Cedar Park, Texas
Population: 42,400
Located in Williamson County
Cedar Park, Texas was, incorporated in 1973 on the northwestern edge of the Austin MSA. It is the second fastest growing community in the state of Texas. From a population of 5,161 in 1990, Cedar Park has exploded on the popularity scale, developing into an urban center of over 40,000 residents in a little more than 20 years. The City is located on the skirt of Austin's technology corridor and is emerging as a high impact community. Its political and business leadership is committed to making rapid strides towards becoming less of a bedroom community and more of a high growth business hub. Cedar Park has it all with its cutting edge business, numerous attractions, and friendly neighbors. It is one of the smartest cities in Central Texas with 83 percent of its residents having some college and half having a four degree or higher. The community is also surrounded by amenities with the Live Music Capital to the south and the Lower Colorado River lake system to the west. Cedar Park consists of educated, skilled individuals that want to establish roots in a fresh community with plenty of opportunities for their families. Cedar Park's popularity as a place to live, work and raise families comes as no surprise to the citizens who helped the town grow. Located only 17 miles from the heart of downtown Austin, the State Capitol, the historically black institution Huston-Tillotson College and home of The University of Texas, Cedar Park offers all the amenities of a major metropolitan area but far enough away to offer the relaxed life style that is in keeping with a family oriented bedroom community of Austin. While Austin is known as the "Live Music Capital of the World" there is an abundance of cultural and recreational opportunities for families to enjoy. The Highland Lakes area, a system of five lakes created along the beautiful Colorado River, stretches from downtown Austin (Town Lake and Auditorium Shores) to Lake Buchanan some 60 miles away in Burnet. The largest of the lakes, Lake Travis, is the most popular recreational site among the lakes and can be easily accessed at numerous sites ranging from five miles to ten miles from Cedar Park. One of the advantages of living in Cedar Park and central Texas is that there is just so much to do, so much to enjoy, all within a 30-minute drive from downtown Austin and major employers such as Dell Computers, IBM, Motorola, Applied Materials, Advance Micro Devices, XeTel, National Instruments, South Union, National Western Life, 3M Co., Selectron, SBC Communications and Texas Instruments to name a hand full. Springtime in the Hill Country is one of the most popular seasons of the year as native Texas wildflowers turn the hillsides into virtual gardens of color. One of the more popular scenic drives, anytime of the year but especially in the spring, begins in Cedar Park and ranges in a circular drive from Cedar Park to Marble Falls on Lake LBJ to Burnet and back to Cedar Park, a total driving distance of 90 miles. Scenic vistas are only part of the beauty and recreational opportunities of the Texas Hill Country. Some of the best golf courses in Texas are located only a few minutes driving time, distance, from Cedar Park. Crystal Falls Golf Course, an eighteen hole municipal course is located in the scenic canyons just north of Cedar Park, within 15 minutes of your doorstep. For variety, pick other challenging courses in the immediate area including River Place, Lago Vista Country Club, Highland Lakes Country Club, and Point Venture...all public access courses within 30 minutes of Cedar Park. At home in Cedar Park you will find plenty of recreational opportunities for all family members. Youth sports are scheduled year-round and include basketball, Pop Warner football, soccer, as well as baseball and softball for all ages. Cedar Park has two of the area's best swimming pool and park complexes as well as numerous neighborhood parks spread throughout the city.
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