Editing Georgetown, Texas

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| official_name      = Georgetown, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = Red Poppy Capital of Texas, G-Town, GTX, Takachue Pouetsu (Land of Good Water)
| motto              = "Sincerely Yours"
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Williamson County, Texas|Williamson]]
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| leader_name        = Josh Schroeder
| leader_title1      = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name1       = David Morgan
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1848
| established_title1 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date1  = 1866
| named_for          = George Washington Glasscock<ref>{{cite web|title=Georgetown, TX (Williamson County) |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/georgetown-tx-williamson-county |publisher=[[Texas State Historical Association]] |access-date=June 10, 2024}}</ref>
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| population_rank    = US: [[List of United States cities by population|337th]]<br>TX: [[List of municipalities in Texas|43rd]]
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'''Georgetown''' is a city in [[Texas]] and the [[county seat]] of [[Williamson County, Texas|Williamson County]], [[Texas]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> The population was 67,176 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Georgetown_city,_Texas?g=160XX00US4829336 |access-date=June 10, 2024 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> and according to 2024 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 101,344.<ref name="USCensusEst2024"/> It is {{convert|30|mi|km}} north of [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] and is part of the [[Greater Austin|Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos metropolitan statistical area]].

Georgetown has a notable range of [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] commercial and residential architecture. In 1976, a local historic ordinance was passed to recognize and protect the significance of the historic central business district. In 1977, the Williamson County Courthouse Historical District, containing some 46 contributing structures, was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mainstreet.georgetown.org/georgetown-history/|title=Georgetown Mainstreet History|access-date=May 3, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706211900/http://mainstreet.georgetown.org/georgetown-history/|archive-date=July 6, 2010}}</ref>

[[Southwestern University]] is the oldest university in Texas. Founded in 1875 from four existing colleges, the oldest of which had been founded 35 years earlier,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southwestern.edu/about-southwestern/our-history/|title=Our History}}</ref> it is in Georgetown about one-half mile from the historic square. Georgetown is known as the [[Papaver rhoeas|"Red Poppy"]] Capital of Texas for the red poppy wildflowers planted throughout the city. Georgetown's Red Poppy Festival, which attracts tens of thousands of visitors annually, is held in April each year on the historic square.

==History==
===Modern history===
Georgetown was named for [[George Washington Glasscock]], who donated the land for the new town.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Association |first=Texas State Historical |title=Glasscock, George Washington |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/glasscock-george-washington |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=Texas State Historical Association |language=en}}</ref> Early American and Swedish pioneers were attracted to the area's abundance of timber and good, clear water. In addition, the land was inexpensive and fertile. Georgetown is the county seat of Williamson County, which was formed on March 13, 1848, after the early settlers petitioned the state legislature to create it from a portion of [[Milam County, Texas|Milam County]]. The county was originally to have been named San Gabriel County, but was instead named after [[Robert McAlpin Williamson]] (known as "Three-legged Willie"), a Texas statesman and judge at the time.<ref>[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwi42 "Williamson, Robert McAlpin (Three Legged Willie)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509195701/https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwi42 |date=May 9, 2018}}. [[Handbook of Texas Online]]. Retrieved July 26, 2010.</ref>

[[File:CullenOld.png|thumb|The Cullen Building on the campus of Southwestern University shortly after completion (c. 1900)]]

Georgetown was an agrarian community for most of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The [[Texas Road|Shawnee Trail]], a cattle trail that led from Texas to the rail centers in Kansas and Missouri, crossed through Georgetown. The establishment of [[Southwestern University]] in 1873 and construction of a railroad in 1878 contributed to the town's growth and importance. A stable economy developed, based largely on agricultural activity. Cotton was the dominant crop in the area between the 1880s and the 1920s. In this period, Williamson County was once the top producer of cotton in Texas.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cotton County |first=Andrew |last=McLemore |newspaper=Williamson County Sun |date=August 15, 2010}}</ref>

At one time, Georgetown was served by two national railroads, the [[International-Great Northern Railroad]] (I-GN), which eventually was merged into the Missouri Pacific, and the [[Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad]] (M-K-T). Both supported the transport of commodities to market: beef cattle and cotton. The regional Georgetown and Granger Railroad (GGR) was completed to [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] in 1904. Georgetown is served today by the [[Georgetown Railroad]], a 'short line' railroad that uses portions of the former M-K-T and the I-GN to connect with the Union Pacific Railroad at [[Round Rock, Texas|Round Rock]] and at [[Granger, Texas|Granger]].

