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Summary for Bear Creek

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Located in: Hays County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Bear Crk.

Time Zone: Bear Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 512 & 737<1>

Elevation: 950 feet [289.56 m] above sea level<2>

Total Area:<3> 1.18 sq. miles [3 km²]

Housing Units:<4> 142

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Bear Creek:

Lat: 30.182600° (or 30°10'57" N)

Lon: -97.940000° (or -97°56'23" W)

USGS Topo Map: Signal Hill<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Bear Creek

GNIS ID: 2413531

FIPS State / Place Code: 48 / 06242

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bear Creek)

About Hays County

The village of San Marcos is the County Seat for Hays County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Hays)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<7>	230,191 (45.49% increase since 2010)
2010	158,214 (62.1% increase since 2000)
2000:	97,589

Total Area: 679 sq. miles [1,761 km²]

Housing Units: 59,417

Official Website: https://www.hayscountytx.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Hays

GNIS ID: 1383890

FIPS State / County Code: 48 / 209

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bear Creek)

About Texas

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	28,986,794 (15.28% increase since 2010)
2010:	25,145,561 (20.59% increase since 2000)
2000:	20,851,820

Websites for State of Texas

Official Website: https://www.texas.gov/

Tourism: https://www.traveltexas.com/

Parks: https://tpwd.texas.gov/

Fishing: https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/

Hunting: https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Texas

GNIS ID: 1779801

FIPS State: 48

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bear Creek)

Footnotes ...

<1>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 512 code has been Overlayed with the 737 area code. New phone numbers in the Bear Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 512 or 737. As a result, placing a call in the Bear Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bear Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Bear Creek. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Bear Creek, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Bear Creek.
<7>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.