Lost Creek, Texas

Coordinates: 30°17′40″N 97°50′44″W / 30.29444°N 97.84556°W / 30.29444; -97.84556
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Lost Creek, Texas
FIPS code
48-44166[2]
GNIS feature ID1867554[1]

Lost Creek is an affluent

neighborhood and census-designated place (CDP) of approximately 4,500 people in Travis County, Texas, United States. The census tract is bordered by Capital of Texas Highway to the east, Barton Creek to the south, Barton Creek Boulevard to the west, and Bee Caves Road
to the north. The Lost Creek CDP encompasses several small neighborhoods—Parkstone, Woods of Westlake, Camelot, and Knollwood—as well as the largest and most populous Lost Creek neighborhood.

The neighborhood is named after a secluded section of Barton Creek away from more popular portions downstream that include Barton Springs and Zilker Park.

Apple Inc. Lost Creek was annexed by the City of Austin
in December 2015.

Geography

Lost Creek is located at 30°17′40″N 97°50′44″W / 30.29444°N 97.84556°W / 30.29444; -97.84556 (30.294431, -97.845459). The CDP has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2), all land.[3]

Schools

Lost Creek lies completely within the Eanes Independent School District.[4] Students residing within Lost Creek attend Forest Trail Elementary, West Ridge Middle School, and Westlake High School.

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 3.68% of the population.

There were 1,562 households, out of which 52.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.2% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.7% were non-families. 9.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 32.5% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 33.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $116,500, and the median income for a family was $121,069. Males had a median income of $94,013 versus $45,804 for females. The

poverty line
, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Adult residents of Lost Creek are extremely well educated. In 2014, Business Insider declared Lost Creek to be The Most Educated Place In Texas and seventh most educated place in the United States.[5] based on its analysis of census data.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lost Creek, Texas
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Lost Creek, Texas :: Boundary Map of Lost Creek, Texas".
  4. U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "West Austin: The most educated place in Texas — and top 10 in U.S." Austin Business Journal. September 11, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2015.

External links

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