Georgetown has also been home to [[minor league baseball]]: the 1914 [[Georgetown Collegians]] began play as charter members of the [[Class D (baseball)|Class D]] level [[Middle Texas League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=8bc77e8f|title=1914 Georgetown Collegians Statistics}}</ref>

In 1921 a low-pressure system from a hurricane settled in over Williamson County and brought more than 23 inches of rain in [[Taylor, Texas|Taylor]] and more than 18 inches of rain in Georgetown. The flooding resulted in the death of 156 persons, many of them farm laborers. There was also extensive property damage, and Georgetown residents sought to begin flood control.<ref>{{cite book |title=Road, River and Good Ol' Boy Politics: A Texas County's Path from Farm to Supersuburb |last=Scarbrough |first=Linda |year=2009 |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |location=Austin, Texas |isbn=9780876112359 |pages=36, 42}}</ref>

The [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] completed construction of a dam more than 50 years later, on the north fork of the San Gabriel River, to create and impound [[Lake Georgetown]], which opened officially on October 5, 1979.<ref name="Scarbrough 2009 233">{{cite book |title=Road, River and Good Ol' Boy Politics: A Texas County's Path from Farm to Supersuburb |last=Scarbrough |first=Linda |year=2009 |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |location=Austin, Texas |isbn=9780876112359 |page=233 }}</ref> Both Georgetown and Round Rock own water rights to Lake Georgetown for municipal water use.

Population growth and industrial expansion continued modestly in the 20th century until about 1960, when residential, commercial, and industrial development, due to major growth and urban expansion of nearby Austin, greatly accelerated. In 2008, ''Fortune Small Business'' magazine ranked Georgetown as the second-best city in the nation to "live and launch" a new business.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/bestplaces/2008/top100/|title=100 Best places to live and launch 2008: Top 100 - Fortune Small Business Magazine|website=money.cnn.com|access-date=November 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117192802/https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/bestplaces/2008/top100/|archive-date=November 17, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2015, Georgetown announced that their municipal-owned utility, Georgetown Utility Systems, would begin buying 100% of power for its customers from wind and solar farms by 2017, effectively making the city 100% green-powered.<ref name="green1">{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_juice/2015/03/georgetown_texas_goes_renewable_why_the_town_is_dropping_fossil_fuels_for.html |title=The Texas Town That Just Quit Fossil Fuels |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |author=Daniel Gross |date=March 23, 2015 |access-date=March 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308150521/http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_juice/2015/03/georgetown_texas_goes_renewable_why_the_town_is_dropping_fossil_fuels_for.html |archive-date=March 8, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Texas historical marker for the Ku Klux Klan trials.jpg|thumb|right|Texas historical marker for the Ku Klux Klan trials. The marker is on the Williamson County Courthouse grounds.]]

===Klan Trials===

Between September 1923 and February 1924, District Attorney [[Dan Moody]] led a series of trials against the [[Ku Klux Klan]] at the Williamson Country Courthouse. The trials resulted in five assault convictions against members of the Ku Klux Klan for beating and tarring a white traveling salesman. The [[Texas Historical Commission]] wrote, "These trials were considered the first prosecutorial success in the United States against the 1920s Klan and quickly weakened the Klan's political influence in Texas."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Texas_historical_marker_for_the_Ku_Klux_Klan_trials.jpg |title=Texas Historical Marker for the Trials}}</ref>

