Round Rock, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Round Rock, Texas
| settlement_type = [[City]]
| image_skyline = Dell Diamond Southwest Entrance 2017.jpg
| image_caption = [[Dell Diamond]] baseball stadium in Round Rock
| image_seal =
| motto = "Sports Capital of Texas"

| pushpin_map = USA Texas#USA
| pushpin_label = Round Rock
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Texas##Location in the United States
| pushpin_relief = yes
| coordinates = {{coord|30|31|37|N|97|39|50|W|region:US-TX_type:city(99,900)|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagu|United States}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Texas|Counties]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Texas}}
| subdivision_name2 = [[Williamson County, Texas|Williamson]], [[Travis County, Texas|Travis]]

| established_title = Incorporated
| established_date = 1913

| government_footnotes =
| government_type = [[Council–manager government|Council–manager]]
| leader_title = [[City council]]
| leader_name = Craig Morgan, mayor{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
| leader_title1 = [[City manager]]
| leader_name1 = Brooks Bennett{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 98.41
| area_total_sq_mi = 38.00
| area_land_km2 = 97.48
| area_land_sq_mi = 37.64
| area_water_km2 = 0.93
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.36

| population_demonym =
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft = 735
| population_total = 119,468
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_est = 123,876
| pop_est_as_of = 2021
|population_rank = US: [[List of United States cities by population|212th]] TX: [[List of municipalities in Texas|28th]]
| pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2021"/>
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_sq_mi =
| population_density_km2 = 1225.6

| postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code = 78664, 78665, 78680–78683
| area_code = [[Area codes 512 and 737|512 and 737]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.roundrocktexas.gov/}}
| footnotes =
| image_size = 280px
| timezone = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset = −6
| timezone_DST = CDT
| utc_offset_DST = −5
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 48-63500
| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info = 2411005<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2411005}}</ref>
}}

'''Round Rock''' is a city in [[Williamson County, Texas|Williamson]] and [[Travis County, Texas|Travis]] counties, Texas, United States,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_12420.htm|title=Bureau of Labor Statistics for Austin-Round Rock, Texas, Metropolitan Area}}</ref> part of the [[Greater Austin|Austin Metro Area]]. Its population is 119,468 according to the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US4863500|title=Census - Geography Profile: Round Rock city, Texas|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=February 27, 2022}}</ref>

The city straddles the [[Balcones Escarpment]],<ref name="Balcones Escarpment">{{Handbook of Texas|name=Balcones Escarpment|id=rxb01|retrieved=May 11, 2010}} Texas State Historical Association</ref> a fault line in which the areas roughly east of [[Interstate 35 in Texas|I-35]] are flat and characterized by having black, fertile soils of the [[Texas blackland prairies|Blackland Prairie]], and the west side of the Escarpment, which consists mostly of hilly, [[Karst topography|karst-like]] terrain with little topsoil and higher elevations and which is part of the [[Texas Hill Country]]. Located about {{convert|20|mi|km}} north of [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], Round Rock shares a common border with [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] near [[Texas State Highway 45|State Highway 45]].

Round Rock is the international headquarters of [[Dell]], which employs about 16,000 people at its Round Rock facilities.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2010/04/26/daily41.html|title=Cyberstates: Texas second-largest tech employment|journal=[[Austin Business Journal]]|last=Hall|first=Christine|date=April 28, 2010|access-date=May 4, 2010}}</ref> Retailers in Round Rock include [[IKEA]], [[Simon Property Group|Premium Outlets]], and the mixed-use [[La Frontera (Round Rock, Texas)|La Frontera]] center.<ref name="Thompson 78">{{cite book|title=Historical Round Rock Texas|last=Thompson|first=Karen R.|author2=Jane H. Digesualado |year=1985|publisher=Nortex Press (Eakin Publications)|location=Austin, Texas|page=78}}</ref>

==History==
As the area developed into a rural Anglo community, some of the modern paved roads followed the original Native-American pathways. One famous immigration route passed through Round Rock and is called the "Double File Trail" because the path was wide enough for two horsemen to ride side-by-side. It is part of a longer trail from North Texas that crossed the San Gabriel River in Georgetown, Brushy Creek in Round Rock, and the Colorado River in Austin.<ref>{{cite book |title=Historical Round Rock Texas|last=Thompson|first=Karen R.|author2=Jane H. Digesualado |year=1985|publisher=Nortex Press (Eakin Publications) |location=Austin, Texas |oclc=12119831|pages=16, 17}}</ref>

===19th-century history===

[[File:The Round Rock of Round Rock Texas.jpg|thumb|The "round rock" of Round Rock, Texas, in Brushy Creek along the historic [[Chisholm Trail]]]]
In 1851, a small community was formed on the banks of Brushy Creek, near a large round and anvil-shaped rock in the middle of the creek. This round rock marked a convenient low-water crossing for wagons, horses, and cattle. The first postmaster called the community "Brushy", and the creek was called "[[Brushy Creek, Williamson County, Texas|Brushy Creek]]", but in 1854, at the suggestion of the postmaster, the small settlement was renamed Round Rock in honor of this now famous rock.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://texashistoricalmarkers.weebly.com/the-round-rock.html|title=The Round Rock|publisher= Texas Historical Markers|access-date=August 31, 2023}}</ref> After the Civil War, [[Jesse Chisholm]] began moving cattle from South Texas through Round Rock on the way to [[Abilene, Kansas|Abilene]], Kansas. The route he established, which crossed Brushy Creek at the round rock, became known as the [[Chisholm Trail]].<ref name="About Round Rock">{{cite web |url=http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/about/|title=City of Round Rock profile|publisher= Roundrocktexas.gov|access-date=July 23, 2010}}</ref> Most of the old buildings, including the old Saint Charles Hotel, have been preserved. This historic area is now called "Old Town".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/home/index.asp?page=952|title=A Brief History of Round Rock|publisher=Roundrocktexas.gov|access-date=March 19, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419001235/http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/home/index.asp?page=952|archive-date=April 19, 2010}}</ref>

