Jonestown, Texas

Jonestown, Texas
City
Location of Jonestown, Texas
Coordinates: 30°29′20″N 97°55′27″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Travis
Area
• Total	7.60 sq mi (19.68 km2)
• Land	6.41 sq mi (16.60 km2)
• Water	1.19 sq mi (3.09 km2)
Elevation	814 ft (248 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,834
• Estimate  (2019)	2,105
• Density	328.44/sq mi (126.82/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	78645
Area code	512
FIPS code	48-38020
GNIS feature ID	1360424
Website	Official website

Jonestown is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,834 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Jonestown is located at 30°29′20″N 97°55′27″W (30.488872, -97.924208). This is at the north end of Lake Travis, 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Austin.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.7 km²), of which, 4.7 square miles (12.1 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (11.34%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1990	1,250		—
2000	1,681		34.5%
2010	1,834		9.1%
2019 (est.)	2,105		14.8%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,681 people, 699 households, and 434 families residing in the city. The population density was 358.0 people per square mile (138.4/km²). There were 770 housing units at an average density of 164.0/sq mi (63.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.27% White, 0.83% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 3.57% from other races, and 2.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.58% of the population.

There were 699 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,167, and the median income for a family was $47,708. Males had a median income of $31,888 versus $26,797 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,256. About 3.1% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 0.9% of those age 65 or over.

Social services

The Jonestown Plaza is central to local social services. The Jonestown Community Library provides a means for locals to access new best selling books, informative non-fiction books, classic and new DVDs, audio books & valuable high tech resources such as free WiFi access as well as 5 computers connected to high speed broad band internet. The Travis County Community Center offers free Two-day-old assorted breads, pastries, and cakes are available most of the time in the Nutrition Center. In the Spring of 2008, FM 1431 had major re-engineering to straighten and widen the highway to support rapid growth on the north side of FM 1431.

Parks and recreation

There are several parks in the area and plenty of untamed forests to hike around in. Almost every valley and creek in Jonestown is managed by the Lower Colorado River Authority, which means you can hike on it freely as public land. Jones Brother's Park is a 32 acre waterfront public area on Lake Travis featuring 3 boat ramps, a playground, several Great Texas Oak Trees, a basketball/tennis court, a large open field ideal for playing Frisbee or flying a kite, and an array of shaded picnic areas. Pecan Park (also known as Pecan Bottom) was officially turned into a public park after locals constantly maintained a rock dam in Sandy Creek.

Jonestown is the last public boat ramp to close before Mansfield Dam. Reservations are available for the Large and Small pavilion and Oak Tree as well as several covered picnic tables. Fireman's Park, another City gem is located behind City Hall. With a permanent concrete stage and plenty of shade Fireman's is a perfect place for a music event or picnic. There is a large smoker pit and several tables there including a concession building which is also available to reserve. In addition, a waterfall and Canyonland's Trail connects Fireman's Park to Jones Brothers Park - a perfect nature walk.

Although there were two in the 1980s, Jonestown currently has no open public pools as all of them have been filled in and turned into gardens.

Education

The City of Jonestown is served by the Leander and Lago Vista Independent School Districts.

Legacy

Jonestown is well known for its parks and annual festivities. Past events include the KLBJ-FM Fishing Tournament and The Texas Chili Cook-off. The current and upcoming events feature: the Citywide Easter Egg Hunt (spring) the Tree Lighting/Trail of Lights and Santa visit (December). Public events include: SwiftFest (discontinued), Cajun-Fest (annual in the spring), Fishing tournament host to FLW in February 2017 and Bassmasters in May 2018. Movies in the Park (three summer dates) by the Parks Board and an art exhibit, coming soon, by the Friends of the Library.

External links

• Google Earth map pins for Jonestown
• Jonestown, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online