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Jonestown is a city in Travis County, Texas, sitting on the north shore of Lake Travis about 19 miles northwest of Austin.

Jonestown was developed in the 1930s by brothers Warren and Emmet A. Jones, who saw the opportunity created by the upcoming Mansfield Dam on the Colorado River.

Once Lake Travis filled behind Mansfield Dam, Jonestown became waterfront property along the Sandy Creek Arm and Big Devil's Hollow; the Jones brothers first sold waterfront lots for $50 in 1939.

For decades Jonestown was mostly a community of weekend cabins and fishermen with fewer than 1,000 residents, until growth accelerated in the late 1980s.

Jonestown incorporated as a city in 1985, in part to avoid annexation by the expanding city of Austin, when its population was only about 683.

The 2020 census counted 2,365 residents in Jonestown, up from 1,681 in 2000.

About 11% of Jonestown's 5.3 square miles is water, reflecting its Lake Travis shoreline setting.

Jones Brothers Park, named for the city's founders, is a large waterfront public park on Lake Travis with three boat ramps, a playground, basketball court, and shaded picnic areas.

Jonestown is served by two school districts, the Leander Independent School District and the Lago Vista Independent School District.