Llano (Texas)

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Llano
Llano County Llano.svg
Location of Llano in Texas
Basic data
Foundation : 1856
State : United States
State : Texas
County : Llano County
Coordinates : 30 ° 45 ′  N , 98 ° 41 ′  W Coordinates: 30 ° 45 ′  N , 98 ° 41 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 3,325 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 289.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 12.2 km 2  (about 5 mi 2 ) of
which 11.5 km 2  (about 4 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 314 m
Postal code : 78643
Area code : +1 325
FIPS : 48-43144
GNIS ID : 1361576
Website : www.llanotx.com

Llano is a city in and the county seat of Llano County , Texas . In 2000 the city had 3,325 inhabitants with an area of ​​12,173 km².

The city was founded as the seat of the county of the same name shortly after it was constituted on February 24, 1854. The city and county are named after the Llano River , on the banks of which the city is located. Until the 1870s, the Llano was little more than a trading outpost with a post office. In the mid-1880s, rich ore deposits were discovered north of the city and with the exploitation of these, Llano experienced an economic boom until the mid-1890s , which led to the connection to the Texan railway network.

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1910 1687 -
1920 1645 -2.5%
1930 2124 29.1%
1940 2658 25.1%
1950 2954 11.1%
1960 2656 -10.1%
1970 2608 -1.8%
1980 3071 17.8%
1990 2962 -3.5%
2000 3325 12.3%
1910-2000,

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Website US Census Bureau , page on all recorded Texan locations ( factfinder.census.gov , English ).
  2. ↑ James B. Heckert-Greene: LLANO, TX. In: The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA), 1999 ff, accessed May 12, 2008. (English, tshaonline.org )., Online edition 1999ff
  3. ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF file; 1.1 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012