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City of Austin |
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— City — | |||
Downtown skyline as seen from Lady Bird Lake | |||
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Nickname(s): Live Music Capital of the World | |||
Location in the state of Texas | |||
Location in the United States | |||
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Country | United States of America | ||
State | Texas | ||
County | Travis Williamson Hays |
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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 |