page_title: San Marcos, Texas
section_title: Sports
hierarchical_section_title: San Marcos, Texas / Sports
caption_attribution_description: English: View from the Champions Club during the Texas State v Navy football game held on September 13,2014
context_page_description: San Marcos is a city and the county seat of Hays County, Texas, United States. The city's limits extend into Caldwell and Guadalupe Counties, as well. San Marcos is within the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos metropolitan area and on the Interstate 35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio. Its population was 44,894 at the 2010 census and was an estimated 64,776 in 2019.
  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.
  In 2010, San Marcos was listed in Business Week's fourth annual survey of the "Best Places to Raise your Kids". In 2013 and 2014, the United States Census Bureau named it the fastest-growing city in the United States. In December 2013, it was named number nine on Business Insider's list of the "10 Most Exciting Small Cities In America".
context_section_description: Many residents of San Marcos support the athletic programs of the Texas State University known as the Texas State Bobcats. The football program won NCAA Division II National Championships in 1982 and 1983 and now completes in the NCAA Division I Sunbelt Conference. The Texas State Bobcats play home games in Bobcat Stadium (Texas State), seating over 33,000 fans. Basketball and Volleyball games are played at Strahan Arena. Baseball games are played at Bobcat Ballpark.
caption: Texas State Bobcats vs Navy Midshipmen - Sept 13,2014
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