Cottonwood Shores, Texas

Cottonwood Shores, Texas
City
Motto: "People, Parks, and Prosperity"

Location of Cottonwood Shores, Texas
Coordinates: 30°33′22″N 98°19′28″W / 30.55611°N 98.32444°W / 30.55611; -98.32444Coordinates: 30°33′22″N 98°19′28″W / 30.55611°N 98.32444°W / 30.55611; -98.32444
Country United States
State Texas
County Burnet
Area
  Total 2.0 sq mi (5.1 km2)
  Land 2.0 sq mi (5.1 km2)
  Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 830 ft (253 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 1,123
  Density 574/sq mi (221.8/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 78654
Area code(s) 830
FIPS code 48-17208[1]
GNIS feature ID 1385470[2]
Website cottonwoodshores.org

Cottonwood Shores is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,123 at the 2010 census.[3]

Geography

Cottonwood Shores is located in southwestern Burnet County at 30°33′22″N 98°19′28″W / 30.556023°N 98.324327°W / 30.556023; -98.324327,[4] on the south bank of the Colorado River below the outlet of Lake Lyndon B. Johnson. This is about 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Marble Falls, 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Burnet, the county seat, and 50 miles (80 km) west of downtown Austin.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km2), all of it land.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1990548
200087760.0%
20101,12328.1%
Est. 20141,136[5]1.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 877 people, 312 households, and 232 families residing in the city. The population density was 932.9 people per square mile (360.2/km2). There were 351 housing units at an average density of 373.4 per square mile (144.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 88.60% White, 1.03% African American, 1.25% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 7.75% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.61% of the population.

There were 312 households out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,094, and the median income for a family was $37,656. Males had a median income of $28,333 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,664. About 7.6% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

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