Alice, Texas - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alice, Texas | |
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Nickname: The Hub City of South Texas | |
Coordinates: 27°45′2″N 98°4′14″W / 27.75056°N 98.07056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Jim Wells |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
Area | |
• Total | 12.58 sq mi (32.58 km2) |
• Land | 11.99 sq mi (31.06 km2) |
• Water | 0.59 sq mi (1.52 km2) |
Elevation | 202 ft (62 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 17,891 |
• Density | 1,491.9/sq mi (576.0/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 78332, 78333 |
Area code | 361 |
FIPS code | 48-01852[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1329361[4] |
Website | www |
Alice is a city in, and the county seat of, Jim Wells County, Texas, United States.[5] It is in the South Texas region. The population was 17,891 at the 2020 census.[2] Alice was created in 1888. It was first it was called "Bandana", then "Kleberg", and finally "Alice".
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "QuickFacts: Alice city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Counties and County Seats". Texas State Library and Archives Commission. March 29, 2012. Archived from the original on September 4, 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-11.