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<br /> HdV'; Counl\,; " i <br /> ~ ,. ~ - ~ <br />I Havs County Population and Growth Proiections <br /> 1990 2000 2010 2020 <br />Population 65,614 97,589 145,100 215,700 <br /> Housing Units 24,400 36,300 53,900 80,200 <br /> Fire Stations* ] 1 14 18 26 <br /> Hospitals* 2 2 3 4 <br /> Nursing Homes* 8 10 13 18 <br /> Schools 30 34 40 SO <br /> Universities 4 4 4 5 <br /> CommerciallIndustrial 950 1,285 1,900 2,500 <br /> * Critical Facilities <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Hays County consists of 679.79 square miles and the existing average population density is <br />161.1 persons per square mile. The City of San Marcos population is listed as 44,769 (San <br />Marcos Annual Report 2004). The population density for the City of San Marcos is estimated <br />as 750 per square mile and the population density for all areas outside the City of San Marcos <br />is estimated as 104 persons per square mile. <br /> <br />Hazard exposure for existing and future development is basically equal throughout Hays <br />County for major hazards such as tornado, high wind, hail, drought, water supply shortage, <br />extreme heat, and lightning strike. Flooding is very site specific in Special Flood Hazard Areas <br />mostly within the City of San Marcos. Hays County, the City of San Marcos, and other Hays <br />County participating communities are hopeful that a Flood Insurance Study and remapping <br />effort will be initiated by FEMA as part of the nation-wide Map Modernization Initiative to <br />help better identify flood problem areas. The City of San Marcos is working closely with the <br />Texas Water Development Board for a proposed drainage master plan. The exposure of future <br />development within designated flood hazards is assumed to be minimal because Hays County <br />and all of the Hays County Communities, with the exception of the Township of Uhland, <br />formally adopted the Hays County Mitigation Plan indicating willingness to adopt the minimal <br />requirements of the NFIP, Mitigation Actions F-l and F-2. Hopefully the Hays County non <br />participating (NFIP) communities (Hays, Mountain City, Niederwald and Uhland) will enroll <br />in the NFIP to fulfill Mitigation Action F-l. <br /> <br />Hazard Material (HAZMAT) Incident is also site specific related to possible transportation <br />accidents along the IH-35 and SH conidors. TranspOltation accidents along these corridors <br />have the potential of impacting the majority of the populated areas in Hays County. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Hays Count)', Texas <br />Miligalion Plan <br /> <br />94 <br />