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Cottonwood Shores, Texas
Motto(s): 
"People, Parks, and Prosperity"
Location of Cottonwood Shores, Texas
Location of Cottonwood Shores, Texas
Burnet County CottonwoodShores.svg
Country United States
State Texas
County Burnet
Area
 • Total 1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2)
 • Land 1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
830 ft (253 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 1,403
 • Density 1,311/sq mi (506.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
78657
Area code(s) 830
FIPS code 48-17208
GNIS feature ID 1385470

Cottonwood Shores is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,403 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Cottonwood Shores is located in southwestern Burnet County at 30°33′22″N 98°19′28″W / 30.556023°N 98.324327°W / 30.556023; -98.324327, on the south bank of the Colorado River below the outlet of Lake Lyndon B. Johnson. This is approximately 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Marble Falls, 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Burnet, the county seat, and 50 miles (80 km) west of downtown Austin.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1990 548
2000 877 60.0%
2010 1,123 28.1%
2020 1,403 24.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Cottonwood Shores racial composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race Number Percentage
White (NH) 835 59.52%
Black or African American (NH) 24 1.71%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 4 0.29%
Asian (NH) 10 0.71%
Some Other Race (NH) 3 0.21%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) 68 4.85%
Hispanic or Latino 459 32.72%
Total 1,403

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,403 people, 405 households, and 264 families residing in the city.

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