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General Austin
Texas Information
City
Population 2000: 656,562
Metro area: Austin-Round Rock
Latitude: 30.266N
Longitude: -97.742W
Time zone: Central Standard
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"Live Music Capital of the World"
State capital and college town
County seat of Travis County
On the Colorado River
Named after Stephen Fuller Austin, early leader in Texas
battle for independence
Straddles Travis and Williamson counties
(ePodunk links to the county with the most
population)
No. 4 on the "Best Cities for Women" list (big
cities), Ladies' Home Journal, 2002
Filming location for 1997 movie, "Good Will Hunting"
and 1974 movie, "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" and
2004 movie, "The Alamo"
Setting for "Austin City Limits" program on NPR
Census 2000 highlights: 16th largest
city in the U.S., by population; city with the seventh largest
population growth in the 1990s (162,272 people)
Well-known residents have included:
· Lance Armstrong, cyclist
· Ethan Hawke, actor
· Dabney Coleman, actor
Crime In Travis County:
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Crime
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Number
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Total
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44,470
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Murder
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34
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Rape
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432
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Robbery
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1,056
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Aggravated Assault
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1,972
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Burglary
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7,410
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Larceny - theft
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30,496
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Motor vehicle thefts
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2,916
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Population
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812,280
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100%
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