Cedar Park, Texas
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| Foundation : | 1887 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Williamson County |
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 30 ′ N , 97 ° 50 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 48,937 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 1,112.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 44.3 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) of which 44.0 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 276 m |
| Postcodes : | 78613, 78630 |
| Area code : | +1 512 |
| FIPS : | 48-13552 |
| GNIS ID : | 1354140 |
| Website : | www.cedarparktexas.gov |
| Mayor : | Bob Lemon |
Cedar Park is a city in Williamson County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city is located on Cluck Creek and US Highway 183, about 33 km northwest of Austin , in the southwest of the county, in central southeast Texas and has a total area of 44.3 km 2 , of which 0.4 km 2 is water.
history
At the beginning the settlement and the creek were called Running Brushy . In 1871 George Cluck made the journey on the Chisholm Trail , accompanied by his wife Harriet, the first woman to undertake this difficult journey. In 1873 Cluck bought this land including Running Bushy Spring and built the Cluck Ranch on it, which became the center of the community. The first post office was set up for Running Bushy in February 1874 and was operated by Harriet Cluck for eight years.
In 1882, the Austin and Northwestern Railroad completed its Austin to Burnet route , crossing Clucks land. In this context, the railway company renamed the settlement to Brueggerhoff , after the name of one of the company's partners. In 1887 the name was changed to Cedar Park. The quarrying of limestone for the construction of buildings became the most important economic factor in the following period up to 1970, which was favored by the proximity to Austin. Due to its proximity to Austin, a large part of the former farmland became building land in 1960 and the small town grew from 125 to over 3,000 inhabitants between 1970 and 1980. In 1990, 206 businesses and 5161 residents were registered. In 2000 this was already 20,049 residents and 862 shops.
economy
The space company Firefly Aerospace is based in Cedar Park .
Sports
Since the 2009/10 season, Cedar Park has been home to the Texas Stars ice hockey team , which plays in the American Hockey League . The Texas Stars play their home games in the 6,863-seat Cedar Park Center .
Demographic data
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1980 | 3474 | - | |
| 1990 | 5161 | 48.6% | |
| 2000 | 26,049 | 404.7% | |
| 2010 | 48,937 | 87.9% | |
| 1930-2000, 2010 | |||
According to the 2000 census, 26,049 people lived here in 8,621 households and 7,155 families. The population density was 592.7 people per km 2 . The racial the population was composed of 86.41% White, 3.32% African American, 0.34% Native American, 2.61% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, and 5.10% other ethnic groups. About 2.16% were mixed race and 13.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 8,621 households, 52.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 70.3% of them were married couples living together. 9.6% were single mothers and 17.0% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were single households and there were people living in 2.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.29 people.
33.5% of the population were under 18 years old, 6.0% 18 to 24, 40.3% 25 to 44, 15.9% 45 to 64, and 4.3% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 94.7 men.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 67,527 , and the median income for a family is $ 70,587. Males had a median income of $ 49,657 versus $ 32,039 for females. The per capita income was $ 24,767. 4.1% of the population and 3.0% of families are below the poverty line. 6.2% of these were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 0.0% were 65 or older.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF file; 1.13 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census ( Memento of the original from December 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 16, 2012
Web links
- Handbook of Texas , engl.