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Hays County Hazard Mitigation Plan, Hays County Annex <br />Hays County Annex <br />Organize and Review <br />Section 1: Organize and Review <br />This section contains a brief <br />*Population :194,739 <br />description of Hays County and <br />Size of Community:584 sq. miles <br />its features. In addition, Section <br />1 contains the following details <br />*Population over 65 years old6,784 <br />regarding Hays County’s: <br />*Population under 16 years old18,469 <br />• participation in the Hays <br />*Economically Disadvantaged Population ($0-$20k) 2,352 <br />County HMP Update process, <br />Hays County is serviced by the following responders: <br />• stakeholder engagement, <br />Fire & EMS - Buda Fire Department, Kyle Fire Department, North Hays <br />County Fire Rescue, San Marcos Fire Department, San Marcos Hays <br />• public outreach strategy, <br />County EMS, South Hays Fire Department, ESD#3, Wimberley EMS, <br />• incorporation efforts, and <br />Wimberley Fire and Rescue <br />• plan maintenance procedures. <br />Law Enforcement- Hays County Sheriff’s Office <br />*HAZUS-MH 3.2 updated Census 2010 Population Estimates <br />1.1 Community Description <br />Figure HC.1, Hays County Planning Area <br />When planning, it is important to <br />that make a community unique. <br />recovering from natural hazards <br />ensures that all members of the <br />community and their needs are <br />addressed. <br />reference to the community of Hays <br />County is meant to encompass the <br />GBSN <br />:78 <br />SPBE <br />SBODI <br />areas within the County that are <br />23 <br />SPBE <br />unincorporated. <br />GBSN <br />At the center of Flash Flood Alley, <br />SBODI <br />3436 <br />261 <br />SPBE <br />SPBE <br />Hays County is located just south of <br />of 2 river basins, the Colorado and <br />Guadalupe, and has abundant <br />springs, including the San Marcos <br />35 <br /> <br />Springs, fed by the Edwards Aquifer, <br />and the Trinity Aquifer which feeds <br />Jacobs Well. The Edwards and <br />Trinity Aquifers underlie much of <br />the County and are a major source <br />of drinking water for the region. <br />Geographically, the Balcones <br />OPSUI <br />Escarpment divides the County <br />Nbq!Opu!up!Tdbmf/ <br />Country to the northwest and the <br />Blackland Prairie to the southeast. <br />1 <br /> <br />