[[File:Palm House Museum, Round Rock, TX IMG 4063.JPG|thumb|right|The Palm House Museum in Round Rock]]
Downtown Round Rock was the site of a historic gunfight and subsequent capture (and death) of the 19th-century American train robber [[Sam Bass (outlaw)|Sam Bass]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fbaab|title=Bass, Sam Handbook of Texas entry}}</ref> by the Texas Ranger Division on July 19, 1878. The Rangers followed Bass and his gang after they robbed the [[Fort Worth]]-to-Cleburne train. Bass was tracked to Round Rock, and as he attempted to flee, Bass was shot and killed in a gun battle by Ranger George Herold and Ranger Sergeant Richard Ware. Sheriff's Deputy A.W. Grimes was killed in the shootout. Near Ware was [[Soapy Smith]], a noted con man, and his cousin Edwin, who witnessed Ware's shot. Soapy exclaimed, "I think you got him."<ref>Smith, Jeff (2009). ''Alias Soapy Smith: The Life and Death of a Scoundrel'', Klondike Research. pp. 30–32. {{ISBN|0-9819743-0-9}}</ref> The event is known locally as the "Sam Bass Shootout".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odmp.org/officer/5768-deputy-sheriff-alijah-w.-(caige)-grimes|title=The Officer Down Memorial Page on A. W. Grimes}}</ref> This shootout is recreated each year at the July 4 Frontier Days Celebration in Old Settlers Park. Bass is buried in [[Round Rock Cemetery]], northwest of "Old Town" on Sam Bass Road. His original headstone can be found on display at the [[Round Rock Public Library]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/home/index.asp?page=953 |title=City of Round Rock – Sam Bass |publisher=Roundrocktexas.gov |access-date=March 19, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529030654/http://www.roundrocktexas.gov///home/index.asp?page=953 |archive-date=May 29, 2010 }}</ref>

===20th-century history===

====Cotton====

In the first half of the 20th century, the county's wealth came from the cotton fields.<ref>{{cite book |title=Road, River and Good Ol' Boy Politics: A Texas County's Path from Farm to Supersuburb |last=Scarbrough |first=Linda |year=2009 |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |location=Austin, Texas |isbn=978-0-87611-202-1|page=22 }}</ref> [[Cotton]], row crops, grapes, and truck farming were the predominant subsistence east of Interstate 35. West of the Balcones divide, ranchers raised cattle, sheep, and to a lesser extent, goats.<ref>{{cite book |title=Road, River and Good Ol' Boy Politics: A Texas County's Path from Farm to Supersuburb |last=Scarbrough |first=Linda |year=2009 |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |location=Austin, Texas |isbn=978-0-87611-202-1 |page=82 }}</ref> Due to Round Rock's favorable geographic location over the rich, fertile "[[Texas blackland prairies|blackland prairie]]" soils also known locally as the "black waxy"<ref name="Scarbrough 2009">{{cite book |title=Road, River and Good Ol' Boy Politics: A Texas County's Path from Farm to Supersuburb |last=Scarbrough |first=Linda |year=2009 |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |location=Austin, Texas |isbn=978-0-87611-202-1 }}</ref> (due to the soil's high clay content), cotton was the largest economic driver at that time. Because of the soil and climate, this ecoregion is ideally suited to crop agriculture. Nearby [[Taylor, Texas|Taylor]], Texas, east of Round Rock, was the primary cotton center where the crop was hauled for [[cotton gin|ginning]] (its seeds mechanically removed) at the [[cotton gin]], compressed into bales, and shipped by train. Austin was also a cotton center for a time once the railroad arrived there in the 1870s.<ref>{{cite book |title=Road, River and Good Ol' Boy Politics: A Texas County's Path from Farm to Supersuburb |last=Scarbrough |first=Linda |year=2009 |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |location=Austin, Texas |isbn=978-0-87611-202-1 |pages=250–251 }}</ref> Cotton production and cattle raising, on a much smaller scale, continues today, although primarily east of Round Rock.

====Chisholm Trail Crossing Park====

To preserve the heritage of the famous crossing, a [[Chisholm Trail Crossing Park]] was developed to provide visitors with a simulated scene of Round Rock's historical role in the Chisholm cattle drive. Commemorative plaques in the park tell of the history of Round Rock. The bronze sculptures of four steers with pioneer woman Hattie Cluck and her son, Emmitt, were commissioned by the city through donations from Round Rock residents. The sculptures depict Round Rock's history as a crossing location along the Chisholm Trail.<ref>{{cite news |title=Recalling family connections along Round Rock's old Chisholm Trail |first=Edward |last=Torres |newspaper=Round Rock Leader |date=February 23, 2009 |url=http://www.rrleader.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=21022&SectionID=7&SubSectionID=7&S=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715205750/http://www.rrleader.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=21022&SectionID=7&SubSectionID=7&S=1 |archive-date=July 15, 2011 }}</ref> The project plans include 18 to 20 additional bronze statues over time.

