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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Sector One <br /> <br />Chapter 2 - Today <br /> <br />Housing <br /> <br />Based on analysis of 2000 Census data, there were approximately 1,340 dwelling units <br />(individual houses or apartments) within Sector One. The following table shows the <br />estimated breakdown of single-family homes vs. multi-family apartments and duplexes <br />within Sector One compared to the city as a whole: <br /> <br />Table 2-3: Sector One Housin <br />Housine: Percent <br />Single Family* 63 % <br />Multi fami 1 ** 37 % <br />* mcludes mobile homes <br />** includes duplexes <br /> <br /> <br />es <br />Citywide <br />42% <br />58 % <br /> <br />Based on analysis of 2000 Census data, 41 % of the housing in Sector One was owner <br />occupied and 59% was renter occupied, approximately the same percentages as in 1990. <br />The figures for the city as a whole were 30% owner occupied and 70% renter occupied <br />(up from 68% in 1990), Residents in dorms or institutional housing were not counted in <br />these figures, Vacancy in 2000 was reported as 7% in Sector One and 5% city wide. <br /> <br />Community Facilities <br /> <br />Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Service Protection <br />Most of Sector One is located in the Edward Police Patrol District, while a portion of the <br />Sector is in the Adam District. Fire protection in Sector One is provided predominantly' <br />from the Central Station at Hutchinson and Guadalupe Street and the Hunter Road <br />Station at 2420 Hunter Road, Emergency Medical Service is provided by San <br />Marcos/Hays County EMS. <br /> <br />Water and Wastewater Systems <br />Water and wastewater service throughout the city is provided by the City of San Marcos. <br />Some residents still have septic systems, but as units are sold, hookup to tl;1e city's <br />wastewater system is required of new owners. <br /> <br />Electric Service <br />Electric service in the Sector is provided by the City of San Marcos. <br /> <br />Education <br />There are no public schools within Sector One. However, Crockett Elementary School is <br />located nearby in Sector Two, to the northwest, and Hernandez Intermediate School (fifth <br />and sixth grades) and Miller Junior High (seventh and eighth grades) are located off <br />Hunter Road to the southwest. <br /> <br />DRAFT: September 13, 2004 <br /> <br />2-21 <br />