Carlson, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 30°25′40″N 97°27′7″W / 30.42778°N 97.45194°W / 30.42778; -97.45194
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Travis
Elevation	571 ft (174 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	512 & 737
GNIS feature ID	1353827[1]

Carlson is an unincorporated community in Travis County, in the U.S. state of Texas.^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 61 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.

Carlson was possibly named after local residents. The population was 61 in 1972 and 2000.^[2]

On April 30, 1954, an F3 tornado struck Carlson.^[3]

Carlson is located near Farm to Market Road 973, 9 mi (14 km) east of Pflugerville in northeastern Travis County.^[2]

Today the community is served by the Elgin Independent School District. Schools that serve the community are Neidig Elementary School, Elgin Middle School, and Elgin High School.

• Grazulis, Thomas P. (July 1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680–1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, Vermont: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. ISBN 1-879362-03-1.
• National Weather Service (April–June 1954). Storm Data Publication (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Storm Events Database.
• U.S. Weather Bureau (April 1954). "Storm data and unusual weather phenomena". Climatological Data National Summary. 5 (4). Asheville, North Carolina: National Climatic Data Center: 106–115. Retrieved January 31, 2025.