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Bear Creek
Texasvillage
Total population
515
Median home value
$847,500
Bachelor's+
Median income
$121,000
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Bear Creek is a village in Hays County, Texas, United States. The population was 397 at the 2020 census.
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History
The village was established in November 1997.
Geography
Bear Creek is located in northern Hays County. It is bordered to the north and east by the city of Austin and is by road southwest of downtown. The northern border of Bear Creek is the Travis County line, and the eastern border follows Ranch to Market Road 1826. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Bear Creek, the village's namesake, passes south of the village limits and is part of the Onion Creek watershed, flowing to the Colorado River.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- MOE AND GENE JOHNSON H SHigh · BUDA · 2,692 students · 17.7:1 ratio
- DRIPPING SPRINGS H SHigh · DRIPPING SPRINGS · 2,433 students · 16.2:1 ratio
- SYCAMORE SPRINGS MIDDLEMiddle · AUSTIN · 1,019 students · 15.9:1 ratio
- DRIPPING SPRINGS ELElementary · DRIPPING SPRINGS · 1,006 students · 14.4:1 ratio
- ERIC DAHLSTROM MIDDLEMiddle · BUDA · 902 students · 17:1 ratio
- ROOSTER SPRINGS ELElementary · AUSTIN · 827 students · 15.6:1 ratio
- SYCAMORE SPRINGS ELElementary · AUSTIN · 710 students · 15.1:1 ratio
- ELM GROVE ELElementary · BUDA · 706 students · 14.4:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Texas
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Bear Creek




Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Kurk, San Saba, TexasWildfires · 2026-09-08 · 74 mi
- Wildfire Rio Escondido, Hamilton, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 91 mi
- Wildfire Hydra, Bosque, TexasWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 116 mi
- Wildfire West Fork, Sutton, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-28 · 133 mi
- Wildfire McKee Draw, Edwards, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-29 · 142 mi
- Wildfire Clark, Edwards, TexasWildfires · 2026-09-16 · 145 mi
- Prescribed Fire RX Tom Green 6687, Tom Green, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-10 · 164 mi
- Prescribed Fire RX Tom Green 7105, Tom Green, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-20 · 165 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
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Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET