Cottonwood Shores, Texas

Cottonwood Shores, Texas
City
City Hall
Motto(s):  "People, Parks, and Prosperity"
Location of Cottonwood Shores, Texas
Coordinates: 30°33′18″N98°19′39″W / 30.55500°N 98.32750°W / 30.55500; -98.32750
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Burnet
Area [1]
• Total	1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2)
• Land	1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	833 ft (254 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,403
• Density	1,300/sq mi (510/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	78657
Area code	830
FIPS code	48-17208 [3]
GNIS feature ID	2410246 [2]
Website	cottonwoodshores.org

Cottonwood Shores is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,403 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Cottonwood Shores is located in southwestern Burnet County on the south bank of the Colorado River below the outlet of Lake Lyndon B. Johnson. This is approximately 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 land. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1990	548		—
2000	877		60.0%
2010	1,123		28.1%
2020	1,403		24.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

2020 census

Cottonwood Shores racial composition ^[6]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	835	59.52%
Black or African American (NH)	24	1.71%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	4	0.29%
Asian (NH)	10	0.71%
Some Other Race (NH)	3	0.21%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	68	4.85%
Hispanic or Latino	459	32.72%
Total	1,403

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,403 people, 405 households, and 264 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the census ^[3] of 2000, there were 877 people, 312 households, and 232 families residing in the city. The population density was 932.9 inhabitants 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.

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cottonwood Shores, Texas
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cottonwood Shores city, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
6. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
7. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

1. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. ^[7]

External links

• City of Cottonwood Shores official website
• Cottonwood Shores from the Handbook of Texas Online