Hays County, Texas

County in Texas, United States

"Hays County" redirects here; not to be confused with Hayes County, Nebraska.

County in Texas

Hays County

County

Hays County Courthouse, built in 1908 using the eclectic style of architecture

Location within the U.S. state of Texas

Texas's location within the U.S.

Coordinates: 30°04′N 98°02′W﻿ / ﻿30.06°N 98.03°W﻿ / 30.06; -98.03
Country|  United States
State|  Texas
Founded| 1848
Named after| John Coffee Hays
Seat| San Marcos
Largest city| San Marcos
Area

• Total

| 680 sq mi (1,800 km2)
• Land| 678 sq mi (1,760 km2)
• Water| 1.9 sq mi (5 km2)  0.3%
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 241,067

• Estimate

(2023)

| 269,103
• Density| 350/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zone| UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts| 21st, 35th
Website| hayscountytx.com
Hays County Annex Building across from the courthouse in San Marcos Hays County Veterans Monument in San Marcos

Hays County is a county in the central portion of the U.S. state of Texas.[1] It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, its official population had reached 241,067.[2] The county seat is San Marcos.[3] Hays, along with Comal and Kendall Counties, was listed in 2017 as one of the nation's fastest-growing counties with a population of at least 10,000. From 2015 to 2016, Hays County, third on the national list, had nearly 10,000 new residents during the year.[4]

The county is named for John Coffee Hays, a Texas Ranger and Mexican–American War officer who fought the Texas- Comanche wars of the 1800s.

## History

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Hays County has been inhabited for thousands of years. Evidence of Paleo-Indians found in the region goes as far back as 6000 BC.[5] Archeological evidence of native agriculture goes back to 1200 AD. The earliest Europeans to arrive in the area were explorers and missionaries from the Spanish Empire. Father Isidro Félix de Espinosa, Father Antonio de San Buenaventura y Olivares, and Pedro de Aguirre traveled through the area in 1709.[6] A few years later, French-Canadian Louis Juchereau de St. Denis was attacked by Comanches in 1714.[7] More permanent European influence was established in 1755, when the Mission San Francisco Xavier de los Dolores was established among the Apache tribe.[8][self-published source?] In 1831, Coahuila y Tejas[9] issued a land grant to Juan Martín de Veramendi,[10] to Juan Vicente Campos in 1832,[5] and to Thomas Jefferson Chambers in 1834.[5] The Mexican government issued a land grant to the first Anglo-American settler in the county, Thomas G. McGhee of Tennessee, in 1835.[5]

On March 1, 1848, the legislature formed Hays County from Travis County. The county is named for Tennessee native Captain John Coffee Hays[11] of the Texas Rangers. San Marcos was named as the county seat.[12] The legislature established Blanco from part of Hays in 1858, but incorporated part of Comal into Hays. Risher and Hall Stage Lines controlled 16 of 31 passenger and mail lines in Texas.[5]

In 1861, voters in the county favored secession from the Union.[5] The next year, the state legislature transferred more of Comal County to Hays County.[5] In 1867, the first cattle drive from Hays County to Kansas occurred.[5]

The International-Great Northern Railroad was completed from Austin to San Marcos in 1880.[5] Camp Ben McCulloch, named after a brigadier general, was organized in 1896 for reunions of United Confederate Veterans.[13] A teacher's college, Southwest Texas State Normal School, was established in San Marcos in 1899.[14]

Wonder Cave opened to the public in 1900.[15] The current Hays County Courthouse in San Marcos was erected in 1908 in Beaux-Arts style by architect C.H. Page and Bros.[16] The Aquarena Springs tourist site opened in 1928 in San Marcos.[17]

Lyndon Baines Johnson graduated from Southwest Texas State Teachers College in 1930.[18] In 1942, construction of San Marcos Army Air Field began.[19] San Marcos Army Air Field was renamed Gary Air Force Base in 1953 to honor Second Lieutenant Arthur Edward Gary, the first San Marcos resident killed in World War II.[19]

The state legislature resurveyed the Hays and Travis County lines, adding 16,000 acres (65 km2) to Hays County, in 1955.[5] In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson announced the establishment of a Job Corps center based at the deactivated Gary Air Force Base.[20]

## Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 680 sq mi (1,800 km2), of which 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2) (0.3%) are covered by water.[21] The county is predominantly in the Edwards Plateau, with the southeast portion in the Texas Blackland Prairies.[22]

### Adjacent counties

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* Travis County (northeast)
* Caldwell County (east)
* Comal County (south)
* Guadalupe County (southwest)
* Blanco County (northwest)

## Transportation

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### Major highways

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* Interstate 35
* U.S. Highway 290
* State Highway 21
* State Highway 80

### Airport

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* San Marcos Regional Airport \- general aviation airport without commercial flights

## Education

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School districts in Hays County include:[23]

* Blanco
* Comal
* Dripping Springs Independent
* Hays Consolidated Independent
* Johnson City
* San Marcos Consolidated Independent
* Wimberley Independent

As of 2020, the county has six high schools, 10 middle schools, and 24 elementary schools.[citation needed]

Higher education in Hays County includes one four-year institution, Texas State University, in San Marcos.

Austin Community College is the designated community college for the whole county.[24] It operates three distance-learning centers that offer basic and early college start classes, along with testing centers for online classes.

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1850| 387| | —
1860| 2,126| | 449.4%
1870| 4,088| | 92.3%
1880| 7,555| | 84.8%
1890| 11,352| | 50.3%
1900| 14,142| | 24.6%
1910| 15,518| | 9.7%
1920| 15,920| | 2.6%
1930| 14,915| | −6.3%
1940| 15,349| | 2.9%
1950| 17,840| | 16.2%
1960| 19,934| | 11.7%
1970| 27,642| | 38.7%
1980| 40,594| | 46.9%
1990| 65,614| | 61.6%
2000| 97,589| | 48.7%
2010| 157,127| | 61.0%
2020| 241,067| | 53.4%
2024 (est.)| 292,029| [25]| 21.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[26] 2010[27] 2020[28]
Hays County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[29] | Pop 2010[27] | Pop 2020[28] | % 2000  | % 2010  | % 2020

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White alone (NH)  | 62,945  | 92,062  | 121,568  | 64.50%  | 58.60%  | 50.43%
Black or African American alone (NH)  | 3,448  | 4,970  | 9,004  | 3.53%  | 3.16%  | 3.74%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)  | 368  | 502  | 599  | 0.38%  | 0.32%  | 0.25%
Asian alone (NH)  | 740  | 1,699  | 4,822  | 0.76%  | 1.08%  | 2.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)  | 47  | 104  | 144  | 0.05%  | 0.07%  | 0.06%
Other race alone (NH)  | 138  | 226  | 1,009  | 0.14%  | 0.14%  | 0.42%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)  | 1,044  | 2,143  | 11,050  | 1.07%  | 1.36%  | 4.58%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)  | 28,859  | 55,401  | 92,871  | 29.57%  | 35.26%  | 38.52%
Total | 97,589 | 157,107 | 241,067 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%

As of the 2015 Texas population estimate program, the county's population was 193,963: non-Hispanic Whites, 106,919 (55.1%); non-Hispanic Blacks, 5,860 (3.0%); other non-Hispanics, 6,624 (3.4%); and Hispanics and Latinos (of any race), 74,560 (38.4%).[30]

As of the census[31] of 2000, 97,589 people, 51,265 households, and 22,150 families resided in the county. The population density was 144 people per square mile (56 people/km2). The 55,643 housing units averaged 53 units per square mile (20/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 78.92% White, 3.68% Black or African American, 0.69%Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 13.36% from other races, and 2.49% from two or more races. About 29.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 33,410 households, 34.0% had children under 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were not families; 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.69, and the average family size was 3.21.

A Williams Institute analysis of 2010 census data found about 7.4 same-sex couples per 1,000 households in the county.[32]

The county's population was distributed as 24.5% under 18, 20.5% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.30 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 99.50 males.

The county's median household income was $45,006 and the median family income was $56,287. Males had a median income of $35,209 versus $27,334 for females. The county's per capita income was $19,931. About 6.40% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.30% of those under age 18 and 9.70% of those age 65 or over.

