San Marcos, Texas
| San Marcos | |
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 Downtown San Marcos |
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| Location of San Marcos in Texas | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1808 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Hays County |
| Coordinates : | 29 ° 53 ′ N , 97 ° 56 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 44,894 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 951.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 47.4 km 2 (approx. 18 mi 2 ) of which 47.2 km 2 (approx. 18 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 188 m |
| Postcodes : | 78666-78667 |
| Area code : | +1 512 |
| FIPS : | 48-65600 |
| GNIS ID : | 1375971 |
| Website : | www.ci.san-marcos.tx.us |
| Mayor : | Susan Narvaiz |
 Hays County Courthouse |
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San Marcos is a city in central Texas . It is located between Austin to the north and San Antonio to the south on Interstate 35 in Hays County . The city is also the seat of the county administration ( County Seat ).
Science and Research
Texas State University , which shapes the city with over 20,000 students, is of central importance . Due to its proximity to Austin, many students commute to San Marcos because life in Austin is much more attractive.
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 741 | - | |
| 1880 | 1232 | 66.3% | |
| 1890 | 2335 | 89.5% | |
| 1900 | 2292 | -1.8% | |
| 1910 | 4071 | 77.6% | |
| 1920 | 4527 | 11.2% | |
| 1930 | 5134 | 13.4% | |
| 1940 | 6006 | 17% | |
| 1950 | 9980 | 66.2% | |
| 1960 | 12,713 | 27.4% | |
| 1970 | 18,860 | 48.4% | |
| 1980 | 23,420 | 24.2% | |
| 1990 | 28,738 | 22.7% | |
| 2000 | 34,733 | 20.9% | |
| 2010 | 44,894 | 29.3% | |
| 1870-2000, 2010 | |||
traffic
Interstate 35 runs through San Marcos . At their junctions to Hopkins Street ( Texas State Highway 80 ) and Aquarena Springs Drive ( Loop 82 ) , the intersections of the feeder roads and the turning ramps common at junctions in Texas have been converted into continuous-flow intersections since 2015 . This combination of the two types of traffic nodes is the first in the USA.
leisure
One of the main attractions is the outlet center, which is a few miles further south and attracts shoppers from all over the region.
sons and daughters of the town
- Albert S. Burleson (1863–1937), politician
- Eddie Durham (1906-1987), jazz musician
- Catalina Vasquez Villalpando (* 1940), government official
- Lynda Day George (born 1944), actress
- Ty Detmer (* 1967), American football player with the BFL
- Terri Hendrix (* 1968), country singer and songwriter
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census ( Memento of the original from May 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 16, 2012
- ↑ TxDOT to modify recently completed I-35, Hopkins Street interchange , San Marcos Mercury, May 18, 2015
- ↑ Amada Dugan: San Marcos opens up region's first continuous flow intersection , KXAN News, April 30, 2014
- ↑ Intersection Improvements to SH 80 and Loop 82 at I-35 777 E Hopkins St , TxDOT, accessed December 30, 2014.
Web links
- San Marcos in the Handbook of Texas (Engl.)
- Statistics San Marcos, TX (Engl.)