Official Name: | Lytton Springs, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Lytton Springs |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Caldwell |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 614 |
Coordinates: | 30.0047°N -97.6125°W |
Area Code: | 512 & 737 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1340772 |
Lytton Springs is an unincorporated community in northeastern Caldwell County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 500 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas in 2017, a vehicle had to be abandoned before it was swept away by a flood.[1] In December 2016, two men committed a murder-suicide in Lytton Springs.[2]
Lytton Springs stands along Farm to Market Road 1854, ten miles northeast of Lockhart in northeastern Caldwell County.[3]
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Lytton Springs has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[4]
Lytton Springs had a school in the mid-1880s.[3] Today the community is served by the Lockhart Independent School District.
In fall 2016, a new elementary school, Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School, was opened in Lytton Springs.[5]