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San Marcos
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city in and county seat of Hays County, Texas, United States, that extends into Caldwell and Guadalupe counties
San Marcos is a city in Texas that serves as the county seat of Hays County, though it also extends into two neighboring counties (Caldwell and Guadalupe). As the central government hub for Hays County, it functions as an important administrative and community center for the region.
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Official name
- San Marcos
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Caldwell County
- Population
- 67553
- Area
- 78.610614
- Elevation
- 188
- Time zone
- Central Time Zone
- Body of water
- Blanco River
- Capital of
- Hays County
- Official website
- www.sanmarcostx.gov
- Image
- Hays county courthouse historic district 2013.jpg
- Households
- 23769
- Dialing code
- 512
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- Commons category
- San Marcos, Texas
- topic's main category
- Category:San Marcos, Texas
- postal code
- 78667
- category of associated people
- Category:People from San Marcos, Texas
- inception
- 1808-01-01
- social media followers
- 21804
- P8168
- CGMP
- water as percent of area
- 0.4375
- per capita income
- 21920
- IPA transcription
- ˌsæn ˈmɑːrkəs
- located in the statistical territorial entity
- Greater Austin
- number of viewers/listeners
- 516799
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Encyclopedic overview
San Marcos (/ˌsæn ˈmɑːrkəs/) is a city in and the county seat of Hays County, Texas, United States. The city is mostly a part of the Greater Austin Metropolitan Area. San Marcos's limits extend into Caldwell and Guadalupe counties, as well. The latter is part of the Greater San Antonio Metropolitan Area. San Marcos is on the Interstate 35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio. Its population was 44,894 at the 2010 census and 67,553 at the 2020 census. Founded on the banks of the San Marcos River, the area is thought to be among the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the Americas. San Marcos is home to Texas State University and the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment.
In 2010, San Marcos was listed in Business Week's fourth annual survey of the "Best Places to Raise your Kids". In 2013 and 2014, the United States Census Bureau named it the fastest-growing city in the United States. In December 2013, it was named number nine on Business Insider's list of the "10 Most Exciting Small Cities In America".
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