===Burkland-Frisk House===
[[File:Burkland Frisk House.jpg|thumb|right|This 1900–1910 "pattern book" house was moved to Georgetown from [[Round Rock, Texas]], in 2006. It overlooks the [[San Gabriel River (Texas)|South San Gabriel River]].]]
A densely overgrown, 1908–1910 Victorian house was found in Round Rock, Texas. (The site was later redeveloped for the [[La Frontera (Round Rock, Texas)|La Frontera]] project.)  The historic house was cut into pieces, and moved to Georgetown in 2006. There it was restored by Don Martin and Bill Smalling (1953–2008). It is located on San Gabriel Village Blvd, prominently overlooking the [[San Gabriel River (Texas)|South San Gabriel River]], and is now used as an office. It is known locally as the Burkland-Frisk House, as it was built by Leonard Frisk, an early settler in Williamson County, and was later owned by Tony Burkland, a relative.

===Historic neighborhoods===
[[File:Georgetown Downtown 4.jpg|thumb|upright|Typical downtown Georgetown buildings on "The Square"]]
In the 1970s, Georgetown's downtown was bleak and featureless. In an effort to modernize and compete with suburban retail development, building owners in the 1950s and 1960s had obscured some of their historical retail buildings. The Texas-Victorian streetscape was plastered with stucco, aluminum covers, brick, and multiple layers of white paint. Community leaders began to reassess this retail stock, and work with the Main Street program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation to enhance the architectural heritage of the city.

In this period, economics also began to favor the reuse of historic buildings, as the cost of borrowing money was soaring. In Georgetown, every bank offered significantly lower interest loans for the renewal of the town's grand Victorian buildings and facades. Rehabilitation tax credit programs in the 1980s made investing in historic property more profitable. By 1984, 40 rehabilitations were complete. Two years after Georgetown initiated its Main Street program, more than half the Main Street district had undergone some kind of positive transition.<ref>[http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/case-studies/gamsa/1997/georgetown-texas.html Georgetown Texas.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100222215453/http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/case-studies/gamsa/1997/georgetown-texas.html |date=February 22, 2010 }} National Trust for Historic Places. 1977.</ref>

The city was recently{{when|date=May 2022}} named one of the best places to purchase a historic house. Today, Georgetown is home to one of the best-preserved Victorian and pre-WW1 downtown historic districts, with the Beaux-Arts [[Williamson County Courthouse (Texas)|Williamson County Courthouse]] (1911) as its centerpiece. Due to its successful preservation efforts, Georgetown was named a national Main Street City in 1997, the first Texas city so designated.<ref>[http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/case-studies/gamsa/1997/georgetown-texas.html Georgetown Texas.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100222215453/http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/case-studies/gamsa/1997/georgetown-texas.html |date=February 22, 2010 }} Georgetown, Texas 1997 Great American Main Street Award Winner. National Trust for Historic Places. 1997.</ref> Georgetown has three National Register Historic Districts:
* [[Williamson County Courthouse Historic District]]
* Belford National District
* The University Avenue/Elm Street District

==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)
| single line = Y
| 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
| year high F = 
| 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
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| source = 
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 479
|1880= 1354
|1890= 2447
|1900= 2790
|1910= 2096
|1920= 2871
|1930= 3583
|1940= 3682
|1950= 4951
|1960= 5218
|1970= 6395
|1980= 9468
|1990= 14842
|2000= 28339
|2010= 47400
|2020= 67176
|estyear=2024
|estimate=101344
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=June 10, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020–2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 18, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>Texas Almanac: 1850-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/CityPopHist%20web.pdf|title=Texas Almanac: City Population History from 1850–2000|author=Texas Almanac|access-date=June 10, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|author=Texas Almanac|access-date=June 10, 2024}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Georgetown racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4829336&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 24, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|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.<ref>http://www.census.gov {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|45,555
|67.81%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|2,948
|4.39%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|182
|0.27%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|1,355
|2.02%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|53
|0.08%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|241
|0.36%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|2,397
|3.57%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|14,445
|21.5%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''67,176'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 67,176 people, 28,845 households, and 18,965 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Georgetown%20city,%20Texas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=June 10, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|1171.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 31,265 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 73.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.1% from some other races and 12.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 21.5% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Georgetown city, Texas |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/georgetown-city-texas/160-4829336/ |access-date=June 10, 2024 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> 19.1% of residents were under the age of 18, 4.8% were under 5 years of age, and 28.5% were 65 and older.

