Volente, Texas
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Volente, Texas
| settlement_type = Village
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| image_map = Travis County Volente.svg
| mapsize = 300px
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Texas
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Travis
| government_footnotes =
| government_type = Village of Volente is a General Rule B city under the Local Government Codes of the State of Texas.
| leader_title = Mayor
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| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_km2 = 5.48
| area_land_km2 = 5.48
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi = 2.12
| area_land_sq_mi = 2.12
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 561
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| timezone = Central (CST)
| utc_offset = -6
| timezone_DST = CDT
| utc_offset_DST = -5
| elevation_ft = 883
| coordinates = {{coord|30|26|43|N|97|54|28|W|display=inline}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 78641
| area_code = 512-250-2075
| website = [https://www.villageofvolente-tx.gov www.villageofvolente-tx.gov]
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| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 48-75752
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info = 2413598{{GNIS|2413598}}
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Volente is a village in Travis County, Texas United States located on the north shore of Lake Travis. A post office was first established at Volente in 1886, with Andrew J. Stanford as postmaster{{Cite web|title=TSHA {{!}} Volente, TX|url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/volente-tx|access-date=June 23, 2021|website=www.tshaonline.org}} but was not incorporated until 2003.{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/popest/geographic/boundary_changes/index.html | title = Boundary Changes | work = Geographic Change Notes: Texas | publisher = Population Division, United States Census Bureau | date = May 19, 2006 | access-date = May 27, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100806133317/http://www.census.gov/popest/geographic/boundary_changes/index.html | archive-date = August 6, 2010 | url-status = dead }} The population was 561 at the 2020 census.{{Cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Volente, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Volente,+Texas+ |access-date=October 7, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}
Geography
Volente has a total area of {{convert|2.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land.{{cite web|url=https://www.maptechnica.com/city-map/Volente/TX/4875752|title=Volente, Texas :: Boundary Map of Volente, Texas}}
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Demographics
{{US Census population
|align=left| 2010 = 520
| 2020 = 561
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507121432/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archive-date=May 7, 2015}}
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In terms of ethnicity, 84.4% were of Non-Hispanic White, 13.0% were of Hispanic and Latin-Americans, 3.0% were of Mixed origins. In terms of ancestry, 41.7% were of German, 30.0% were of English, 10.9% were of Irish, 7.3% were of French, 4.9% were of American, 3.9% were of Italian.
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References
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External links
- [https://villageofvolente-tx.gov/ Village of Volente]
- [http://www.volente.org/ Volente Neighborhood Association]
- [http://www.vvfd.net/ Volente Fire Department]
- [http://austin.about.com/od/mapsofaustin/g/andersonmillrd.htm Anderson Mill Area]
- [https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/volente-tx Handbook of Texas]
{{Travis County, Texas}}
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Category:Villages in Travis County, Texas
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