Austin, Texas

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Published on Monday, 15 February 2010 17:34

Written by Film Festival Traveler Staff

City of Austin
—  City —
Downtown skyline as seen from Lady Bird Lake
Seal
Nickname(s): Live Music Capital of the World
Location in the state of Texas
City of Austin Location in the United States
Coordinates: 30°15′N 97°45′W / 30.25°N 97.75°W / 30.25; -97.75Coordinates: 30°15′N 97°45′W / 30.25°N 97.75°W / 30.25; -97.75
Country	United States of America
State	Texas
County	Travis Williamson Hays
Settled	1835
Incorporated	December 27, 1839
Government
- Type	Council–manager
- Mayor	Lee Leffingwell
- City Manager	Marc Ott
Area
- City	296.2 sq mi (767.28 km2)
- Land	251.5 sq mi (651.4 km2)
- Water	6.9 sq mi (17.9 km2)
- Metro	4,285.7 sq mi (11,099.91 km2)
Elevation	489 ft (149 m)
Population (2009, est.)[2]
- City	786,386 (15th)
- Density	3,126.6/sq mi (1,207.2/km2)
- Metro	1,769,952 (35th)
- Demonym	Austinite
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	78701-78705, 78708-78739, 78741-78742, 78744-78769
Area code(s)	512
FIPS code	48-05000[3]
GNIS feature ID	1384879[4]
Website	www.ci.austin.tx.us