San Marcos is a city in and the county seat of Hays County, Texas, United States. The city is mostly a part of the Greater Austin metropolitan area. San Marcos's limits extend into Caldwell and Guadalupe Counties, as well. The latter is part of the Greater San Antonio Metropolitan Area. San Marcos is on the Interstate 35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio. Its population was 44,894 at the 2010 census and 67,553 at the 2020 census. Founded on the banks of the San Marcos River, the area is thought to be among the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the Americas. San Marcos is home to Texas State University and the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment.
Southwest
San Marcos
Hays County, TX
Population
67,143
Walk Score
96 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$1,251
Median home value
$248,300
Incorporated
1851
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Belvin Street Historic District · listed 1983
- Cen-Tex Wool Mill Historic District · listed 2005
- Dunbar Historic District · listed 2024
- Hays County Courthouse Historic District · listed 1992
Notable landmarks
- Barber House · listed 1983
- Belger-Cahill Lime Kiln · listed 1983
- Burleson-Knispel House · listed 1979
- Caldwell House · listed 1983
- Cape House · listed 1983
- Cemetery Chapel, San Marcos Cemetery · listed 1983
- Cock House · listed 1973
- Episcopalian Rectory · listed 1983
- Farmers Union Gin Company · listed 1983
- Fire Station and City Hall · listed 1983
- First United Methodist Church · listed 1974
- Fisher Hall · listed 1983
- Fort Street Presbyterian Church · listed 1984
- Freeman, Harry, Site · listed 1978
- Goforth-Harris House · listed 1983
- Green and Faris Buildings · listed 1983
- Hardy-Williams Building · listed 1983
- Hays County Courthouse · listed 1980
- Hays County Jail · listed 1983
- Heard House · listed 1983
- Hofheinz, Augusta, House · listed 1983
- Hofheinz, Walter, House · listed 1983
- Hutchison House · listed 1983
- Johnson House · listed 1983
- Kone-Cliett House · listed 1983
- …and 13 more
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