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<br /> Dun and Bradstreet rates 395 business establishments. Local industrial manufactured products include molded plastic products,
<br /> pretàbricated steel buildings, dura-flex couplings, pre-stressed concrete beams, pressure steel gate valves, heat transfer
<br /> equipment, lighting fixtures, sheet metal products, and warehouse distribution. Listed below are 10 major industries and
<br /> employers.
<br /> Number
<br /> IndustrY Product or Service Employed
<br /> Southwest Texas State University University 2,242
<br /> Texas Educational Foundation, Inc. Vocational Trade School 944
<br /> San .\clarcos Consolidated Independent School District Public School System 812
<br /> San ~tarcos T dephone Tdephone Company 493
<br /> Hays County Courthouse County Government 464
<br /> Aquarena Springs Amusement Park 375
<br /> City of San Marcos City Government 337
<br /> San t\tarcos Treatment Centa Private Psychiatric Hospital 325
<br /> Central Texas Medical Center Hospital 301
<br /> Financial Institutions
<br /> There are 4 banks located in San Marcos.
<br /> Educational Facilities
<br /> Southwest Texas State University, a full 4 year multi-purpose u¡ùversity, is Incated on a hill overlooking the City of San :\larcos.
<br /> It is easily identified by the castle-like structure of Old :\lain which was the tìrst building constructed when the University, then
<br /> a college, began operatinn in 1903. It became a University on .\cIay 15, 1969, and now has an enrollment of more than 21,000
<br /> students from Texas, 48 other states and 60 foreign countries. Listed below is the enrollment history of the University over the
<br /> last 10 years.
<br /> Year Enrollment Year Enrollment
<br /> 1992 21,153 1986 19,775 "
<br /> 1991 21,600 1985 19,279
<br /> 1990 20,951 1984 19,207
<br /> 1989 20,214 1983 18,317
<br /> 1988 20,719 1982 16,410
<br /> 1987 20,206 1981 15,277
<br /> The San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District operates a highly accredited campus, including a kindergarten, 5
<br /> dementary schools, 1 junior high school (grades 7-8), and I senior high school (grades 9-12). The District had an estimated
<br /> 1992 enrollment of 6,426.
<br /> The San Marcos Baptist Academy and the Brown School are 2 private educational institutes within the City. Also located in
<br /> the City is Gary Job Corps, a t~deral training center which provid~s technical training and emplnys 635 persons. ~
<br /> Churches
<br /> San ~larcos has 39 churches representing all major denollÚnations.
<br /> Lihrary
<br /> The City operates a public library with over 56,000 volumes. Southwest Texas Stat" University Library has over 750,000'
<br /> volumes. Currently under construction is anew, larger public library facility to be operated by the City.
<br /> Recreation
<br /> Aquarena Springs and Wonder World, two of the State's top tourist attractions, are located in the city limits.
<br /> The City maintains 14 public parks of various sizes, consisting'of 8 baseba.l1 fields, I olympic size swimming pool, 6 lighted
<br /> tennis courts and various picnic facilities. There is also a pnvate country club with a restaurant, swimming pnol, tennis courts,
<br /> and an 18 hole golf course which is open to the public.
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