Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest,[7] it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the fifteenth most populous city in the United States.[8] It was the third-fastest-growing large city in the nation from 2000 to 2006.[9] Austin has a population of 786,382 (2009 U.S. Census estimate).[4] The city is the cultural and economic center of the Austin–Round Rock metropolitan area, with a population of 1,769,952 (August 2010 U.S. Census estimate),[10] making it the 35th-largest metropolitan area in the United States.

The area was settled in the 1830s on the banks of the Colorado River by pioneers who named the village Waterloo.[11] In 1839, Waterloo was chosen to become the capital of the newly independent Republic of Texas. The city was renamed after Stephen F. Austin, known as the father of Texas.[11] The city grew throughout the 19th century and became a center for government and education with the construction of the Texas State Capitol and the University of Texas.[12] After a lull in growth from the Great Depression, Austin resumed its development into a major city in the 1980s and emerged as a center for technology and business.[11] Today, the Greater Austin area is home to many companies, high-tech and otherwise, including the headquarters of four Fortune 500 corporations: Whole Foods Market, Freescale Semiconductor, Forestar Group, and Dell.[13] On March 12, 2010, Facebook accepted a grant to build a downtown office that could bring as many as 200 jobs to the city.

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