| Official Name: | Cottonwood Shores, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Motto: | "People, Parks, and Prosperity" |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Burnet County CottonwoodShores.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Coordinates: | 30.5561°N -98.3244°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Name2: | Burnet |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.77 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.07 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.77 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.07 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation M: | 253 |
| Elevation Ft: | 830 |
| Population Total: | 1403 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 78657 |
| Area Code: | 830 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-17208[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1385470[3] |
Cottonwood Shores is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,403 at the 2020 census.
Cottonwood Shores is located in southwestern Burnet County at 30.556°N -98.3243°W,[4] on the south bank of the Colorado River below the outlet of Lake Lyndon B. Johnson. This is approximately 4miles southwest of Marble Falls, southwest of Burnet, the county seat, and west of downtown Austin.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.1km2, all land.[5]
| White (NH) | 835 | 59.52% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 24 | 1.71% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 4 | 0.29% | |
| Asian (NH) | 10 | 0.71% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 3 | 0.21% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 68 | 4.85% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 459 | 32.72% | |
| Total | 1,403 |
As of the census of 2000, there were 877 people, 312 households, and 232 families residing in the city. The population density was 932.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 351 housing units at an average density of 373.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 88.60% White, 1.03% African American, 1.25% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 7.75% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.61% of the population.
There were 312 households, out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,094, and the median income for a family was $37,656. Males had a median income of $28,333 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,664. About 7.6% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.