## Government and politics

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Hays County currently leans towards the Democratic Party in federal elections. The county was strongly Democratic-leaning before the 1970s, then (like some other suburban counties in the state) began trending towards the Republican Party in the 1970s.

The county began trending Democratic again in the late 2010s and early 2020s. It has backed Democrats in most statewide races since 2018, including for President (in 2020 and 2024), despite Democrats losing all statewide races in Texas.[33][34] In 2024, Kamala Harris became the first Democratic presidential nominee to carry Hays County despite losing the presidential election since 1968.

Until 2020, when Joe Biden won the county with 54.4% of the vote, the last Democrat to carry Hays County in a presidential election was Bill Clinton, with a plurality of 39.8% of the vote in 1992. The last Democrat to win a majority of the vote in the county before 2020 was Jimmy Carter, with 54.4% in 1976. Lloyd Bentsen had been the last Democratic Senate candidate to carry the county, winning 69.2% of the vote in 1988, until 2018, when Beto O'Rourke carried the county with 57.1% of the vote.[35]

United States presidential election results for Hays County, Texas[36] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies)

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No.  | % | No.  | % | No.  | %
2024 | 58,438  | 46.44%  | 65,528  | 52.08% | 1,861  | 1.48%
2020 | 47,680  | 43.59%  | 59,524  | 54.41% | 2,191  | 2.00%
2016 | 33,826  | 46.87% | 33,224  | 46.04%  | 5,114  | 7.09%
2012 | 31,661  | 53.65% | 25,537  | 43.27%  | 1,813  | 3.07%
2008 | 29,638  | 50.19% | 28,431  | 48.15%  | 983  | 1.66%
2004 | 27,021  | 56.50% | 20,110  | 42.05%  | 692  | 1.45%
2000 | 20,170  | 58.78% | 11,387  | 33.18%  | 2,760  | 8.04%
1996 | 12,865  | 47.93% | 11,580  | 43.14%  | 2,395  | 8.92%
1992 | 10,008  | 36.70%  | 10,842  | 39.76% | 6,417  | 23.53%
1988 | 11,716  | 50.36% | 11,187  | 48.09%  | 361  | 1.55%
1984 | 12,467  | 64.98% | 6,663  | 34.73%  | 57  | 0.30%
1980 | 6,517  | 49.04% | 6,013  | 45.25%  | 759  | 5.71%
1976 | 5,714  | 44.38%  | 7,005  | 54.41% | 156  | 1.21%
1972 | 5,406  | 56.79% | 4,068  | 42.74%  | 45  | 0.47%
1968 | 1,993  | 32.23%  | 3,546  | 57.35% | 644  | 10.42%
1964 | 1,279  | 25.26%  | 3,780  | 74.64% | 5  | 0.10%
1960 | 1,606  | 35.46%  | 2,916  | 64.39% | 7  | 0.15%
1956 | 1,873  | 47.98%  | 2,017  | 51.66% | 14  | 0.36%
1952 | 2,135  | 50.74% | 2,070  | 49.19%  | 3  | 0.07%
1948 | 555  | 18.58%  | 2,239  | 74.96% | 193  | 6.46%
1944 | 495  | 20.39%  | 1,690  | 69.60% | 243  | 10.01%
1940 | 453  | 16.02%  | 2,371  | 83.84% | 4  | 0.14%
1936 | 286  | 12.66%  | 1,964  | 86.94% | 9  | 0.40%
1932 | 220  | 10.73%  | 1,822  | 88.88% | 8  | 0.39%
1928 | 1,088  | 63.70% | 620  | 36.30%  | 0  | 0.00%
1924 | 394  | 18.86%  | 1,616  | 77.36% | 79  | 3.78%
1920 | 242  | 14.61%  | 1,075  | 64.92% | 339  | 20.47%
1916 | 123  | 10.86%  | 995  | 87.82% | 15  | 1.32%
1912 | 60  | 5.63%  | 939  | 88.17% | 66  | 6.20%
United States Senate election results for Hays County, Texas1[37] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies)

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No.  | % | No.  | % | No.  | %
2024 | 54,436  | 43.35%  | 67,475  | 53.73% | 3,665  | 2.92%

