Leander, Texas

Leander, Texas
Leander city limit
Leander city limit
Location of Leander, Texas
Location of Leander, Texas
Coordinates: 30°34′44″N 97°51′11″W / 30.57889°N 97.85306°W / 30.57889; -97.85306
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesWilliamson, Travis
IncorporatedJanuary 21, 1978[1]
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • MayorChristine DeLisle[2]
 • City ManagerRick Beverlin
Area
 • Total37.70 sq mi (97.65 km2)
 • Land37.50 sq mi (97.13 km2)
 • Water0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
Elevation1,017 ft (310 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total59,202
 • Estimate 
(2023)
81,371
 • Density1,160.6/sq mi (448.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
78641, 78646
Area code512 & 737
FIPS code48-42016[5]
GNIS feature ID2410812[4]
Websitehttp://www.leandertx.gov/

Leander (/liˈændər/ lee-AN-dər) is a city in Williamson County and Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 59,202 at the 2020 census and 74,375 at the 2022 census estimate.[6] A suburb just north of Austin, and part of the Greater Austin metropolitan area, it was the fastest-growing city in the United States between 2018 and 2019.[7]

  1. ^ "Leander's History". Leander Chamber of Commerce.
  2. ^ "Leander City Council". City of Leander.
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leander, Texas
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Leander city, Texas". www.census.gov. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  7. ^ Bureau, US Census. "The 15 Fastest-Growing Large Cities - By Percent Change: 2018-2019". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 8, 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)