==Economy==
===Top employers===
According to the City's 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://finance.georgetown.org/misc-statistical-information/|title=Misc. Statistical Information|page=188|date=June 10, 2024}}</ref> the largest employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
| [[Williamson County, Texas|Williamson County Government]]
| 1,582
|-
| 2
| [[Georgetown Independent School District|Georgetown ISD]]
| 1,550
|-
| 3
| City of Georgetown
| 670
|-
| 4
| St. David's Hospital
| 512
|-
| 5
| Airborn, Inc.
| 482
|-
| 6
| [[Southwestern University]]
| 450
|-
| 7
| Wesleyan Homes
| 340
|-
| 8
| [[H-E-B|HE Butt Grocery]]
| 283
|-
| 9
| Caring Home Health
| 263
|-
| 10
| Sun City (Del Webb)
| 170
|-
|—
|'''Total employers'''
|'''6,302'''
|}

===Interstate Highway 35 location===
[[File:Georgetown San Gabrial Village.jpg|thumb|right|A residential condominium project overlooking the San Gabriel River is part of the San Gabriel Village mixed-use "walk-friendly" development. Photo by Don Martin.]]
The single most important issue relating to economic development was the location of Interstate 35 through Georgetown. Originally, when first conceived, a Georgetown route was very much in doubt, as most alignments had the road going through or near [[Taylor, Texas|Taylor]]. At the time, Taylor was the economic hub of Williamson County as the center for cotton and cattle.<ref>{{cite book |title=Road, River and Good Ol' Boy Politics: A Texas County's Path from Farm to Supersuburb |last=Scarbrough |first=Linda |year=2009 |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |location=Austin, Texas |isbn=9780876112359 |page=Chapter 13 }}</ref> While the Taylor leadership supported the Taylor route, local farmers opposed it. The interstate required then-unheard-of {{convert|300| feet}} wide of [[Right of way (property access)|right of way]] across the entire county and through nearby Taylor farms, and many farmers worried that their homes might get cut off from their fields. Also, concerns were expressed about noise relating to cattle and other farm animals. Meanwhile, Round Rock and Georgetown leadership strongly lobbied for a route along the [[Balcones Escarpment]] fault line, which would later become U.S. Highway 81 and then eventually I-35.<ref>{{cite book |title=Road, River and Good Ol' Boy Politics: A Texas County's Path from Farm to Supersuburb |last=Scarbrough |first=Linda |year=2009 |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |location=Austin, Texas |isbn=9780876112359 |page=245}}</ref>

===Sun City===
{{Main|Sun City Texas}}
[[File:Sun City Entry.jpg|thumb|right|Sun City has had a significant impact on Georgetown in terms of population and demographics.]]
[[File:Sun City Texas pool.jpg|thumb|right| A Sun City Texas pool at the most recent neighborhood amenity center at Cowan Creek]]

