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Place Name
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Hays County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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San Marcos
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Population
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65,614 (1990)
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Location
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Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
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30°03'N
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Longitude
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98°01'W
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Hays
, county (
679 sq mi/1,759 sq km; 1990 pop.
65,614), S central Texas;  San Marcos; 30°03'N 98°01'W.
Crossed SW-NE by Balcones Escarpment, dividing prairies in SE from
hilly N and W, part of Edwards Plateau; drained by San Marcos and
Blanco rivers. Agr.; livestock (esp. in N); cotton, corn, wheat, grain
sorghum, oats, hay, fruit, and vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats (wool,
mohair marketed). Limestone, sand and gravel. Tourist trade; springs,
scenic hills, hunting, fishing. Formed 1848.
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