10 Things You May Not Know About Austin, Texas
- Austin is the fourth largest city in Texas (behind Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio) and the 16th largest city in the United States.
- The City of Austin has a population of roughly 700,000 residents. The Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Area had 1,513,565 people as of 2006.
- Austin has very liberal city government while Texas tends to be very conservative.
- The eastern part of Austin is relatively flat and consists of grassy plains, while western parts of the city are very scenic with lakes, greenbelts and rolling limestone hills which make up the edge of the Texas Hill Country.
- Austin is known as the “Live Music Capital of The World.” Most of the music industry revolves around 6th Street (Entertainment District) where the many bars host local talents as well as nationally known acts. Austin also hosts South by Southwest every year in March and the Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL) in September.
- Austin has more city pools per capita than any other city in America! The Aquatic Division operates 48 public pool facilities, which includes: 27 neighborhood pools, 12 wading pools, 2 water playscapes, 6 municipal pools, the Emma Long waterfront, and Barton Springs Pool.
- Austin is the perfect urban area for outdoor lovers. The Parks and Recreation Department oversees more than 16,682 acres of land with 206 parks, 12 nature preserves and 26 greenbelts.
- Lake Travis runs a 65 mile serpentine course in NW Travis County and is the largest lake in Central Texas. Lake Travis is one of the most desired locations for Austin residents seeking outdoor recreation including boating, skiing, wakeboarding, scuba diving, fishing, picnicking and camping.
- In 2004, Austin topped the list of "Top 10 Cities for Moviemakers" and took the #3 spot this year, just behind New York City and Philadelphia according to MovieMaker Magazine.
- The Texas Longhorns will win another national championship in 2007!
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