interstate 35, northeast of San Antonio. The bisecting Balcones Faultrenders eastern portions relatively flat and western portions—located on the edge of the Texas Hill Country—mildly hilly.
The U.S. state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state. [ 1] While only about 20% of Texas counties are generally located within the Houston—Dallas—San Antonio—Austin areas, they serve a majority of the state's population with approximately 22,000,000 inhabitants. Texas was originally divided into ...
1970. Designated TSAL. 5/28/1981. The moonlight towers in Austin, Texas, are the only known surviving moonlight towers in the world. They are 165 feet (50 m) tall and have a 15-foot (4.6 m) foundation. A single tower casts light from six carbon arc lamps, illuminating a 1,500-foot-radius (460 m) circle brightly enough to read a watch.
Congress Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Austin, Texas. The street is a six-lane, tree lined avenue that cuts through the middle of the city from far south Austin and goes over Lady Bird Lake leading to the Texas State Capitol in the heart of Downtown. Congress Avenue south of Lady Bird Lake is known as South Congress, often abbreviated to ...
Barton Springs. / 30.30750°N 97.73028°W / 30.30750; -97.73028. Barton Springs is a set of four natural water springs located at Barton Creek on the grounds of Zilker Park [ 2] in Austin, Texas, resulting from water flowing through the Edwards Aquifer. The largest spring, Main Barton Spring (also known as Parthenia, "the mother spring ...
Sixth Street (Austin, Texas) / 30.26722°N 97.73972°W / 30.26722; -97.73972. Sixth Street is a historic street and entertainment district in Austin, Texas, located within the city's urban core in downtown Austin. [ 2] Sixth Street was formerly named Pecan Street under Austin's older naming convention, which had east–west streets ...
UTC-5 ( CDT) ZIP Codes. 78704. Area code (s) 512, 737. South Congress (abbreviated SoCo) is a neighborhood located on South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, United States. It is also a nationally known shopping and cultural district known for its many eclectic small retailers, restaurants, music and art venues and, more recently, food trucks.