The second-largest economic development activity in Georgetown history was the selection in 1995 of Georgetown as the site for the first-ever Sun City location in Texas. Originally called Sun City Georgetown, the project today is called Sun City Texas due to its size and because it draws residents from all over the state. {{As of| 2021}}, about 15,700 people live in the massive, 4,700-acre (and expanding) community,<ref name= "Figueroa">{{cite web |last1=Figueroa |first1=Fernanda |title=In 25 years, Sun City adds nearly 8,500 new homes, 15,700 residents |url=https://communityimpact.com/austin/georgetown/development/2021/04/15/in-25-years-sun-city-adds-nearly-8500-new-homes-15-700-residents/ |website=communityimpact.com |publisher=Community Impact Newspaper |access-date=January 14, 2022 |date=April 15, 2021}}</ref> with an average net worth over $1,000,000 per person. The economic stimulus, creation of sales tax, banking and investment, and the high rate of community support and volunteerism has had an enormous effect on Georgetown.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fifteen years later, Sun City still drives city growth |first=Blake |last=Rasmussen |author2=Suzanne Haberman |newspaper=Community Impact Newspaper |date=August 13, 2010 |page=A1 |url=http://impactnews.com/georgetown-hutto-taylor/143-local-news/9334-fifteen-years-later-sun-city-still-drives-city-growth |access-date=August 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420132603/http://impactnews.com/georgetown-hutto-taylor/143-local-news/9334-fifteen-years-later-sun-city-still-drives-city-growth |archive-date=April 20, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Opened in June 1995, [[Sun City Texas]] is a {{convert|5,300|acre|km2|adj=on}} age-restricted community located in Georgetown, about 10 miles west of I-35 on Williams Drive (RM 2338). It is part of the chain of Sun City communities started by the [[Del E. Webb Construction Company]] (now a division of [[PulteGroup]]).<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=list&p_topdoc=31 |title=Builders Pulte, Centex to combine in deal with national significance, Merger might be sign of industry rebound |work=[[Austin American-Statesman]] |last=Novak |first=Shonda |date=April 9, 2009 |page=B–07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609175450/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=list&p_topdoc=31 |archive-date=June 9, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Residency is restricted to persons over age 55 (at least one person in a couple has to be 55 or older).<ref name="Ward, Pamela 10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no">{{Cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AASB&p_theme=aasb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_hidethis=no&p_field_label-0=Author&p_field_label-1=title&p_bool_label-1=AND&s_dispstring=Sun%20City%20Georgetown%20AND%20date(01/01/1995%20to%2001/01/1997)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=01/01/1995%20to%2001/01/1997)&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=(Sun%20City%20Georgetown)&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no |title=ON COURSE FOR A GRAND OPENING IN SUN CITY |author=Ward, Pamela |journal=Austin American-Statesman |page=B–1 |date=November 9, 1996 |access-date=July 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609111221/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AASB&p_theme=aasb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_hidethis=no&p_field_label-0=Author&p_field_label-1=title&p_bool_label-1=AND&s_dispstring=Sun%20City%20Georgetown%20AND%20date%2801%2F01%2F1995%20to%2001%2F01%2F1997%29&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date%3AB%2CE&p_text_date-0=01%2F01%2F1995%20to%2001%2F01%2F1997%29&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=%28Sun%20City%20Georgetown%29&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date%3AD&xcal_useweights=no |archive-date=June 9, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Sun City Texas is made up mostly of single-family dwellings, but also has duplexes. It is legal to drive golf carts on the streets in the development (under a special Texas license exemption with help from Del Webb), and most shopping and the community facilities all have special parking slots for them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delwebb.com/communities/tx/georgetown/sun-city-texas/index.aspx|title=Del Webb Sun City Texas, About Our Community|access-date=July 18, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618093700/http://www.delwebb.com/communities/tx/georgetown/sun-city-texas/index.aspx|archive-date=June 18, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

Opposition to the project has been vocal at times, especially at the start during the zoning process, with arguments against the size of the community, its effect on Georgetown as a family-oriented town, concerns about the costs of providing city utilities, concern about lowered property taxes fixed for retirees under Texas law, and the disproportionate effect of city voting.<ref>{{cite news|first=Bob |last=Banta |title=Mayoral hopefuls let their work talk |date=April 10, 2008 |work=Austin American-Statesman |pages=W–01}}</ref>

