Travis County, Texas

Travis County
County
Heman Marion Sweatt Travis County Courthouse in Austin
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Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 30°20′N 97°47′W / 30.33°N 97.78°W / 30.33; -97.78
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1840 (1840)
Named for	William B. Travis
Seat	Austin
Largest city	Austin
Area
• Total	1,023 sq mi (2,650 km2)
• Land	990 sq mi (2,600 km2)
• Water	33 sq mi (90 km2)  3.2%
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,290,188
• Density	1,303.2/sq mi (503.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	10th, 17th, 21st, 35th, 37th
Website	traviscountytx.gov

Travis County is located in Central Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,290,188. It is the fifth-most populous county in Texas. Its county seat and most populous city is Austin,^[1] the capital of Texas. The county was established in 1840 and is named in honor of William Barret Travis, the commander of the Republic of Texas forces at the Battle of the Alamo. Travis County is part of the Austin–Round Rock–Georgetown Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located along the Balcones Fault, the boundary between the Edwards Plateau to the west and the Blackland Prairie to the east.