Hays County
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Hays County is a county located in Texas that is part of the United States. It is one of the administrative divisions of the state of Texas.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Named after
- John Coffee Hays
- Seat
- San Marcos
- Largest city
- San Marcos
- Total
- 680 sq mi (1,800 km )
- Land
- 678 sq mi (1,760 km )
- Water
- 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 304,390
- Density
- 356/sq mi (137/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional districts
- 21st , 35th
Article
Hays County Annex Building across from the courthouse in San Marcos Hays County Veterans Monument in San Marcos
Hays County is a county in the central portion of the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, its official population had reached 241,067. The county seat is San Marcos. Hays, along with Comal and Kendall Counties, was listed in 2017 as one of the nation's fastest-growing counties with a population of at least 10,000. From 2015 to 2016, Hays County, third on the national list, had nearly 10,000 new residents during the year.