====Old Settlers Association====

[[File:OSAEntrance.jpg|thumb|right|The entrance to the Old Settlers Association facilities in Round Rock, Texas]]
Following the end of the [[American Civil War]], a group of Confederate veterans held a reunion in Georgetown on August 27, 1904, for the old settlers of Williamson County and their descendants. The invitation promised "good music, plenty to eat, and above all a warm welcome." The event was well-attended, and reunions—now called Old Settlers Association (OSA) reunions—have been held annually ever since. After the initial one, the event was moved to Round Rock and eventually a structure was built (along with three restored log cabins) in the Palm Valley area of Round Rock, in front of Old Settlers Park, just off Highway 79 in east Round Rock. All members of the organization are descendants of Williamson County residents prior to 1904. OSA has about 50 active members and 300 members in all.<ref>{{cite news |title=Round Rock Old Settlers Association |first=Amy |last=Stansbury |newspaper=Community Impact Newspaper |date=July 3, 2008 |url=http://impactnews.com/round-rock-pflugerville/nonprofit/1292-old-settlers-association-round-rock |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411052559/http://impactnews.com/round-rock-pflugerville/nonprofit/1292-old-settlers-association-round-rock |archive-date=April 11, 2010 }}</ref> The Old Settlers Association today is a social and educational group, with the purpose of facilitating social activities, as well as collecting and preserving important historical information and facts. The facilities are rented for meetings, arts and craft and collectable shows, events, parties, weddings and rehearsal dinners.<ref>{{cite book |title=Historical Round Rock Texas |last=Thompson |first=Karen R. |author2=Jane H. Digesualado |publisher=Nortex Press (Eakin Publications) |location=Austin, Texas |isbn=}}</ref>

====Economic impact of Interstate 35====

In the 1950s, planners of the new [[Interstate Highway System]] proposed to route Interstate 35 through Taylor, whose population and cotton industry made it the county's economic powerhouse. Highway Commissioner [[Dewitt C. Greer State Highway Building|DeWitt Greer]] called for the "[[Interregional Highways|interregional]]" highway to go through Taylor on its way from [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] to [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], but some Taylor leaders and other citizens fought the idea, worried about the possibility of cutting farmers off from all or part of their fields, traffic noise, damage to country life, loss of farmland, and unwanted right-of-way acquisition—it was proposed to be an astounding {{convert|300|ft|m|sigfig=1}} wide, unheard of before this time. No one even knew what an "Interregional Highway" would look like, unless they had traveled to [[Germany]] to see the [[Autobahn]] or the [[Merritt Parkway]] in [[Connecticut]]. Instead, they wanted improvements to the [[farm-to-market road]]s and a straight route to Austin.<ref>{{cite book |title=Road, River and Good Ol' Boy Politics: A Texas County's Path from Farm to Supersuburb |last=Scarbrough |first=Linda |year=2009 |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |location=Austin, Texas |isbn=978-0-87611-202-1 |pages=53–256 }}</ref>

Meanwhile, Round Rock leaders sought the highway and its potential economic benefits. Mayor Louis Henna lobbied the Highway Commission. In June 1956, the 15-year debate over the form, funding, and route of the Interstate was resolved.<ref>{{cite book |title=Road, River and Good Ol' Boy Politics: A Texas County's Path from Farm to Supersuburb |last=Scarbrough |first=Linda |year=2009 |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |location=Austin, Texas |isbn=978-0-87611-202-1 |page=271 }}</ref> Due to the heavy lobbying, and not wanting to antagonize Taylor, the highway was built along the edge of the Balcones Fault line, running through Round Rock. The precise route was not without opposition, however, as the new road cut off "Old Town" to the west from what had become the more recent "downtown" area east of Interstate 35.<ref>{{cite book |title=Road, River and Good Ol' Boy Politics: A Texas County's Path from Farm to Supersuburb |last=Scarbrough |first=Linda |year=2009 |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |location=Austin, Texas |isbn=978-0-87611-202-1 |page=257 }}</ref> The Interstate eventually made Round Rock into a viable and vibrant commercial center, while Taylor withered with the decline of the cotton industry. Today, it is a minor, modest town with a smaller population, while Round Rock has thrived and rapidly grown into the largest city in the county, attracting Dell Computer and major retail centers.<ref name="Scarbrough 2009 259">{{cite book|title=Road, River and Good Ol' Boy Politics: A Texas County's Path from Farm to Supersuburb|last=Scarbrough|first=Linda|year=2005 |publisher=Texas State Historical Association|location=Austin, Texas|isbn=978-0-87611-202-1 |page=259}}</ref> The transformation of Round Rock is detailed in a book by Linda Scarborough (publisher of the ''Williamson County Sun'' newspaper) titled ''Road, River and Ol' Boy Politics: A Texas County's Path from Farm to Supersuburb'' published by Texas State Historical Press.<ref name="Scarbrough 2009"/>

====Life as a suburb community====

By the 1990s, Round Rock was primarily a suburb, with the majority of its employed residents working in Austin and then returning home after work to places such as Round Rock and Georgetown, where housing and land were less expensive. In the 1990s, Round Rock had few major employers and jobs other than local retail and other services, or ranching and farming.<ref name="Thompson 78"/> In the late 1990s, though, that began to change as [[economic development]] became a major focus of the city and the [[Chamber of Commerce]]. [[Dell]] Corporation moved its headquarters to Round Rock, which has provided a significant number of jobs with 16,000 employees at its Round Rock headquarters.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20090619172815/http://content.dell.com/us/en/corp/d/corp-comm/aboutdell-worldwide.aspx Dell Worldwide]." Dell. Retrieved on May 4, 2010.</ref><ref name="bizjournals.com">Hall, Christine. "[http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2010/04/26/daily41.html Cyberstates: Texas second-largest tech employment]." ''[[Austin Business Journal]]''. Wednesday April 28, 2010. Retrieved on May 4, 2010.</ref>''(See also the [[#Business and economic development|Business and economic development]] section in this article.)''

