Spyglass-Barton's Bluff, Austin, Texas
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Spyglass-Barton's Bluff is a neighborhood in Austin
, Texas
. It is located southwest of the city's urban core, and encompasses ZIP codes
78746 and 78704.
Sometimes known as Barton's Bluff-Spylgass, the neighborhood is a narrow strip of land that runs between Mopac Expressway and Barton Creek in southwest Austin. The neighborhood is bounded to the south by the Capital of Texas Highway, the Barton Hills
neighborhood and the Barton Creek Greenbelt to the east and the Zilker
neighborhood to the north. Across MoPac lie the Barton Creek Square Mall and the Austin suburb of Rollingwood
.
Most structures in the area were built in the 1990s. Although Spyglass-Barton's Bluff is home to offices and single-family homes, it also contains one of the largest concentrations of apartments, town homes and condominiums in the city.
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Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. It is located southwest of the city's urban core, and encompasses ZIP codes
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
78746 and 78704.
Sometimes known as Barton's Bluff-Spylgass, the neighborhood is a narrow strip of land that runs between Mopac Expressway and Barton Creek in southwest Austin. The neighborhood is bounded to the south by the Capital of Texas Highway, the Barton Hills
Barton Hills, Austin, Texas
Barton Hills is a neighborhood in Austin, Texas. It is located in south Austin, and encompasses part of ZIP code 78704.Barton Hills is bounded by South Lamar and Zilker neighborhoods to the east, Barton Springs Road and Zilker Park to the north, Barton Creek and the Spyglass-Barton's Bluff...
neighborhood and the Barton Creek Greenbelt to the east and the Zilker
Zilker, Austin, Texas
Zilker is a neighborhood in south central Austin, Texas. It extends south of Lady Bird Lake, approximately bounded by Lamar Boulevard to the southeast/south, La Casa Drive to the south, Rabb Road and Robert E Lee Road to the west and Barton Springs Road to the north.Directly northwest of Zilker is...
neighborhood to the north. Across MoPac lie the Barton Creek Square Mall and the Austin suburb of Rollingwood
Rollingwood, Texas
Rollingwood is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. Part of the metropolitan area the population was 1,403 at the 2000 census; it was 1,359 in the 2005 census estimate.-Geography:...
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Most structures in the area were built in the 1990s. Although Spyglass-Barton's Bluff is home to offices and single-family homes, it also contains one of the largest concentrations of apartments, town homes and condominiums in the city.
Demographics
According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of the area defined as Spyglass-Barton's Bluff was 1,967 in 2009, across an area of 0.909 square miles. The population density per square miles is 2,165, below the citywide average of 2,610. The racial breakdown is 75% white, 12% Hispanic/Latino, 10% Asian/Pacific Islander and 3% other. Spyglass-Barton's Bluff is statistically younger than the rest of the city, with the median age for males 20.5 and that of females 18.9; the median age of males and females in the entire city is 29.6 and 30.2, respectively. Median household income in 2009 was $47,625, just below the citywide average of $50,132.Education
Spyglass-Barton's Bluff is served by the Austin Independent School DistrictAustin Independent School District
Austin Independent School District is a school district that is based in the city of Austin, Texas, United States. It was established in 1881. Its current superintendent is...
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- Barton Hills Elementary School
- O. Henry Middle SchoolO. Henry Middle SchoolO. Henry Middle School is a middle school located in the Tarrytown neighborhood of Austin, Texas and is a part of the Austin Independent School District. It is named after author William Sydney Porter, whose pen name was O. Henry...
- Austin High SchoolAustin High School (Austin, Texas)Stephen F. Austin High School, or more commonly Austin High, founded in 1881, is one of the oldest public high schools west of the Mississippi River, and was the first public high school in the state of Texas....