Williamson County, Texas

Williamson County is a located in the  of. It is part of the. As of 2000, the population was 249,967. Its is. The county is named for, a leader and veteran of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,939 (1,135 ). 2,908 km² (1,123 sq mi) of it is land and 31 km² (12 sq mi) of it (1.05%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 79.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 183.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 29.svg|20px]]
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 * [[Image:Texas 95.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Toll Texas 130.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Toll Texas 183A.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 195.svg|23px]]

Adjacent counties

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 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 249,967 people, 86,766 households, and 66,983 families residing in the county. The was 86/km² (223/sq mi). There were 90,325 housing units at an average density of 31/km² (80/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 82.41%, 5.12% or , 0.45% , 2.64% , 0.08% , 7.19% from , and 2.11% from two or more races. 17.20% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 86,766 households out of which 43.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.00% were living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.80% were non-families. 17.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the county, the population was spread out with 30.00% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 35.60% from 25 to 44, 19.10% from 45 to 64, and 7.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $60,642, and the median income for a family was $66,208. Males had a median income of $43,471 versus $30,558 for females. The for the county was $24,547. About 3.40% of families and 4.80% of the population were below the, including 5.40% of those under age 18 and 5.90% of those age 65 or over.

Williamson County Flag


The stars on the flag surrounding the state of Texas represent the thirty-three viable communities identified by Clara Stearns Scarbrough in her 1973 book, Land of Good Water. In 1970, these communities ranged in population from twenty people in Norman's Crossing to more than 10,000 residents in Taylor. It is difficult to establish how many communities exist in Williamson County today, because the determination of "community" is subjective and without set criteria. However, in Williamson County in 2004, there were 11 towns with populations of over 1,000 people and seven towns with populations above 5,000.

Courtesy of the Williamson County Commissioner's Court

Communities
* unincorporated community

Austin is primarily in and Thorndale is primarily in. Bartlett lies on the line between Williamson and counties. Cedar Park, Leander, and Round Rock extend into Travis County. , and  are not communities as such but were s in 2000.

Newspapers
The newspapers that serve Williamson County include the Round Rock Leader, Williamson County Sun, Taylor Daily Press, Hutto News, Hill Country News, Liberty Hill Independent, and Tribune-Progress.

Education
The following school districts serve Williamson County:


 * (partly in Bell County, small portion in Milam County)
 * (mostly in Burnet County, small portion in Llano County)
 * (very small portion in Travis County)
 * (small portion in Bell County)
 * (partly in Travis County)
 * (mostly in Lee County, very small portion in Milam County)
 * (small portion in Travis County)
 * (mostly in Milam County)
 * (partly in Travis County)
 * (mostly in Lee County, very small portion in Milam County)
 * (small portion in Travis County)
 * (mostly in Milam County)
 * (mostly in Milam County)
 * (mostly in Milam County)
 * (mostly in Milam County)