==Geography==
{{Further|Cambria Cavern}}
Round Rock is {{convert|17|mi|0|abbr=off|sp=us}} north of downtown Austin, and {{convert|10|mi|0|abbr=on}} south of Georgetown. Its elevation is {{convert|709|ft|m|abbr=on}}.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} According to the [[United States Census Bureau|US Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|26.3|mi2|km2}}, of which {{convert|26.1|mi2|km2}} are land and {{convert|0.1|mi2|km2}} (0.50%) is covered by water.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/4863500.html |title=Round Rock (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau |publisher=Quickfacts.census.gov |access-date=March 19, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227033912/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/4863500.html |archive-date=February 27, 2010 }}</ref> Prior to the 2010 census, the city annexed part of the Brushy Creek CDP, increasing its area to {{convert|35.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|35.6|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}} is water.<ref>{{cite web|title=Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-45.pdf|publisher=Texas: 2010|access-date=January 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Boundary Map of Round Rock, Texas|url=https://www.maptechnica.com/city-map/Round%20Rock/TX/4863500|website=MapTechnica|access-date=January 6, 2017}}</ref>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by generally hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Round Rock has a [[humid subtropical climate]], ''Cfa'' on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=197714&cityname=Round+Rock,+Texas,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Round Rock, Texas Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase|access-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref>

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The city was heavily damaged by a high-end EF2 tornado on [[Tornado outbreak of March 21–23, 2022|March 21, 2022]]. The tornado continued well northeast of the city afterwards, causing additional damage before dissipating. Sixteen people were injured.<ref>{{cite report|author=National Weather Service in Austin, Texas|title=Texas Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1012650|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 1, 2022}}{{cite report|author=National Weather Service in Austin, Texas|title=Texas Event Report: EF2 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1013294|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 1, 2022}}{{cite report|author=National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas|title=Texas Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1014291|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 1, 2022}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1880 = 628
| 1890 = 1438
| 1900 = 1138
| 1910 = 1245
| 1920 = 900
| 1930 = 1005
| 1940 = 1173
| 1950 = 1683
| 1960 = 2458
| 1970 = 2811
| 1980 = 12740
| 1990 = 30923
| 2000 = 61136
| 2010 = 99887
| 2020 = 119468
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 126697
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=July 3, 2022|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 3, 2022}}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Round Rock city, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}
!Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Round Rock city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4863500&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Round Rock city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4863500&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Round Rock city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4863500&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|40,113
|53,924
|style='background: #ffffe6; |56,027
|65.61%
|53.99%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |46.90%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|4,560
|9,254
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,552
|7.46%
|9.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.67%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|210
|288
|style='background: #ffffe6; |312
|0.34%
|0.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,727
|5,056
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,668
|2.82%
|5.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.09%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|5
|105
|style='background: #ffffe6; |177
|0.09%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|69
|167
|style='background: #ffffe6; |714
|0.11%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.60%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multiracial]] (NH)
|891
|2,135
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,274
|1.46%
|2.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.41%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|13,511
|28,958
|style='background: #ffffe6; |35,744
|22.10%
|28.99%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29.92%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''61,136'''
|'''99,887'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''119,468'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 119,468 people, 41,896 households, and 29,962 families residing in the city. The 42,580 housing units had 32,338 owner-occupied homes with a median value of $172,500. Of the 41,896 households, 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were not families. About 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87, and the average family size was 3.29.

In the city, the age distribution was 31.9% under 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 38.8% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% who were 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males.

The [[per capita income]] for the city was $30,605.

Round Rock, with a population of more than 130,000, is located 15 miles north of Austin in the Central Texas Hill Country. It is the 28th most populous city in Texas, according to Texas Demographic Center.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Demographic and Census Information |url=https://www.roundrocktexas.gov/city-departments/planning-and-development-services/long-range-planning/demographic-census-information/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=City of Round Rock |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Economy==
[[File:Front 301 Sundance.jpg|thumb|right|The Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation headquarters in Round Rock]]
[[File:Dell RR1.jpg|thumb|right|Dell headquarters in Round Rock]]

The City of Round Rock has maintained a high quality of life while becoming a major center for economic growth in Central Texas, with industry clusters in clean energy, advanced manufacturing, life sciences, and computer/software development.<ref name="About Round Rock"/>

Round Rock has more than 20 major employers<ref name="Roundrockchamber.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.roundrockchamber.org/Major-Employers.83.0.html|title=Round Rock Chamber of Commerce: Major Employers|publisher=Roundrockchamber.org|access-date=March 19, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100308093250/http://www.roundrockchamber.org/Major-Employers.83.0.html|archive-date=March 8, 2010}}</ref> including: [[Cerilliant Corporation]], [[Cintas]], [[Dell]], [[Dresser Industries|Dresser]], [[Emerson Process Management]], [[Hospira]], [[IKEA]], KoMiCo Technology Inc., [[Premium Outlets|Round Rock Premium Outlets]], [[Prudential Overall Supply]], [[Sears]] Customer Care, Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corp, [[Tekscend Photomask]], and [[Westinghouse Licensing|TECO-Westinghouse]].<ref name="About Round Rock"/>

