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Travis County
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county in Texas, United States
Travis County is a county located in Texas that includes the state capital, Austin, and surrounding communities. It matters as one of Texas's major population centers and an important economic hub in the state.
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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- William B. Travis
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Texas
- Contains
- Austin
- Capital
- Austin
- Population
- 1290188
- Area
- 2650
- Time zone
- Central Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Burnet County
- Headquarters
- Austin
- Official website
- www.traviscountytx.gov
- Image
- Travis courthouse 2011.jpg
- Households
- 491531
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- Commons category
- Travis County, Texas
- topic's main category
- Category:Travis County, Texas
- inception
- 1840-00-00
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Travis County, Texas
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Travis County, Texas
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Travis County, Texas
- water as percent of area
- 3.2
- native label
- Travis County
- social media followers
- 31246
- per capita income
- 45453
- IPA transcription
- ˈtɹævɪs ˈkaʊnti
- number of viewers/listeners
- 560201
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Encyclopedic overview
Travis County is located in Central Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,290,188. It is the fifth-most populous county in Texas. Its county seat and most populous city is Austin, the state's capital. The county was established in 1840 and is named in honor of William Barret Travis, the commander of the Republic of Texas forces at the Battle of the Alamo. Travis County is part of the Austin–Round Rock–Georgetown metropolitan area. It is located along the Balcones Fault, the boundary between the Edwards Plateau to the west and the Blackland Prairie to the east.
History
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