Colton, Texas

Colton, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 30°8′59″N97°41′50″W / 30.14972°N 97.69722°W / 30.14972; -97.69722
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Travis
Elevation	535 ft (163 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	512 & 737
GNIS feature ID	1380829 [1]

Colton is an unincorporated community in Travis County, in the U.S. state of Texas. ^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 50 in 2000. ^[2] It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.

Geography

Colton is located on U.S. Route 183 and FM 1625, 7 mi (11 km) southeast of Austin in Travis County. ^[2]

Education

Today the community is served by the Del Valle Independent School District. Schools that serve the community are Hillcrest Elementary School, John P. Ojeda Junior High School, and Del Valle High School.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colton, Texas
2. Colton, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online