===Dell corporate headquarters===
Dell, a [[multinational corporation|multinational]] [[computer]] and [[information technology]] corporation based in Round Rock, develops, sells and supports computers and related products and services. The company employs about 11,500 people in the Round Rock facilities,<ref name="bizjournals.com"/> and as of 2017, about 138,000 people worldwide.<ref name="GreenHQ">"[https://www.statista.com/statistics/264917/number-of-employees-at-dell-since-1996/ Number of employees at Dell from 1996 to 2017.]" ''Statista: The Statistics Portal''. Retrieved on April 12, 2019.</ref> Dell was originally based in Austin after its formation in 1984 as ''PC's Limited'' by UT college student [[Michael Dell]]. With the need for significant space as it expanded, the City of Round Rock in 1996 offered Dell a "Chapter 380" agreement by offering to split sales tax revenue from in-state sales 50/50 between Dell and the city. (A "Chapter 380" agreement is named for the chapter in [[Law of Texas#Legislation Vernon's Statutes|Vernon's Statues]] that permits sales tax revenue sharing for [[economic development]] purposes.) It was the first time such an agreement had been used in [[Central Texas]] and among the first in the state.<ref name="nl.newsbank.com">Jacobs, Janet. "[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AASB&p_theme=aasb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0E9C23E34AFB39E9&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Cash flow from Dell lets Round Rock boost budget]." ''[[Austin American-Statesman]]''. September 9, 1999. A1. Retrieved on May 4, 2010. "Almost half the city's general fund comes from sales tax at Dell's headquarters."</ref> As of 1999, approximately half of the general fund of the City of Round Rock originates from sales taxes generated from the Dell headquarters.<ref name="nl.newsbank.com"/> Today, the company is one of the largest technology companies in the world, listed as number 38 on the ''[[Fortune 500]]'' (2010). ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' also lists Dell as the #5 most admired company in its industry.
As part of its clean energy program in 2008, Dell switched the power sources of the Round Rock headquarters to more environmentally friendly ones, with 60% of the power coming from [[TXU Energy]] [[wind farm]]s and 40% coming from the Austin Community Landfill [[Landfill gas|gas-to-energy]] plant operated by [[Waste Management, Inc]].

===Commercial and retail===
Round Rock's largest commercial and office business center is [[La Frontera (Round Rock, Texas)|La Frontera]], at the intersection of Loop 1, SH 45, and IH-35. La Frontera combines multi-tenant offices, company headquarters facilities, {{convert|1000000|sqft|m2|sigfig=1}} of retail,<ref name=Village>{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2002/06/10/story1.html |title=La Frontera Village for sale |newspaper= [[Austin Business Journal]] |date=June 10, 2002 |access-date=May 30, 2010 }}</ref> and several apartment complexes and other smaller retail and housing centers. The project also includes Williamson County's largest hotel, the Austin North [[Marriott Hotels & Resorts|Marriott]], which provides space for large conferences, meetings, and banquets — a first for the county and an important component of Round Rock's economic efforts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austinmarriottnorth.com/|title=Austin Marriott North|website=Marriott|access-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref> The center is also home to the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tgslc.org/|title=Tap into the TG learning center |publisher=tgslc.org }}</ref> and [[Emerson Process Management]]. The retail portion is the second-largest outdoor commercial project in the Austin-Round Rock metro area.<ref name=Frontera>{{cite news |first=Shonda | last=Novak | title=Deal is milestone for La Frontera | page=D1 | date=August 30, 2007 | newspaper=[[Austin American-Statesman]] | location=Austin, Texas}} Retrieved May 30, 2010</ref> La Frontera was developed by Bill Smalling and Don Martin, with [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] financier [[Ed Bass]] as financial partner.

In 2006, a retail-only hub opened in Round Rock at the corner of IH-35 and Highway 1431 (now renamed "University Boulevard"), across the street from [[IKEA]].<ref>[http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2006/11/13/daily20.html "Amid much fanfare, IKEA opens to mass crowd on first day"]'', Austin Business Journal'', Austin, Texas, November 16, 2006. Retrieved on July 7, 2010.</ref> The major-retailer center includes the [[Simon Property Group]]'s Premium Outlets Mall, as well as numerous other retail stores and restaurants. The project was developed by Simon Property Group, with other portions by Barshop and Oles of Austin.

Round Rock is also the home of the 'World Famous' [[Round Rock Donuts]], which was founded in 1926.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Donuts |first=Round Rock |title=Round Rock Donuts |url=https://roundrockdonuts.com/ |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=Round Rock Donuts |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Sports==
[[File:Ballgame.jpg|thumb|A view of the third-base stands of the [[Dell Diamond]], home of the [[Round Rock Express]]]]

Round Rock is home to the [[Round Rock Express]], a [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] [[Minor League Baseball]] team of the [[Pacific Coast League]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t102 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100304124100/http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t102 |url-status= dead |archive-date= March 4, 2010 |title=Official Site of Minor League Baseball and the Round Rock Express| access-date= July 5, 2010}}</ref> owned by RSR Sports (Nolan Ryan, Don Sanders, Reid Ryan) and was founded by Reid Ryan, son of Baseball Hall of Famer [[Nolan Ryan]]. As of August 2010, Nolan Ryan is also the new owner of the major league Texas Rangers ball club.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ryan victory felt in Round Rock |first=Jon |last=Garrett |newspaper=Round Rock Leader |date=August 6, 2010 |url=http://www.rrleader.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=25221&SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&S=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715205933/http://www.rrleader.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=25221&SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&S=1 |archive-date=July 15, 2011 }}</ref> Home games for the Express are played at the [[Dell Diamond]], a facility that is owned by the City of Round Rock and leased long-term to RSR Sports, which runs and maintains the facility.

Round Rock opened a free public skate park in 2007<ref>{{cite news |title=Skate park to open July 20 |first=Sean |last=Bowlin |newspaper=Round Rock Leader |date=June 9, 2007 |url=http://www.rrleader.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=16378&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=158&S=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715205659/http://www.rrleader.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=16378&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=158&S=1 |archive-date=July 15, 2011 }}</ref> behind the Clay Madsen Recreation Center on Gattis School Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/skatepark|title=''Round Rock Skate Park''|access-date=August 11, 2007}}</ref>

Round Rock is the self-proclaimed "Sports Capital of Texas".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportscapitaloftexas.com |title=Sports Capital of Texas |publisher=Sports Capital of Texas |access-date=March 19, 2010}}</ref> The city's Old Settlers Park offers a professionally designed disc golf course, cricket, cross country running, twenty-field baseball complex, five-field softball complex, and seven soccer facilities in addition to the Rockin' River Family Aquatic Center.<ref>[http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/home/index.asp?page=1552 "Game on! Old Settlers Park"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712002858/http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/home/index.asp?page=1552 |date=July 12, 2010 }} Retrieved August 3, 2010</ref>

