Georgetown
city in and county seat of Williamson County, Texas, United States
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Summary
Georgetown is a city in the United States[1]. Georgetown ranks in the top 4% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,504 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Williamson County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Josh Schroeder[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6]
- Official language: English[7]
- Named after: George Washington Glasscock[8]
- Postal code: 78626[9], 78627[10], 78628[11], 78633[12]
- Commons category: Georgetown, Texas[13]
- Located in time zone: Central Time Zone[14]
- Inception: January 1, 1848[15]
- Official website: http://www.georgetown.org/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Georgetown, Texas[17]
- Population: 479[18], 47,400[19], 67,176[20]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Georgetown, Texas[21]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], New International Encyclopedia[23]
- Capital of: Williamson County[24]
- Official name: Georgetown[25]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Georgetown, Texas[26]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Georgetown, Texas[27]
- Number of households: 28,075[28]
- Native label: Georgetown[29]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Georgetown, Texas[30]
- Different from: Georgetown[31]
- Elevation above sea level: 230 m[32]
- Area: 140.730969 km²[33], 129.794252 km²[34]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Georgetown include Georgetown Executive Airport[35], an airport[36], in United States[37].
Why It Matters
Georgetown has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Georgetown is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for Georgetown include Georgetown Executive Airport[35], an airport[36], in United States[37].