Georgetown is considered to be one of the best places to retire in the nation because of its fairly warm climate year round, close proximity to both the countryside and Austin, excellent medical care including [[Alzheimer|Alzheimer's care]], and its increasing population of retirees.<ref name="Rasmussen">{{cite news |title=Fifteen years later Sun City still drives Georgetown growth |first=Blake |last=Rasmussen |author2=Suzanne Haberman |newspaper=Community Impact Newspaper |date=August 13, 2010 |url=http://impactnews.com/georgetown-hutto-taylor/143-local-news/9334-fifteen-years-later-sun-city-still-drives-city-growth |access-date=August 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420132603/http://impactnews.com/georgetown-hutto-taylor/143-local-news/9334-fifteen-years-later-sun-city-still-drives-city-growth |archive-date=April 20, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2007, Georgetown was named by Retirement Places Rated (seventh edition) as the Best Place in America to Retire.<ref>{{cite book |title=Retirement Places Rated |publisher= Wiley |author=David Savageu |isbn=9780470194362 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2MUKat6yGTQC&q=Retirement+Places+Rated+%28Seventh+Edition%29&pg=PR13 |date=August 24, 2007|edition=Seventh}}</ref> Part of this is because Sun City Texas, a large master-planned community for "active adults 55 and over", calls Georgetown home. Twenty-five years after the project groundbreaking, Sun City is now home to nearly 16,000 residents and has been a driving force behind growth, development, and the very shape of Georgetown since its inception.<ref name="Figueroa"/>

Numerous other active adult communities are also found in Georgetown, including the well-respected [[Wesleyan|Wesleyan at Estrella]], the Oaks at Wildwood, Heritage Oaks, and many others.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Housing Developments; The Wesleyan at Estrella |first=Karin |last=Shaver |newspaper=Community Impact News |date=October 7, 2007 |url=http://impactnews.com/georgetown-hutto-taylor/126-community-corridor/2187-williams-drive-georgetown |access-date=August 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713024726/http://impactnews.com/georgetown-hutto-taylor/126-community-corridor/2187-williams-drive-georgetown |archive-date=July 13, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Various projects offer differing levels of care, including assisted living. The city, county, and churches also maintain compassionate-care facilities for the elderly at the Bluebonnet Community Residence.

===Energy policy===
Georgetown is the first Texas city to operate entirely on renewable energy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.statesman.com/article/20171023/NEWS/310239786|title=How Georgetown's GOP mayor became a hero to climate change evangelists|last=Tilove|first=Jonathan|date=October 23, 2017|work=Austin American|access-date=November 20, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120221302/https://www.statesman.com/article/20171023/NEWS/310239786|archive-date=November 20, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>  Georgetown's projected power expenditures were $33 million for 2016 (spent $40 million); $39 million for 2017 (spent $46 million) and $45 million for 2018 (spent $53 million). It made up the shortfall through lower capital investments, rate adjustments, and "higher revenue" (tax).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statesman.com/news/20181216/georgetown-renegotiating-solar-wind-power-contracts|title=Georgetown renegotiating solar, wind power contracts|first=Claire|last=Osborn|website=Austin American-Statesman|access-date=June 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715143315/https://www.statesman.com/news/20181216/georgetown-renegotiating-solar-wind-power-contracts|archive-date=July 15, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>  The average home power bill in the city increased 22% in 2019 compared to 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.eenews.net/stories/1061456081 |title=POLITICO Pro |access-date=November 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105002112/https://www.eenews.net/stories/1061456081 |archive-date=November 5, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Government and politics==

===City government===
The City of Georgetown is a [[home rule]] city and adopted its initial home-rule charter on April 24, 1970. As provided by its charter, Georgetown has a [[Council–manager government|council-manager]] form of government. Under this form of government, the [[city council]] provides leadership by establishing the city's goals and policies. The city council appoints a full-time [[City Manager|city manager]] to achieve the desired end set by the city council. The manager oversees the day-to-day activities of the city and all city departments and executes council-established laws and policies. The city council is composed of seven council members elected by geographic districts:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://government.georgetown.org/city-council/|title=City Council – City Government|website=Government.georgetown.org|access-date=June 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329222557/https://government.georgetown.org/city-council/|archive-date=March 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

*District 1 – Amanda Parr
*District 2 – Shawn Hood
*District 3 – Michael Triggs
*District 4 – Steve Fought 
*District 5 – Kevin Pitts
*District 6 – Jake French
*District 7 – Tommy Gonzalez

