Georgetown, Texas

Georgetown, Texas
City
Downtown Georgetown
Downtown Georgetown
Nickname(s): 
Red Poppy Capital of Texas, G-Town, GTX, Takachue Pouetsu (Land of Good Water)
Motto: 
"Sincerely Yours"
Location of Georgetown, Texas
Location of Georgetown, Texas
Coordinates: 30°37′58″N 97°40′38″W / 30.63278°N 97.67722°W / 30.63278; -97.67722
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWilliamson
Founded1848
Incorporated1866
Named forGeorge Washington Glasscock[1]
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • MayorJosh Schroeder
 • City ManagerDavid Morgan
Area
[2]
 • Total60.452 sq mi (156.570 km2)
 • Land58.146 sq mi (150.597 km2)
 • Water2.306 sq mi (5.971 km2)
Elevation
[3]
755 ft (230 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total67,176
 • Estimate 
(2023)[5]
96,312
 • RankUS: 352nd
TX: 44th
 • Density1,656.0/sq mi (639.5/km2)
DemonymTownie
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
78626, 78627, 78628, 78633
Area code(s)512 and 737
FIPS code48-29336
GNIS feature ID1357960[3]
Sales tax8.25%[6]
Websitegeorgetowntexas.gov

Georgetown is a city in Texas and the county seat of Williamson County, Texas, United States.[7] The population was 67,176 at the 2020 census,[4] and according to 2023 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 96,312.[5] It is 30 miles (48 km) north of Austin and is part of the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos metropolitan statistical area.

Georgetown has a notable range of Victorian commercial and residential architecture. In 1976, a local historic ordinance was passed to recognize and protect the significance of the historic central business district. In 1977, the Williamson County Courthouse Historical District, containing some 46 contributing structures, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[8]

Southwestern University is the oldest university in Texas. Founded in 1875 from four existing colleges, the oldest of which had been founded 35 years earlier,[9] it is in Georgetown about one-half mile from the historic square. Georgetown is known as the "Red Poppy" Capital of Texas for the red poppy wildflowers planted throughout the city. Georgetown's Red Poppy Festival, which attracts tens of thousands of visitors annually, is held in April each year on the historic square.

  1. ^ "Georgetown, TX (Williamson County)". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Georgetown, Texas
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Georgetown (TX) sales tax rate". Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  8. ^ "Georgetown Mainstreet History". Archived from the original on July 6, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  9. ^ "Our History".