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Volente, Texas

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Volente, Texas
Coordinates: 30°26′43″N 97°54′28″W / 30.44528°N 97.90778°W / 30.44528; -97.90778
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyTravis
Government
 • TypeVillage of Volente is a General Rule B city under the Local Government Codes of the State of Texas.
Area
 • Total2.12 sq mi (5.48 km2)
 • Land2.12 sq mi (5.48 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation883 ft (269 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total561
 • Density260/sq mi (100/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
78641
Area code512-250-2075
FIPS code48-75752
GNIS feature ID2413598[2]
Websitewww.villageofvolente-tx.gov

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]

Geography

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Anderson Mill Reproduction

Volente has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), all land.[6]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010520
20205617.9%
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

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  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Volente, Texas
  3. ^ "TSHA | Volente, TX". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Volente, Texas". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Volente, Texas :: Boundary Map of Volente, Texas".
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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