Granger

In Williamson County, Granger is located northeast of Austin and 12 miles north of Taylor on Hwy 95.

Granger is part of the Austin-San Marcos, Texas metro area.

The Granger population peaked in the mid-1920s at over 2,000 and subsequently declined during the general exodus from rural communities to cities. In 1938 the first corn carnival south of the Mason-Dixon Line attracted 20,000 attendants to Granger. In 1981 Granger Lake, formed by a dam the San Gabriel River, was opened to the public. The population of Granger in 1987 was 1,236. In 1990 it was 1,190.

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