The 11th annual [[US Quidditch Cup]] championship [[Quidditch (sport)|quidditch]] tournament was hosted in Round Rock in April 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://usquidditchcup.com/2017/06/30/round-texas-to-host-us-quidditch-cup-11/|title=Round Rock, Texas to host US Quidditch Cup 11 – US Quidditch Cup|website=usquidditchcup.com|language=en-US|access-date=April 15, 2018}}</ref>

==Government==
===City government===
The city of Round Rock is managed through a council-manager form of government. The city council is composed of six city council members and the mayor. The mayor and all council members are elected at large and serve the entire city, not by geographic precincts. The mayor ''pro tem'' is appointed annually by council members.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/home/index.asp?page=199 |title=About the Round Rock City Council |author=City of Round Rock |work=City of Round Rock website |access-date=July 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712043041/http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/home/index.asp?page=199 |archive-date=July 12, 2010 }}</ref> City Council positions are not full-time jobs. The council appoints a full-time city manager, who manages the daily affairs of the city, and all council meetings are held at 221 E. Main Street, in downtown Round Rock, on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 7 pm, unless indicated otherwise. Council meetings are televised.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/home/index.asp?page=199 |title=About the Round Rock City Council |author=City of Round Rock |work=City of Round Rock website |access-date=August 3, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712043041/http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/home/index.asp?page=199 |archive-date=July 12, 2010 }}</ref>

===County government===
The Commissioners Court<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.williamson-county.org/CountyDepartments/Commissioners/tabid/207/Default.aspx|title=Commissioners Court|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723142414/http://www.williamson-county.org/CountyDepartments/Commissioners/tabid/207/Default.aspx|archive-date=July 23, 2011}}</ref> is the overall governing and management body of Williamson County, consisting of five members. The county judge presides as chairman over the court, and is elected every four years by all voters in the county. Four commissioners are elected by single-member precincts every four years. While the majority of Round Rock is within Precinct 1, all four precincts include some portions of the city. 

===State and national representation===

* [[Texas House of Representatives]]: State Representative District 52: Caroline Harris (R)
* [[Texas Senate]] District 5: Charles Schwertner (R)<ref name="Texas Tribune Directory">{{cite web|url= http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ |title=Texas Tribune Directory}}</ref>
* [[US Congress]] – Congressman [[John Carter (Texas politician)|John R. Carter]] (R), Congressional District 31<ref name="Texas Tribune Directory"/>
* [[US Congress]] – Congressman [[Michael McCaul]] (R), Congressional District 10<ref name="Texas Tribune Directory"/>

===Other political subdivisions===
[[Municipal utility district]]s, commonly referred to as "MUDs", play a significant role in Round Rock. Each is a special-purpose district that provides [[public utilities]] such as water, [[sewage treatment|wastewater]], [[storm water]], and sometimes roads, [[parks]], [[solid waste]], and other infrastructure and services to the residents of each district. MUDs are typically formed by a [[developer (land)|residential developer]] as a means to install utilities and roads to a project when a city is not ready or able to provide them. The developer gets reimbursed over time from the fees levied by the MUD, and at some point the area may be [[annexed]] by the city to bring the development into the city's tax base once the basic infrastructure costs are paid off.<ref>{{cite news |title=City to buy regional wastewater system |first=Kathryn |last=Eakens |newspaper=Round Rock Leader |date=June 10, 2009 |url=http://www.rrleader.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=21946&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&S=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715205908/http://www.rrleader.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=21946&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&S=1 |archive-date=July 15, 2011 }}</ref> The MUD is represented by its own [[board of directors]], who are voted on by the residents of the district, and it has the authority to condemn land, add additional land area, and levy fees in lieu of property taxes to maintain the utilities and other facilities.

Ten MUDs are in Round Rock: Brushy Creek, Fern Bluff, Highlands at Mayfield Ranch, Meadows at Chandler Creek, Paloma Lake, Parkside at Mayfield Ranch, Siena, Teravista, Vista Oaks, and Walsh Ranch. Total population living within these MUDs is 47,648 (2010 city estimate).<ref>City of Round Rock email from Joel Jordan, City Planning Department, August 12, 2010</ref>

Round Rock's largest district is Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcmud.org/|title=Home - Brushy Creek MUD|website=www.bcmud.org|access-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref> Brushy Creek MUD was formed as Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 2 in October 1977 with {{convert|725|acre|km2|sigfig=2}} of land. An annexation in 1983 increased the District to {{convert|2210|acre|km2|sigfig=2}}. The district name was changed to Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District in August 1990. The MUD provides a wide range of city-like services including parks and recreation, full utilities, road maintenance and a [[Homeowner association|Home Owner's Association]]. Services a MUD can offer, however are also limited by law (for example they cannot offer library services).

Another similar but somewhat smaller MUD in Round Rock's is Fern Bluff Municipal Utility District<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fernbluffmud.org/|title=front - Fern Bluff MUD|website=Fern Bluff MUD|access-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref> in the Wyoming Springs area of town. Both MUDs play a significant role in local governance and maintenance of basic utilities.

From time to time, elections to the boards were contentious and heated debates arose regarding other MUD issues.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stempko, McLaughlin vie for MUD position; Newcomers enter as Bradley departs |first=Lauri |last=Zachry |newspaper=Round Rock Leader |date=May 4, 2010 |url=http://www.rrleader.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=24537&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&S=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715205814/http://www.rrleader.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=24537&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&S=1 |archive-date=July 15, 2011 }}</ref> Round Rock does not often annex a MUD to avoiding having to take on the aging infrastructure replacement and upkeep costs.

