Georgetown is a city in and the county seat of Williamson County,
Texas, United States, with a population of 47,400 at the 2010 census
and a population of 79,604 at the 2019 Census estimate. Georgetown is
the 7th fastest growing city in the U.S as of May 14 2019.It is 30
miles (48 km) north of Austin. Founded in 1840, Southwestern
University is the oldest university in Texas. It is located in
Georgetown about one-half mile from the historic square.It is 30 miles
(48 km) north of Austin. Founded in 1840, Southwestern University is
the oldest university in Texas. It is located in Georgetown about
one-half mile from the historic square.Georgetown has a notable range
of Victorian commercial and residential architecture. In 1976, a local
historic ordinance was passed to recognize and protect the
significance of the historic central business district. In 1977, the
Williamson County Courthouse Historical District, containing some 46
contributing structures, was listed on the National Register of
Historic Places. Georgetown is also known as the "Red Poppy" Capital
of Texas for the red poppy (Papaver rhoeas) wildflowers planted
throughout the city. Georgetown's Red Poppy Festival, which attracts
up to 30,000 visitors annually,[citation needed] is held in April each
year on the historic square.Georgetown has been the site of human
habitation since at least 9,000 BC, and possibly considerably before
that. The earliest-known inhabitants of the county, during the late
Pleistocene (Ice Age), can be linked to the Clovis culture, a
Paleo-Indian culture characterized by the manufacture of distinctive
"Clovis points" for weapons. It first appeared around 9200 BC, and
possibly as early as 11,500 BC, at the end of the last glacial period. Georgetown, Texas Top Movies & Young Movies