Burnet County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 49,130. Its county seat is Burnet. The county was founded in 1852 and later organized in 1854. It is named for David Gouverneur Burnet, the first (provisional) president of the Republic of Texas. The name of the county is pronounced with the emphasis or accent on the first syllable, just as is the case with its namesake.
Bertram is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,353 at the 2010 census.
Burnet is a city in and the county seat of Burnet County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,436 at the 2020 census.
Granite Shoals is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. The 2010 census population was 4,910.
Highland Haven is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. The population was 431 at the 2010 census.
Cloverleaf is a census-designated place (CDP) in east central Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 24,100 at the 2020 census.
Lake Buchanan was formed by the construction of Buchanan Dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority to provide a water supply for the region and to provide hydroelectric power. Buchanan Dam, a structure over 2 mi (3.2 km) in length, was completed in 1939. Lake Buchanan was the first of the Texas Highland Lakes to be formed, and with 22,333 acres of surface water, it is also the largest. The surface of the lake includes area in both Burnet and Llano Counties. The lake is west of the city of Burnet, Texas.
Park Cities is a term used in reference to two communities in Dallas County, Texas – the Town of Highland Park and the City of University Park. The two municipalities, which share a border, are surrounded by the city of Dallas and comprise an enclave.
Marble Falls Independent School District ("MFISD") is a school district based in the city of Marble Falls, in Burnet County, Texas, USA which is located in the heart of the Highland Lakes region of the Texas Hill Country. The district encompasses 268 square miles (690 km2) MFISD has a growing enrollment of approximately 4,000 students.
The Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos metropolitan statistical area is a five-county metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Texas, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. The metropolitan area is situated in Central Texas on the western edge of the American South and on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, and borders Greater San Antonio to the south.
Spicewood is an unincorporated community in Travis County and partially in Burnet County, Texas, United States. According to the Texas Almanac, the community had an estimated population of 2,000 in 2000. But in the 2011 census, the community had a population of 7,666. The community also extends towards Travis County off Highway 71.
Marble Falls is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city population was 7,033. Lake Marble Falls is part of the Highland Lakes on the Colorado River, the largest chain of lakes in Texas.
Oatmeal is an unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas, United States. Its population was 20 in 2000.
Smithwick is an unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas, United States. It had a population of 52 in 2000.
Bluffton is an unincorporated community in Llano County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 75 in 2000. The population report in 2011 was 269.
Oakalla is an unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 45 in 2000.
Lake Victor is an unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 215 in 2000.
Fairland is an unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 290 in 2000.
Mahomet is an unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 47 in 2000.
Silver Creek Village is an unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 250 in 2000.