==Education==

===Public education===

[[File:Round Rock, TX, Public Library IMG 4064.JPG|thumb|Round Rock's main public library branch on Main Street in the city's historic downtown area]]

Public education is administered by the [[Round Rock Independent School District]]. The district includes southern Williamson County and northwest Travis County, and portions of Austin and [[Cedar Park, Texas|Cedar Park]].<ref name="CI">{{Cite news|title=Round Rock ISD|newspaper=Community Impact|volume=1|issue=6|pages=18–19|date=July 17, 2007}}</ref>

Elementary Schools in Round Rock:<ref>{{cite web | title = Elementary Schools | publisher = Round Rock ISD | url = https://roundrockisd.org/schools/elementary/ | accessdate = April 15, 2025}}</ref>
{{colbegin}}
* Berkman Arts Integration Academy
* Blackland Prairie Leadership Academy
* Bluebonnet Elementary School
* Brushy Creek Elementary School
* Cactus Ranch Elementary School
* Caldwell Heights Elementary IB World School
* Callison Elementary School
* Chandler Oaks IB World School
* Deep Wood Elementary School
* Double File Trail Elementary Leadership Academy
* Fern Bluff Elementary School
* Forest Creek Elementary School
* Gattis Elementary School
* Great Oaks Elementary Leadership Academy
* Herrington Elementary School
* Old Town Elementary School
* Redbud Elementary School
* Robertson Elementary School
* Teravista Elementary Leadership Academy
* Union Hill Elementary School
* Voigt Arts Integration Academy
{{colend}}

Middle and high schools in Round Rock:<ref>{{cite web | title = Middle Schools | publisher = Round Rock ISD | url = https://roundrockisd.org/schools/middle-schools/ | accessdate = April 15, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = High Schools | publisher = Round Rock ISD | url = https://roundrockisd.org/schools/high-schools/ | accessdate = April 15, 2025}}</ref>

{{colbegin}}*
* C.D. Fulkes Middle School
* Canyon Vista Middle School
* Cedar Ridge High School
* Cedar Valley Middle School
* Chisholm Trail Middle School
* Deerpark Middle School
* Early College High School
* Grisham Middle School
* Hernandez Middle School
* Hopewell Middle School
* Pearson Ranch Middle School
* Ridgeview Middle School
* Round Rock High School
* Stony Point High IB World School
* Success High School
* Walsh Middle School
{{colend}}

===Higher education===

[[File:RRHECpicFlowers.JPG|thumb|upright|The Avery Building on the Round Campus of [[Texas State University]]]]

[[Texas State University Round Rock Campus]] provides training program for work at local companies, such as Dell. In 2009, 1,700 students were enrolled.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rrhec.txstate.edu/rrhecord/rrhecord-july10.html |title=RRHECord Newsletter |date= July 2010 |access-date=August 3, 2010}}</ref>

A campus of [[Texas A&M Health Science Center]] opened in Round Rock in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=Area colleges deal with growth, state funding |first=Lauri |last=Zachry |newspaper=Round Rock Leader |date=June 2, 2010 |url=http://www.rrleader.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=25044&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&S=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715205729/http://www.rrleader.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=25044&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&S=1 |archive-date=July 15, 2011 }}</ref>

A campus of Austin Community College opened in 2010.<ref>[http://www.austincc.edu/rrc/ "Round Rock Campus Campus opens on August 23, 2010, for first day of fall classes."] Austin Community College Locations: Round Rock Update. Date retrieved August 3, 2010</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=ACC presents preliminary plans for Round Rock campus |first=Lauri |last=Zachry |newspaper=Round Rock Leader |date=September 5, 2008 |url=http://www.rrleader.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=19672&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&S=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715205646/http://www.rrleader.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=19672&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&S=1 |archive-date=July 15, 2011 }}</ref>

The School of Nursing at Texas State University in Round Rock offers programs in health information management, health services research, and physical therapy.<ref name="rrhec">{{cite web|url=http://www.rrhec.txstate.edu/about/story.html |title=Our Story |date=April 21, 2021 |publisher=rrhec.txstate.edu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.txstate.edu/news/news_releases/news_archive/2009/09/Nursing090909.html |title=St. David's Nursing now accepting applications for fall 2010 |publisher=Texas State University |access-date=September 9, 2009}}</ref>

==Media==
===Filming location===
[[File:Chain Saw Massacre House3.jpg|thumb|right|In 1998, the [[Texas Chainsaw House]] featured in the 1974 horror movie, ''[[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre]]'', was moved from Round Rock to [[Kingsland, Texas]], where it was fully restored.<ref name="http">{{cite news |title=Howdy Neighbor, can I borrow your saw? |newspaper=Austin American-Statesman |date=July 2, 1999 |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AASB&p_theme=aasb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_hidethis=no&p_field_label-0=Author&p_field_label-1=title&p_bool_label-1=AND&s_dispstring=Frontera%20CHainsaw%20Massacre%20AND%20date(all)&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=(Frontera%20CHainsaw%20Massacre)&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no}}</ref>]]

*The 1974 horror movie ''[[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre]]'' was filmed at various central Texas locations with a majority shot at two houses in Round Rock.<ref name="http"/> Tours of local sites are available.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.texaschainsawtours.com/|title=Texas Chainsaw Massacre Tours |author=Texas Chainsaw Tours ltd website |work=web site |access-date=July 23, 2010}}</ref>
*A majority of the 2002 film ''[[The Rookie (2002 film)|The Rookie]]'' was shot at and around the minor-league baseball stadium in Round Rock known as [[Dell Diamond]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1112954-rookie/# |title=The Rookie - 2002 |work=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=July 23, 2010}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
====Major highways====
* [[Interstate 35 in Texas|I-35]]
* [[U.S. Route 79 in Texas|US 79]] (the southern terminus)
* [[Texas State Highway 45|State Highway 45]]
* [[Texas State Highway 45|State Highway 45 Toll Rd]]
* [[Texas State Highway 130|State Highway 130 Toll Rd]]

