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  1. Austin, Texas. Austin, City (pop., 2020: 961,855), capital of Texas, U.S. It was founded in 1835 as the village of Waterloo on the Colorado River in south-central Texas. In 1839 it was made capital of the Republic of Texas and renamed to honour Stephen Austin; when Texas became a state in 1845, Austin was its capital.

  2. The first lots in Austin went on sale August 1839. [1] [2] [3] [4] Austin's history has also been largely tied to state politics and in the late 19th century, the establishment of the University of Texas made Austin a regional center for higher education, as well as a hub for state government.

  3. About the City of Austin. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, Austin is the capital of the state of Texas, the Lone Star State. The city dates back to the 1830s, when the first Anglo-American settlers arrived in the area, then part of Mexico. In 1837, settlers founded the village of Waterloo on the banks of ...

  4. Austin ( / ˈɔːstɪn / AW-stin, UK: / ˈɒstɪn / OST-in) is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and most populous city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the tenth-most populous city in the United States, the fourth-most populous city ...

  5. Austin is a city of about 965,000 people (2021) on the southeast edge of the Hill Country region of Texas, making it the fourth-largest city in the state and the 11th-largest in the country. It is the capital of Texas and a college town, and also a center of an alternative culture away from the major cities on the US coasts, though the city is ...

  6. AustinRound Rock–San Marcos (or Greater Austin) is a five county metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Texas

  7. Cities in Williamson County, Texas. Greater Austin. State capitals in the United States. County seats in Texas. Hidden categories: Commons category link is on Wikidata. Wikipedia categories named after populated places in Texas.

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