A mayor is elected at-large. Each position is elected for a term of three years, with council districts with staggered election dates. Josh Schroeder was elected mayor in 2020 with 64.54% of the vote and reelected in May 2023 with 85.6% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |title=Election results for Mayor and Council Districts 2 and 6 |url=https://georgetown.org/2023/05/06/election-results-for-mayor-and-council-districts-2-and-6/ |publisher=City of Georgetown, Texas |date=May 6, 2023}}</ref> He will serve until May 2026. David Morgan was hired by the City Council as the City Manager in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pham|first=Tadd|date=January 21, 2021|title=City Management|url=https://government.georgetown.org/mayor/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615134818/https://government.georgetown.org/city-management/|archive-date=June 15, 2017|access-date=May 3, 2017|website=City Government}}</ref>

<!-- belongs in county article===County government===
{{unreferenced section|date=September 2018}}
[[File:Williamson county courthouse 2008.jpg|thumb|right|The Williamson County courthouse after its 2006–2007 renovation]]

The Commissioners Court is the overall governing and management body of Williamson County. The commissioners' court consists of five members. The county judge presides as chairman over the court and is elected every four years by all voters in the county. Four commissioners are elected by single-member precincts every four years. The majority of Georgetown is within Precinct 3, with a small portion in Precinct 1.
*County Judge-Honorable Dan A. Gattis
*Precinct 1-Commissioner Terry Cook
*Precinct 2-Commissioner Cynthia Long
*Precinct 3-Commissioner Valerie Covey
*Precinct 4-Commissioner Larry Madsen
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===State and national representation===
* [[Texas House of Representatives]]:
** State Representative District 20 – [[Terry Wilson (politician)|Terry Wilson]] (R) – elected November 2012
** State Representative District 52 – [[James Talarico]] (D) – elected November 2018
* [[Texas Senate]]
** [[Texas Senate]] District 5 – [[Charles Schwertner]] (R) – elected November 2012
* [[United States House of Representatives]]:
** [[Texas's 31st congressional district]] – [[John Carter (Texas politician)|John R. Carter]] (R)

==Education==
[[File:Georgetown, TX, Public Library IMG 7121.JPG|right|thumb|The Georgetown Public Library]]
The City of Georgetown is served by the [[Georgetown Independent School District]], partially by [[Leander Independent School District]] and [[Georgetown High School (Texas)|Georgetown High School]], a National Blue Ribbon Award school, serves the community. Georgetown opened a second high school, East View High, in 2008. The graduating class of 2014 was the first class of students to graduate from East View as a full high school. Up to that point, East View High School had started as a freshman-only campus and added on one grade at a time as those students moved up.

Georgetown is the home of [[Southwestern University]], a private, four-year, undergraduate, liberal arts college.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Handbook of Texas Online, "Southwestern University" entry |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/bbgya |journal=Texas State History Association |access-date=April 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710065631/http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/bbgya |archive-date=July 10, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Founded in 1875,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://williamson-county-texas-history.org/GEORGETOWN_TEXAS/Original_Site_of_Southwestern_niversity-Georgetown-Historical_Marker.html |title=Southwestern University Original Site of in Georgetown Williamson County Historical Texas |access-date=January 28, 2021 |archive-date=May 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515050346/https://williamson-county-texas-history.org/GEORGETOWN_TEXAS/Original_Site_of_Southwestern_niversity-Georgetown-Historical_Marker.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> Southwestern is the oldest university in Texas. The school is affiliated with the United Methodist Church, although the curriculum is nonsectarian. Southwestern offers 40 bachelor's degrees in the arts, sciences, fine arts, and music, as well as interdisciplinary and pre-professional programs. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the National Association of Schools of Music.

==Sites of interest==
{{unreferenced section|date=August 2018}}
[[File:GeorgetownPalace.jpg|thumbnail|The Palace Theatre is a historic theater in downtown Georgetown.]]
[[File:M.B. Lockett Building, Georgetown, TX IMG 7115.JPG|right|thumb|The unusually designed M. B. Lockett Building in Courthouse Square in Georgetown]]
[[File:Grace Heritage Center, Georgetown, TX IMG 7117.JPG|right|thumb|The [[Grace Heritage Center]] is located in a former church building downtown.]]