[[File:Texas45.jpg|thumb|right|The interchange of [[Interstate 35 in Texas|Interstate 35]] and [[State Highway 45 (Texas)|State Highway 45]] under construction in 2004]]

===Health care===
[[File:Seton Williamson4.jpg|thumb|right|Seton Williamson opened in 2008]]

Hospitals and health care services serve not only Round Rock and the greater Williamson County area, as well as North Austin.<ref>{{cite news |title=Expansion in facilities, services marked decade in health care for Round Rock |first=Sandra |last=Zaragoza |newspaper=Austin Business Journal |date=December 25, 2009 |url=http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/12/28/story5.html }}</ref> These include:
* Saint David's Round Rock Medical Center, opened in 1984. It is a for-profit hospital with a Level II Trauma center.<ref>[http://www.stdavids.com/locations-facilities/round-rock-medical-center/about.aspx "About St. David's Round Rock Medical Center"] Retrieved August 3, 2010</ref>
* [[Scott & White Memorial Hospital]], opened in 2007. The facility has full hospital services, and transfers some patients to its primary Temple campus.
* Ascension Seton Williamson,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seton.net/locations/seton_medical_center_williamson/|title=Location & Information for Seton Medical Center Williamson|first=Seton Healthcare|last=Family|access-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref> opened in 2009. A level II trauma center next to the [[Texas State University]] campus.<ref>{{cite news |title=Seton Williamson is feeling fine; Fifth floor adding 32 beds |first=Robyn |last=Vose |newspaper=Round Rock Leader |date=July 21, 2010 |url=http://www.rrleader.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=25121&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&S=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715205635/http://www.rrleader.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=25121&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&S=1 |archive-date=July 15, 2011 }}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Barbette (performer)|Barbette]], female impersonator<ref>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Albert |title=The Hidden Holocaust |work=The Chicago Reader |year=1997 |url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/movies/archives/1197/110772.html |access-date=May 26, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Victor Victoria |date=March 19, 1982 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084865/ |publisher=imdb.com |access-date=August 3, 2010}}</ref>
*[[John Carter (Texas politician)|John Carter]], U.S. representative<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Carter, U.S. Rep.: Email and phone. Salary, biographical details and latest news. |url=https://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-carter/ |access-date=2025-10-05 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Juanita Craft]], politician and civil rights activist<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080104174701/http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/tx1.htm NPS - Civil Rights - Juanita Craft]</ref><ref>[https://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-column/2017/02/14/decades-death-juanita-craft-dallas-civil-rights-leaders-legacy-still-looms-large Dallas News - Decades after death of Juanita Craft, the Dallas civil rights leader's legacy still looms large - February 14, 2017]</ref>
* [[Ryan Goins]], professional baseball player
* [[Colleen LaRose]], alleged terrorist<ref>{{cite news |title=JihadJane, an American woman, faces terrorism charges. |first= Carrie|last= Johnson|newspaper=Washington Post |date=March 3, 2010 |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/09/AR2010030902670.html}}</ref><ref name="indi">{{cite web|url=http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/documents/JihadJane.pdf|title=Indictment, U.S. v. LaRose|date=March 4, 2010|work=U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania|access-date=March 10, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Donnie Little]], football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs168/1102281432095/archive/1114816583756.html|title= Dickinson High School 2013 Homecoming Festivities|publisher=Gator Bytes Dickinson Independent School District E-Newsletter|access-date= October 8, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Soapy Smith]], [[confidence trick|confidence man]] and [[gangster]]<ref>Smith, Jeff (2009). ''Alias Soapy Smith: The Life and Death of a Scoundrel'', Klondike Research. p. 22. {{ISBN|0-9819743-0-9}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite book | last1=Robertson | first1=Frank C. | author-link=Frank Chester Robertson | last2=Harris | first2=Beth Kay | title=Soapy Smith: King of the Frontier Con Men | publisher=Hastings House | location=New York City | year=1961 | isbn=978-0-8038-6661-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soapysmith.net/index.html|title=Alias Soapy Smith: King of the Frontier Con Man|publisher=Klondike Publishing|author=Jeff Smith}}</ref>
*[[Billie Lee Turner (botanist)|Billie Lee Turner]], botanist
*[[Anike (rapper)|Anike]], formerly known as [[Wande (rapper)|Wande]], rapper and [[Artists and repertoire|A&R]] administrator<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://godreports.com/2019/04/rising-rapper-overcame-muslim-family-opposition-to-follow-jesus/|title=Rising rapper overcame Muslim family opposition to follow Jesus|last=Ashcraft|first=Michael|date=April 12, 2019|website=God Reports|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref>
*[[Jarrett Allen]], professional basketball player
*[[James Lynch (American football)|James Lynch]], professional football player
*[[Mason Thompson]], professional baseball player
*[[Deuce Vaughn]], professional football player

==Sister cities==
*[[City of Lake Macquarie]], became a sister city in 1985.<ref name="sister">{{cite web|url=https://www.roundrocktexas.gov/departments/planning-and-development-services/historic-preservation/historic-round-rock-collection/political-structure/ |title=Political Structure-Sister City Program |work=City of Round Rock |access-date=August 13, 2019}}</ref>
*[[Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo León]], became a sister city in 1991.<ref name="sister"/>

==See also==
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*[[Handbook of Texas]]
*[[Round Rock Public Library]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/ City of Round Rock, Texas]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130723070716/http://roundrocktexas.gov/cc/members/newyorkveincenter.aspx Community Center of City of Round Rock, Texas] (2013)
* [http://www.roundrockchamber.org/ Round Rock Chamber of Commerce]

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