San Marcos
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San Marcos is a suburb located in San Diego County in Southern California. It is part of the greater San Diego metropolitan area.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- California
- County
- San Diego
- Incorporated
- January 28, 1963 ( 1963-01-28 )
- Chartered
- July 4, 1994 ( 1994-07-04 )
- Type
- Council/Manager
- Mayor
- Rebecca Jones
- Total
- 24.37 sq mi (63.13 km )
- Land
- 24.36 sq mi (63.08 km )
- Water
- 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km ) 0.08%
- Rank
- 80th in California
- Density
- 3,894/sq mi (1,503/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
Article
San Marcos (/ˌsæn ˈmɑːrkoʊs/ SAN MAR-kohs; Spanish for "St. Mark") is a city in the North County region of San Diego County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 94,833. It is the site of California State University San Marcos and Palomar College. The city is bordered by Escondido to the east, Encinitas to the southwest, Carlsbad to the west, and Vista to the northwest. Lake San Marcos is an enclave, or county island, within the southwestern part of the city and its sphere of influence but is an unincorporated community.
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