Volente is a village in Travis County, Texas United States located on the north shore of Lake Travis. A post office was first established at Volente in 1886, with Andrew J. Stanford as postmaster[3] but was not incorporated until 2003.[4] The population was 561 at the 2020 census.[5]
Volente, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 30°26′43″N 97°54′28″W / 30.44528°N 97.90778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Travis |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village of Volente is a General Rule B city under the Local Government Codes of the State of Texas. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.12 sq mi (5.48 km2) |
| • Land | 2.12 sq mi (5.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 883 ft (269 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 561 |
| • Density | 260/sq mi (100/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 78641 |
| Area code | 512-250-2075 |
| FIPS code | 48-75752 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413598[2] |
| Website | www.villageofvolente-tx.gov |
Geography
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Volente has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), all land.[6]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 520 | — | |
| 2020 | 561 | 7.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
In terms of ethnicity, 84.4% were of Non-Hispanic White, 13.0% were of Hispanic and Latin-Americans, 3.0% were of Mixed origins. In terms of ancestry, 41.7% were of German, 30.0% were of English, 10.9% were of Irish, 7.3% were of French, 4.9% were of American, 3.9% were of Italian.
References
edit- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Volente, Texas
- ^ "TSHA | Volente, TX". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ "Boundary Changes". Geographic Change Notes: Texas. Population Division, United States Census Bureau. May 19, 2006. Archived from the original on August 6, 2010. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Volente, Texas". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "Volente, Texas :: Boundary Map of Volente, Texas".
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
External links
edit- Village of Volente
- Volente Neighborhood Association
- Volente Fire Department
- Anderson Mill Area
- Handbook of Texas
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