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<br />GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING CITY AND ITS ECONOMY
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<br />Location and Population
<br />The City of San Marcos is the County Seat and principal commercial, educational and recreational center
<br />of Hays County located in the center of the State of Texas in the Austin statistical metropolitan area,
<br />approximately midway between the metropolitan areas of San Antonio and Austin, the State Capitol. The
<br />City is located on Interstate Highway 35, U.S. Highway 81, State Highways 80, 142, 21, 123 and Ranch
<br />Road 12 and encompasses an area of approximately 14 square miles.
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<br />According to the City's Planning Department, the 1986 population was estimated at 32,500.
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<br />Projected Population
<br />Year Population
<br />1990 34,298
<br />1995 40,143
<br />2000 46,985
<br />2005 54,994
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<br />Historical Population
<br />Year Population
<br />1986 Estimated 32,500
<br />1980 Census 22,230
<br />1970 Census 18,860
<br />1960 Census 12,713
<br />1950 Census 9,980
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<br />Source: Master Plan for San Marcos, Texas 1983.
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<br />Climate
<br />The City's climate is humid subtropical with hot summers. The annual total precipitation is 35.6 inches.
<br />Rainfall occurs in late spring and early fall. The mean length of the growing season (without freeze) is
<br />254 days. San Marcos receives about 26% of the total possible sunshine annually.
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<br />Municipal Government
<br />The City has a Council-Manager form of government with seven coundlmembers. City Master plan,
<br />Zoning Ordinances and Planning Commission are established. Thirty-three (33) city poJicemen, and
<br />sixteen (16) county sheriff patrolmen; four (fI) fire stations manned by twenty-four (24) regular firemen
<br />and thirty-four (34) volunteer firemen. Municipally operated ambulance service with emergency medical
<br />technicians. Fire insurance key rate of .18 with a .05 good fire credit.
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<br />City Buildin~ Permits*
<br />Single Family
<br />Fiscal and
<br />Year $DuPlexes
<br />~ 3,841,551
<br />1986 6,299,431
<br />1985 7,564,005
<br />1984*** 3,348,537
<br />1983 2,476,000
<br />1982 1,814,500
<br />1981 3,265,800
<br />1980 3,749,550
<br />1979 2,675,000
<br />1978 3,069,413
<br />1977 2,038,952
<br />1976 1,316,813
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<br />Commercial
<br />$6,129,405
<br />6,401,443
<br />9,840,649
<br />5,7&8,400
<br />5,570,577
<br />5,257,168
<br />4,833,000
<br />5,176,600
<br />2,096,000
<br />1,334,990
<br />2,499,421
<br />1,331,550
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<br />Industrial
<br />$ -0-
<br />-0-
<br />-0-
<br />-0-
<br />-0-
<br />6,843,000
<br />-0-
<br />100,000
<br />2,175,000
<br />527,000
<br />-0-
<br />253,900
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<br />Apartments
<br />and
<br />Townhouses
<br />$ 7,288,282
<br />3,631,104
<br />8,378,016
<br />7,255,888
<br />25,065,500
<br />9,051,000
<br />9,166,000
<br />4,986,000
<br />3,156,000
<br />1,909,000
<br />876,000
<br />805,000
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<br />Other
<br />Building
<br />Permits Total
<br />$11,732,536** $28,991,774
<br />1,207,512 17,539,490
<br />8,998,136 34,780,806
<br />622,750 17,015,575
<br />137,000 33,249,077
<br />8,015,000 30,980,668
<br />9,043,000 26,307,800
<br />330,200 14,342,350
<br />-0- 10,102,000
<br />327,400 7,167,803
<br />2,201,900 7,616,273
<br />-0- 3,707,263
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<br />* Includes repair and remodeling.
<br />** Includes new county jail, public works complex, and nursing home totaling $11,304,747.
<br />*** Decrease in building activity due to temporary moratorium imposed by City Council due to
<br />inadequate sewer capacity.
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<br />Transportation
<br />Highways. . . San Marcos is transversed by Interstate Highway 35 (North and South System) and is 20
<br />miles from Interstate 10 (East and West System). Also, connecting the City to the state are State
<br />Highways 21, 80,123 and Ranch Road 12.
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<br />Rail. . . Missouri Pacific - eighteen daily freight trains; Amtrack
<br />Missouri-Kansas- Texas - six daily freight trains with one freight terminal.
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<br />three
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<br />trains weekly;
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<br />Air. . . San Marcos Municipal Airport is operated by the City and consists of four runways and six
<br />taxiways, a11 in good condition and able to accommodate most kinds of aircraft. Charter plane service is
<br />available. Austin Municipal Airport, located 28 miles north of San Marcos, has commercial airline service
<br />with ten different carriers. San Antonio International Airport located forty-five miles to the south, also
<br />has ten different commercial airlines servicing the area.
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