Country United States County Travis FIPS code 48-10197 Elevation 231 m Population 1,511 (2013) Area code 512 | State Texas Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 1388591 Zip code 78669 Local time Friday 2:55 AM | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind N at 6 km/h, 60% Humidity Area 3.885 km² (3.626 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Briarcliff is a village in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,438 at the 2010 census.
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Map of Briarcliff, TX 78669, USA
Geography
Briarcliff is located at 30°24′41″N 98°02′42″W (30.411326, -98.044899), about 30 miles west of Austin. Briarcliff is 6.28 miles outside the western city limit of Lakeway, Texas.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km2), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2) of it (5.48%) is water.
Water accessibility by marina to Cat Hollow off the main basin of Lake Travis is at mile marker 26.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 895 people, 369 households, and 260 families residing in the village. The population density was 647.0 people per square mile (250.4/km2). There were 455 housing units at an average density of 328.9/sq mi (127.3/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 95.31% White, 0.45% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 2.23% from other races, and 1.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.37% of the population.
There were 369 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the village, the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $76,453, and the median income for a family was $82,507. Males had a median income of $50,000 versus $33,906 for females. The per capita income for the village was $32,650. About 0.7% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Education
The Village of Briarcliff is served by the Lake Travis Independent School District. Residents are zoned to West Cypress Hills Elementary School in an unincorporated area, Lake Travis Middle School in an unincorporated area, and Lake Travis High School, in an unincorporated area.
Previously residents were zoned to Bee Cave Elementary School in Bee Cave.
Public Safety
Law enforcement is provided by one officer of the Briarcliff Police as well as deputies from the Travis County Sheriff's Department and Travis County Park Rangers. Fire protection is provided by the Pedernales Fire Department.