Editing Georgetown, Texas (section)

==Geography==
[[File:GeorgetownParksBH.jpg|thumb|right|[[Blue Hole Park]] is a popular swimming area in Georgetown, located on the South Fork of the San Gabriel River.]]

Georgetown is located at {{convert|26|mi|km}} north of [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]'s [[central business district]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|60.451|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|58.147|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|2.304|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (3.81%) are covered by water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/>

Prior to the 2010 census, the city annexed part of the Serenada CDP, increasing its total area to {{convert|54.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|52.1|sqmi|km2}} was land and {{convert|2.3|sqmi|km2}} was water-covered.<ref>{{cite web|title=Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-45.pdf|publisher=Texas: 2010|access-date=January 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213215724/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-45.pdf|archive-date=February 13, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Boundary Map of Georgetown, Texas|url=https://www.maptechnica.com/city-map/Georgetown/TX/4829336|website=MapTechnica|access-date=January 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106173918/https://www.maptechnica.com/city-map/Georgetown/TX/4829336|archive-date=January 6, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The city is located on the northeastern edge of [[Texas Hill Country]]. Portions of Georgetown are located on either side of the [[Balcones Escarpment]],<ref name="Balcones Escarpment">{{Handbook of Texas |name=Balcones Escarpment |id=rxb01 |retrieved=May 11, 2010}} Texas State Historical Association</ref> a fault line in which the areas roughly east of IH-35 are flat and characterized by having black, fertile soils of the [[Texas blackland prairies|Blackland Prairie]], and the west side of the escarpment which consists mostly of hilly, [[Karst topography|karst-like]] terrain with little topsoil and higher elevations and which is part of the [[Texas Hill Country]]. [[Inner Space Cavern]], a large [[cave]], is a major tourist attraction found on the south side of the city, just west of [[Interstate 35 in Texas|Interstate 35]], and is a large-scale example of limestone karst formations.

The North and Middle Forks of the [[San Gabriel River (Texas)|San Gabriel River]] both run through the city. More than 30 miles of hike and bike trails, several parks, and recreation for both residents and visitors are provided along their banks.

;Major highways
*[[File:I-35.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 35 (Texas)|Interstate 35]]
*[[File:Texas 29.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 29|State Highway 29]]
*[[File:Texas 195.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 195|State Highway 195]]
*[[File:Toll Texas 130.svg|20px]] [[State Highway 130 (Texas)|State Highway 130 (Toll Road)]]

===Endangered species===
Georgetown is home to five endangered species. Two are songbirds protected by the [[Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge|Balcones Canyonlands Preserve]] in [[Travis County, Texas|Travis]] and Williamson Counties.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Protected Species {{!}} Williamson County, TX |url=https://www.wilcotx.gov/318/Protected-Species |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.wilcotx.gov}}</ref> Invertebrate species found only in Williamson County live in the cave-like fissures on the west side of Georgetown. [[Karst topography]] is the name for the honeycomb-type limestone formations (including caves, sinkholes, and fissures) that are typical in the county's limestone geology west of I-35.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

In the 1990s, a small group of concerned landowners and developers formed the Northern Edwards Aquifer Resource Council. Their goal was to identify and preserve a sufficient number of caves with endangered species to ensure survival of the species. Ultimately they wanted to obtain a [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service]] 10-A permit (known as an [[Incidental Take Permit]]) for the entire county by such actions.<ref>{{cite news|title=Grant will help creepier residents. $2.35 million to save beetles, spiders and other endangered species |first=Jennifer |last=Barrios |page=A1 |date=September 30, 2004 |newspaper=[[Austin American-Statesman]]}}</ref> By gaining the permit, these species would be preserved through voluntary donations of land rather than by the county or state requiring setbacks and other involuntary means. The group documented their successful work in an [[environmental impact statement]] to the county in 2002, and a county-wide 10-A permit was obtained in October 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=Plan to protect species gets OK; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service gives approval. |first=David |last=Doolittle |newspaper=Austin American-Statesman |date=October 23, 2008}}</ref>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Georgetown has a [[humid subtropical climate]], ''Cfa'' on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=58837&cityname=Georgetown,+Texas,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Georgetown, Texas Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase|access-date=May 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044747/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=58837&cityname=Georgetown,+Texas,+United+States+of+America&units=|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

Georgetown, like much of [[Central Texas]], is characterized by its long, hot summers and cooler, mild winters. The average summer temperature typically reaches 100&nbsp;°F for several days during July and August. It is common for highs to be near 90&nbsp;°F well into October, but by this time, the nights are noticeably cooler.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

Winters in Georgetown have highs in the 50s and 60s, with a few days dropping near freezing, causing one or two ice storms per season. A few days reach well above the average. The region may have temperatures in the 80s well into December and 70s in January.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

Fall, winter, and spring all average about two to three inches of rain per month, while July and August are the driest, averaging only one to two inches and sometimes no precipitation at all. Most of what rain does fall during the long summer comes from the outflow of Gulf storms that are often pushed away from the region by a large summer high-pressure system.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

Georgetown has more than 225 days classified as mostly sunny to sunny, among a total of more than 300 days of at least partly cloudy skies per year.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

{{Weather box
| location = Georgetown Lake, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1980-present)
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| Jan record high F = 88
| Feb record high F = 98
| Mar record high F = 97
| Apr record high F = 99
| May record high F = 102
| Jun record high F = 106
| Jul record high F = 110
| Aug record high F = 109
| Sep record high F = 111
| Oct record high F = 99
| Nov record high F = 93
| Dec record high F = 84
| year record high F = 111
| Jan high F = 60.3
| Feb high F = 64.6
| Mar high F = 71.5
| Apr high F = 78.6
| May high F = 85.4
| Jun high F = 92.0
| Jul high F = 95.9
| Aug high F = 96.8
| Sep high F = 90.1
| Oct high F = 81.3
| Nov high F = 69.8
| Dec high F = 61.7
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| Jan mean F = 48.3
| Feb mean F = 52.3
| Mar mean F = 59.4
| Apr mean F = 66.4
| May mean F = 74.4
| Jun mean F = 80.7
| Jul mean F = 84.1
| Aug mean F = 84.4
| Sep mean F = 78.3
| Oct mean F = 69.0
| Nov mean F = 58.1
| Dec mean F = 49.9
| year mean F = 
| Jan low F = 36.2
| Feb low F = 40.1
| Mar low F = 47.2
| Apr low F = 54.2
| May low F = 63.4
| Jun low F = 69.5
| Jul low F = 72.2
| Aug low F = 72.0
| Sep low F = 66.5
| Oct low F = 56.8
| Nov low F = 46.3
| Dec low F = 38.2
| year low F = 
| Jan record low F = 6
| Feb record low F = 6
| Mar record low F = 17
| Apr record low F = 31
| May record low F = 37
| Jun record low F = 46
| Jul record low F = 56
| Aug record low F = 55
| Sep record low F = 34
| Oct record low F = 28
| Nov record low F = 23
| Dec record low F = -2
| year record low F = -2
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 2.50
| Feb precipitation inch = 2.24
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.09
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.02
| May precipitation inch = 4.25
| Jun precipitation inch = 3.97
| Jul precipitation inch = 2.19
| Aug precipitation inch = 2.64
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.96
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.92
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.71
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.59
| year precipitation inch = 37.08
| source 1 = NOAA<ref name="NOAA">{{cite web |url=https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=ewx|title=NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data|publisher=[[NOAA]] |access-date=March 20, 2022}}</ref>
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