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Austin’s history goes back thousands of years. Archeological sites indicate that humans inhabited the area as far back as the late Ice Age! However, the city we know and love today didn’t begin to form until the 1830s. The first permanent Anglo settlers created a village in Central Austin, choosing a site near the Colorado River. The town went by the name of ‘Waterloo.’

After Texas gained its independence from Mexico in 1839, Texans chose Waterloo as the new republic’s capital. The Texas Congress later sought a site to build a new city and chose the north bank of the Colorado River near Waterloo. As the new town developed, Texans continued to call it Waterloo. However, the name later changed to Austin, after the ‘father of Texas,’ Stephen F. Austin.

By 1840, Austin’s population was at 856. In 1845, Texas was annexed by the United States, and two statewide elections kept Austin the state capital. Austin prospered in the coming century, becoming known for its technology and economic activity. Austin experienced a cultural, political, and economic transformation in the last couple of decades. People moved to the area in droves, resulting in its modern population of around 960,000. The greater Austin metropolitan area is home to nearly 2.5 million.