Ann Richards in 1990 was the last Democratic gubernatorial candidate to win the county, when she took 56.6% of the vote that year, until 2018, when Lupe Valdez won with a 49.6% plurality.[35]

In the 2022 elections, Democrats won all but one race in Hays County; They flipped several countywide seats previously held by Republicans.[38]

Democratic voters mostly reside along the I-35 Corridor and communities East. Communities West of the I-35 Corridor lean Republican. San Marcos, home of Texas State University, and the city of Kyle generally vote Democratic. Driftwood, Dripping Springs, Wimberley, and Woodcreek generally vote Republican. Elections within the county are often decided by margins in Bear Creek, Belterra, Buda, and the county's northcentral border along Travis County.[citation needed]

### County government

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#### County Judge and commissioners

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Position  | Name  | Party

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| County Judge  | Ruben Becerra  | Democratic
| Commissioner, Precinct 1  | Debbie Ingalsbe  | Democratic
| Commissioner, Precinct 2  | Michelle Cohen  | Democratic
| Commissioner, Precinct 3  | Lon Shell  | Republican
| Commissioner, Precinct 4  | Walt Smith  | Republican

#### County Officials

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Position | Name | Party

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| Criminal District Attorney  | Kelly Higgins  | Democratic
| District Clerk  | Avery Anderson  | Democratic
| County Clerk  | Elaine Cárdenas  | Democratic
| Sheriff  | Gary Cutler  | Republican
| Tax Assessor-Collector  | Jenifer O’Kane  | Republican
| Treasurer  | Daphne Sanchez Tenorio  | Democratic

## Communities

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### Cities (multiple counties)

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* Austin (primarily in Travis County and a small part in Williamson County)[39]
* Niederwald (partly in Caldwell County)
* San Marcos (county seat) (small parts in Caldwell and Guadalupe counties)
* Uhland (partly in Caldwell County)

### Cities

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* Buda
* Dripping Springs
* Hays
* Kyle
* Mountain City
* Wimberley
* Woodcreek

### Village

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* Bear Creek

### Census-designated places

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* Belterra
* Driftwood

### Ghost town

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* Goforth

## Gallery

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* Blanco River

* Another view of the Blanco River

* Texas Hill Country

## See also

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* Texas portal

* List of museums in Central Texas
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Hays County, Texas
* Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Hays County

## References

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1. ^ "John Coffee "Jack" Hays".
2. ^ "Hays County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
4. ^ Zeke MacCormack, "Folks flocking to area counties: Kendall, Comal, and Hays are on the top 10 list", San Antonio Express-News, March 24, 2017, pp. 1, A11.
5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Cecil, Paul F; Greene, Daniel P. "Hays County, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
6. ^ Foster, William C (1995). Spanish Expeditions into Texas, 1689-1768. University of Texas Press. p. 117\. ISBN 978-0-292-72489-1.
7. ^ Weddle, Robert S (1991). The French Thorn: Rival Explorers in the Spanish Sea, 1682-1762. TAMU Press. p. 200\. ISBN 978-0-89096-480-4.
8. ^ Arias, David (2009). The First Catholics of the United States. lulu.com. pp. 180–181\. ISBN 978-0-557-07527-0.[self-published source]
9. ^ "Coahuila and Tejas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
10. ^ "Juan Martín de Veramendi". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
11. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 153.
12. ^ "San Marcos, Texas". Texas Escapes. Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
13. ^ Winfrey, Dorman. "Camp Ben Mcculloch". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
14. ^ "San Marcos Campus". Texas State University. Archived from the original on February 12, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
15. ^ "Wonder World Park". Retrieved December 1, 2010.
16. ^ "Hays County Courthouse". Texas Escapes. Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
17. ^ "Aquarena Springs". Texas State University. Retrieved December 1, 2010.[permanent dead link]
18. ^ Pietrusza, David (2008). 1960--LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon: The Epic Campaign That Forged Three Presidencies. Union Square Press. p. 20\. ISBN 978-1-4027-6114-0.
19. ^ a b Ratisseau, Shirley. "Gary Air Force Base". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
20. ^ "Gary Job Corps Center". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
21. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
22. ^ "Texas Conservation Action Plan Ecoregions" (PDF). Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. May 20, 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 22, 2015.
23. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hays County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022. \- List
24. ^ Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.166. AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA..
25. ^ "QuickFacts: Hays County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
26. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". US Census Bureau.
27. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Hays County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
28. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Hays County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
29. ^ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Hays County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
30. ^ Estimates of the Population by Age, Sex, and Race/Ethnicity for July 1, 2015 for State of Texas (PDF), July 15, 2015, archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2017, retrieved June 8, 2017
31. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
32. ^ Leonhardt, David; Quealy, Kevin (June 26, 2015), "Where Same-Sex Couples Live", The New York Times, retrieved July 6, 2015
33. ^ "Cumulative Report — Official HAYS COUNTY — General Election" (PDF). Hays County, Texas. November 6, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
34. ^ "Hays County Texas 2020 election results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
35. ^ a b "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
36. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
37. ^ "2024 Senate Election (Official Returns)". Commonwealth of Texas by county. November 5, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
38. ^ "9 out of 10 midterm races won by Democrats in Hays County". kxan.com. November 9, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
39. ^ "City of Austin Full Purpose Jurisdiction" (PDF). City of Austin. March 9, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 16, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2010.

