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Demographics <br /> Historical Population Trends <br /> The City of San Marcos experienced a population <br /> increase during the 19th and 20th century,due in part <br /> to the arrival of the railroad and the growth of the <br /> cattle and cotton industries(see Figure 2.2,Historic <br /> Population Growth, below). San Marcos was also one <br /> of the earliest communities to embrace the tourism <br /> industry.Wonder World had its first cave tours in <br /> 1903 and the Aquarena Springs Hotel opened its <br /> doors in 1929.Another steady population increase <br /> occurred during WWII,with the establishment of Gary <br /> Air Force Base. By 1973, San Marcos and Hays County <br /> were classified into the Austin Metropolitan Statistical <br /> area with a population of 25,000;and in 2013,the <br /> U.S. Census Bureau ranked San Marcos as having the <br /> highest growth rate among all urban areas,with at <br /> least 50,000 citizens. <br /> Figure 2.2,Historic Population Growth <br /> 64,589 <br /> • <br /> • <br /> 44,894 i <br /> • <br /> • <br /> 34,733 <br /> it <br /> 28,738• <br /> • <br /> 23,420 <br /> 18,860 • • • <br /> 12,713 t AI <br /> 9,9 0 4 • • • • <br /> 4071 4,527 5,134 6,006 <br /> 741 1,232 2,335 2,292 • <br /> # # # It It If t <br /> 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 City <br /> Pop. <br /> Est. <br /> 0 <br /> Chapter 2 I Context and Vision 1 7 <br />