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Leander (pronounced lee-ANN-der) is a city in Williamson and Travis counties in Texas. The population was 7,596 at the 2000 census. The City of Leander, originally called Bagdad, was established on July 17, 1882. The first settlers arrived in the area around 1845, receiving bounty land grants in exchange for service in the Texas Revolution. Bagdad/Leander was also a stop on the stage line from Austin to Lampasas. In 1871, the first school was started in Bagdad by the Masonic Lodge; it was the only free school in the area. After the arrival of the Austin & Northwestern Railroad nearby the town was moved and re-named Leander after Leander “Catfish” Brown, who was one of the men who was responsible for completion of the rail line. www.leandertx.org