Jonestown, Texas

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Jonestown is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,681 at the 2000 census, and 1,869 in the 2005 census estimate.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Jonestown is located at 30°29′20″N, 97°55′27″W (30.488872, -97.924208)^GR1. This is at the north end of Lake Travis, 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Austin.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.7 km² (5.3 mi²). 12.1 km² (4.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (11.34%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,681 people, 699 households, and 434 families residing in the city. The population density was 138.4/km² (358.0/mi²). There were 770 housing units at an average density of 63.4/km² (164.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.27% White, 0.83% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 3.57% from other races, and 2.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.58% of the population.

There were 699 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 110.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,167, and the median income for a family was $47,708. Males had a median income of $31,888 versus $26,797 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,256. About 3.1% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 0.9% of those age 65 or over.