## Further reading

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* DeCook, K. James (1963). Geology and Ground-water Resources of Hays County, Texas. Texas Board of Water Engineers. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. OCLC 961366150.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hays County, Texas.

* Hays County government's website Archived September 14, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
* Hays County from the Handbook of Texas Online
* HaysWeb \- Hays County Information
* Hays County Historical Commission

Places adjacent to Hays County, Texas

| Blanco County |  | Travis County

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Comal County | Guadalupe County | Caldwell County

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Municipalities and communities of Hays County, Texas, United States

County seat: San Marcos

Cities|

* Austin‡
* Buda
* Dripping Springs
* Hays
* Kyle
* Mountain City
* Niederwald‡
* San Marcos‡
* Uhland‡
* Wimberley
* Woodcreek

Hays County map

Village|

* Bear Creek

CDPs|

* Belterra
* Driftwood

Ghost town|

* Goforth

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

* Texas portal
* United States portal

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Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos

Central city|

* Austin

Satellite cities|

* Cedar Park
* Georgetown
* Pflugerville
* Round Rock
* San Marcos

Other
communities|

* Bastrop
* Buda
* Burnet
* Elgin
* Hudson Bend
* Hutto
* Jollyville
* Kyle
* Lago Vista
* Leander
* Lakeway
* Lockhart
* Lost Creek
* Luling
* Manor
* Marble Falls
* Taylor
* Smithville
* Wells Branch
* West Lake Hills
* Wimberley
* Windemere
* Wyldwood

Counties|

| MSA/CSA|

* Bastrop
* Burnet
* Caldwell
* Hays
* Travis
* Williamson

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Outlying|

* Blanco
* Burleson
* Colorado
* Fayette
* Gillespie
* Lee
* Llano
* Milam
* Washington

Parks and
preserves|

* Balcones Canyonlands
* Bastrop
* Emma Long
* Enchanted Rock
* Hippie Hollow
* Indiangrass
* Longhorn Cavern
* McKinney Falls
* Mount Bonnell
* Onion Creek
* Pedernales Falls
* John Stokes
* Wild Basin
* Zilker

Geography|

* Austin Chalk
* Balcones Fault
* Edwards Aquifer
* Edwards Plateau
* Highland Lakes
* Hill Country
* Llano Uplift

Bodies of
water|

* Barton Creek
* Barton Springs
* Colorado River
* Granger Lake
* Lady Bird Lake
* Lake Austin
* Lake Georgetown
* Lake Marble Falls
* Lake Travis
* Lake Walter E. Long
* Pedernales River
* San Gabriel River
* San Marcos River

Transportation|

* Capital Area Rural Transportation System

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Counties of Texas

* Anderson
* Andrews
* Angelina
* Aransas
* Archer
* Armstrong
* Atascosa
* Austin
* Bailey
* Bandera
* Bastrop
* Baylor
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* Blanco
* Borden
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* Camp
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* Cherokee
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* Clay
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* Concho
* Cooke
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