City of Austin


The capital of Texas and home to 1,028,225 people who are called Austinites.

Some Facts

  • Settled
    • 1835
  • Incorporated
    • December 27, 1839
  • Named for
    • Stephen F. Austin
  • Government
    • Council-mayor
      • Mayor is Steve Adler
    • City Manager
      • Spencer Cronk
  • Area
    • City
      •  326.51 sq mi
    • Land
      • 319.94 sq mi
    • Water
      • 6.57 sq mi
    • Metro 4
      • ,285.70 sq mi
  • Population
    • 1,028,225
    • Rank
      • 11th in the US and 4th in Texas
  • Time zone
    • CST
      • UTC -6
    • CDT
      • UTC-5
  • Website
    • Austintexas.gov
  • The University of Texas at Austin
    • The largest  in the U.S. with 50,000 students
  • Major Professional sports
    • Austin FC.
      • MLS
  • Primary Airport
    • Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)

Fortune 500

There are a number of companies that have headquarters here

  • 3 M
  • Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
  • Amazon
  • Apple
  • Facebook (Meta)
  • Google
  • IBM
  • Intel
  • NXP Semiconductors
  • Oracle
  • Tesla
  • Texas instruments
  • Whole Foods Market

Dell’s worldwide headquarters is in the suburb of Round Rock


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