Place:Industry, Austin, Texas, United States

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NameIndustry
TypeCity
Coordinates29.972°N 96.502°W
Located inAustin, Texas, United States
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Industry is a town in Austin County, Texas, United States, at the junction of State Highway 159 (SH 159) and Farm to Market Road 109 (FM 109). The population was 268 at the 2020 census. Industry was the first permanent German settlement in Texas. Friedrich Ernst, Industry's founder, settled here in 1831 and gained Industry the title "Cradle of German Settlement in Texas" (see German Texan).

The community was so named on account of the industrious character of the first settlers.

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