WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS

'Williamson County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. As of 2000, the population was 249,967. Its county seat is Georgetown⁶. The county is named for Robert McAlpin Williamson, a leader and veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto^[1].

Contents

Geography

Major Highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Williamson County Flag

Communities

Newspapers

Education

References

External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,939 km² (1,135 mi²). 2,908 km² (1,123 mi²) of it is land and 31 km² (12 mi²) of it (1.05%) is water.

Major Highways

★ Interstate 35

★ U.S. Route 79

★ U.S. Route 183

★ State Highway 29

★ State Highway 45

★ State Highway 95

★ State Highway 130

★ 183A Toll Road

★ State Highway 195

Adjacent counties

★ Bell County (north)

★ Milam County (northeast)

★ Lee County (east)

★ Bastrop County (southeast)

★ Travis County (south)

★ Burnet County (west)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 249,967 people, 86,766 households, and 66,983 families residing in the county. The population density was 86/km² (223/mi²). There were 90,325 housing units at an average density of 31/km² (80/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 82.41% White, 5.12% Black or African American, 0.45% Native American, 2.64% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 7.19% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. 17.20% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 86,766 households out of which 43.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.00% were married couples living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.80% were non-families. 17.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the county, the population was spread out with 30.00% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 35.60% from 25 to 44, 19.10% from 45 to 64, and 7.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $60,642, and the median income for a family was $66,208. Males had a median income of $43,471 versus $30,558 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,547. About 3.40% of families and 4.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.40% of those under age 18 and 5.90% of those age 65 or over.

Williamson County Flag

The stars on the flag surrounding the state of Texas represent the thirty-three viable communities identified by Clara Stearns Scarbrough in her 1973 book, Land of Good Water. In 1970, these communities ranged in population from twenty people in Norman's Crossing to more than 10,000 residents in Taylor. It is difficult to establish how many communities exist in Williamson County today, because the determination of "community" is subjective and without set criteria. However, in Williamson County in 2004, there were 11 towns with populations of over 1,000 people and seven towns with populations above 5,000.
Courtesy of the Williamson County
Commissioner's Court

Communities

★ Austin ★ Bartlett ★ Cedar Park ★ Coupland ★ ★ Florence

★ Georgetown ★ Granger ★ Hutto ★ Jarrell

★ Leander ★ Liberty Hill ★ Norman's Crossing ★ ★ Round Rock

★ Taylor ★ Thorndale ★ Thrall ★ Waterloo ★

★ Weir

★ unincorporated community
Austin is primarily in Travis County and Thorndale is primarily in Milam County. Bartlett lies on the line between Williamson and Bell counties. Cedar Park, Leander, and Round Rock extend into Travis County. Jollyville, Brushy Creek and Serenada are not communities as such but were census-designated places in 2000.

Newspapers

The newspapers that serve Williamson County include the ''Round Rock Leader'', ''Williamson County Sun'', ''Taylor Daily Press'', ''Hutto News'', ''Hill Country News'', ''Liberty Hill Independent'', and ''Tribune-Progress''.^[2]

Education

The following school districts serve Williamson County:

★ Bartlett ISD (partly in Bell County, small portion in Milam County)

★ Burnet Consolidated ISD (mostly in Burnet County, small portion in Llano County)

★ Coupland ISD (very small portion in Travis County)

★ Florence ISD (small portion in Bell County)

★ Georgetown ISD

★ Granger ISD

★ Hutto ISD

★ Jarrell ISD

★ Leander ISD (partly in Travis County)

★ Lexington ISD (mostly in Lee County, very small portion in Milam County)

★ Liberty Hill ISD

★ Round Rock ISD (small portion in Travis County)

★ Taylor ISD

★ Thrall ISD

★ Thorndale ISD (mostly in Milam County)

References

1. Robert McAlpin Williamson Handbook of Texas entry
2. Ben Trollinger. (2006) Cox to purchase Round Rock Leader, ''The Williamson County Sun'', October 18, 2006

External links

★ Williamson County government's website

★ Williamson County Historical Museum

★ Williamson County Historical Museum Communities

★ Williamson County Historical Museum Photos

★ Read Robert M. Williamson's entry in the Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas hosted by the Portal to Texas History.

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★ Williamson County chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas

★ Williamson County Weather and Climate Data