Hudson Bend is a

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(CDP) in

Travis County Travis County is located in south central Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,290,188. It is the fifth-most populous county in Texas. Its county seat is Austin, the capital of Texas. The county was established in 1840 and is na ...

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, United States. The population was 4,005 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Hudson Bend is located at (30.415400, -97.921973), 16 miles (26 km) northwest of

Austin Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...

Lake Travis Lake Travis is a reservoir on the Colorado River in central Texas in the United States. Serving principally as a flood-control reservoir, Lake Travis' historical minimum to maximum water height change is nearly 100 feet. In 2018 alone, it saw ...

. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 6.7 square miles (17.3 km²), of which 4.0 square miles (10.3 km²) is land and 2.7 square miles (7.0 km²) (40.27%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,369 people, 1,065 households, and 614 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,225 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.30%

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, 0.13%

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, 0.76% Native American, 0.51%

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, 0.04%

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, 3.00% from

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, and 1.27% from two or more races.

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of any race were 6.75% of the population. There were 1,065 households, out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were

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living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.3% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.82. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $61,406, and the median income for a family was $77,463. Males had a median income of $42,679 versus $34,338 for females. The

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for the CDP was $37,560. About 1.5% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the

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, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Hudson Bend is served by the

Lake Travis Independent School District Lake Travis Independent School District is a public school district headquartered in Austin, Texas, (USA).Lakeway *The zoned middle school is Hudson Bend Middle School *All LTISD students are assigned to

Lake Travis High School Lake Travis High School is a public high school located in unincorporated Travis County, Texas, United States, approximately 20 miles west of Austin, near Lake Travis. The preparatory is accredited by the Texas Education Agency and rated as an ...

Public library

The Lake Travis Community Library (LTCL) in Lakeway serves Hudson Bend. It originally opened in Lake Travis High School in 1985. Area voters approved the creation of the library district serving the library was created in May 2004. Haythem Dawlett donated the land for the library in March 2011, and the library moved into the current location in February 2013.History
" Lake Travis Community Library. Retrieved on April 13, 2017. "Lake Travis Community Library 1938 Lohmans Crossing Austin, TX 78734"
Map of library district
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References

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