THE HORSESHOE BAY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Llano Uplift setting.
Horseshoe Bay city has 14.3 square miles of land in Burnet County, Llano County. Its Census reference point is in Llano Uplift, within Edwards Plateau.
A limestone plateau becomes more dissected toward its southern and eastern margins. Juniper-oak and mesquite-oak landscapes accompany valleys, springs and the region's distinctive underground drainage system.
Regional context: Edwards Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Horseshoe Bay intersects 2 county geographies: Burnet County, Llano County. A Horseshoe Bay mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Horseshoe Bay by land and water
The Census records 2.26 square miles of water within Horseshoe Bay, or 13.6% of its total area. It is 10.9 percentage points higher than the 2.7% recorded for Texas. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Horseshoe Bay city has 13.4 times the land area of nearby Cottonwood Shores city (1.07 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