* [[Williamson County Courthouse (Texas)|Williamson County Courthouse]]
* Williamson County Art Guild
* [[Berry Springs Park]]
* [[Sun City Texas]]
* [[Blue Hole Park]]
* [[San Gabriel Park]]
* Georgetown Firefighters Museum
* [[Inner Space Cavern]]
* [[Lake Georgetown]]
* [[Georgetown Municipal Airport]]
* The Levy House
* [[Palace Theatre (Georgetown, Texas)|Palace Theatre]]
* Georgetown Art Center
* Garey Park
* Booty's Park

==In popular culture==
List partly from material provided by the Texas Film Commission<ref>Katie Kelley, Office Manager – Texas Film Commission. Email July 23, 2009</ref>
* ''[[Friday Night Lights (film)|Friday Night Lights (Movie & TV series)]]''
* ''[[Leadbelly (film)|Leadbelly]]''
* ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]''
* ''[[Bernie (2011 film)|Bernie]]''
* ''[[My Boyfriend's Back (1993 film)|My Boyfriend's Back]]''
* ''Natural Selection''
* ''The Big Picture''
* ''Picnic''
* ''[[Über Goober]]''
* ''Pair of Aces''
* ''[[What's Eating Gilbert Grape]]''
* ''Night Job''
* ''[[Johnny Be Good]]''
* ''[[Michael (1996 film)|Michael]]'' – a 1996 Nora Ephron film
* ''[[Varsity Blues (film)|Varsity Blues]]''
* ''Lemmy Lemmy''
* ''[[Where the Heart Is (2000 film)|Where the Heart Is]]''
* ''Shady Grove''
* ''The Prophet of Armageddon''
* ''[[Dazed and Confused (film)|Dazed and Confused]]''
* ''[[Hope Floats]]''
* ''[[Temple Grandin (film)|Temple Grandin]]''
* ''[[Men, Women & Children (film)|Men, Women & Children]]''

==Notable people==
* [[Brian Anderson (sportscaster)|Brian Anderson]], sports announcer: Turner Sports, Milwaukee Brewers<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2019/03/24/brewers-tv-announcer-brian-anderson-has-hectic-spring-schedule/3203530002/|title=Brewers TV announcer Brian Anderson has hectic spring schedule that includes basketball and golf, too|website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|language=en|access-date=November 17, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Mason Crosby]], NFL kicker, Green Bay Packers, 2010 Super Bowl XLV champion<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.packers.com/team/players-roster/mason-crosby/?campaign=sf:fanshare:facebook|title=Mason Crosby|website=www.packers.com|language=en-US|access-date=November 17, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Matt Dominguez]], a [[Grey Cup]] winner and 2006 All-Star wide receiver with the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] of the [[Canadian Football League]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2018/11/30/former-rider-dominguez-giving-back-sport-made-saskatchewan-star/|title=Former Rider Dominguez giving back to sport that made him a star|date=November 30, 2018 |website=CFL.ca |language=en |access-date=November 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117192537/https://www.cfl.ca/2018/11/30/former-rider-dominguez-giving-back-sport-made-saskatchewan-star/ |archive-date=November 17, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Thomas Fletcher (American football)|Thomas Fletcher]], NFL Long Snapper, [[Carolina Panthers]]
* [[Conan Gray]], singer-songwriter, internet personality, awarded 'Best YouTube Musician' at the [[11th Shorty Awards|2019 Shorty Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://shortyawards.com/11th/conangray|title=Conan Gray – The Shorty Awards|website=shortyawards.com|access-date=July 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320200922/https://shortyawards.com/11th/conangray|archive-date=March 20, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Ryan Ludwick]], a Major League Baseball outfielder who last played for the [[Cincinnati Reds]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/ludwiry01.shtml|title=Ryan Ludwick Stats|website=Baseball-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=November 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106130814/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/ludwiry01.shtml|archive-date=November 6, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Granger Smith]], singer-songwriter, Country Music, 2016 BMI Awards won the BMI Country Award, 2017 IHeartRadio Music Awards nominated for Best New Country Artist
* [[James Willbanks]], military historian
* [[Paul Wall]], rapper

==Notes==
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==References==
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