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<br />t"Li it \ <br /> <br />u ~., ~ ! <br /> <br />.,L <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />northern Hays County and connecting to IH-IO to the west. Numerous state highways, ranch <br />roads and farmer to market roads crisscross Hays County. Major rail routes parallel IH-35 in <br />Hays County. <br /> <br />Economic Profile <br />Total Hays County wages, based on the 2002-2003 Texas Almanac, are $159M. [The <br />2004/2005 Texas Almanac shows $227M wages.] Property values are listed at $4.8B and <br />annual retail sales are listed as $1.09B. [The 200412005 Texas Almanac shows $6.6B in <br />property values and retail sales as $] .] 8M]. <br /> <br />Agriculture <br />Beef cattle, goats, exotic wildlife, greenhouse nurseries, hay, corn, sorghum, wheat and cotton <br />with a market value of $IO.8M based on the 2003 Texas Almanac. <br /> <br />Land Use <br />The Interstate Highway 35 corridor in Hays County is a rapidly developing area due to the <br />close proximity to Austin and San Antonio. Land use is a mixture of educational, commercial, <br />light industrial/manufacturing, tourism business and residential. The northern portion of Hays <br />County is located in the Austin Metropolitan Area. Hays County experienced a 47.6% <br />population increase from 1990 to 200'0 and this trend is expected to continue. Land use <br />projections include major residential development, especially in the northern portion of the <br />county and along 1-35. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />The City of San Marcos is the largest community in Hays County and has a population of <br />44,769, which is 40.8% of the Hays County Population. <br /> <br />The City of San Marcos is home to Texas State University (TSU) which has an enrollment of <br />26,366 comprised of 13,500 commuters. Based on information included in the City of San <br />Marcos website (www.ci.san-marcos.tx.us) and the 2004 Annual Report, TSU also has 5,845 <br />employees. The 2004 Annual Report lists the largest industries in Hays County as: <br /> <br />Industrv <br />1. Hunter Industries <br />2. HEB Distribution Center <br />3. Butler Manufacturing <br />4. Thermon Manufacturing <br />5. CF AN <br />6. Wide-Lite Corporation <br />7. Heldenfels <br />8. Goodrich Aerostructure <br /> <br />Emplovees <br />650 <br />480 <br />225 <br />117 <br />175 <br />158 <br />126 <br />120 <br /> <br />The 2004 Annual Report lists the largest employers in Hays County as: <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Industrv <br />1. TSU <br />2. Prime Outlets <br /> <br />Employees <br />5,845 <br />] ,400 <br /> <br />Hays counl~', Texas <br />Miligalion Plan <br />12 <br />