The City of Pflugerville (COP), where quality meets life, is a vastly expanding city north of Austin, with a population of 57,122.  The city has grown from 549 residents in 1970. Pflugerville’s uniqueness expands beyond its name and the “Pf”, Pflugerville has more than 500 acres of parks and 529 areas of open space and more than 30 miles of trails in the city’s only 11.3 square miles. Pflugerville is known for its pfamily-pfriendly atmosphere, for keeping a small-town feel in the midst of growth, and for its rich German culture; and others are noticing. The city of Pflugerville is recognized as the 12th best city in America for a population of 50,000 – 300,000 in Money Magazine's Best Places to Live 2016.